Renaissance Ch. 1-2 Test

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Revolutionary change

• Cultural stagnation

• Rebirth

• Ancient tradition

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Where did the Renaissance begin?

• France

• Latin America

• Italy

• Greece

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Which of the following ideas did we inherit from ancient Greece?

• Feudalism

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the Greek word that means "people"?

• Polis

• Demos

• Ethnos

• Anthropos

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which period is known for being a time of rebirth in literature, art, philosophy, science, education, and architecture?

• The Middle Ages

• The Enlightenment

• The Renaissance

• The Industrial Revolution

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What inspired the Renaissance movement?

• A renewed interest in medieval culture

• A renewed interest in ancient Greek and Roman culture

• A renewed interest in Eastern philosophies

• A renewed interest in prehistoric art

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What does the text suggest about the accessibility of reading during the Middle Ages?

• Most people were literate and could read

• Only the nobility had access to books

• Very few people were able to read

• Reading was a common skill among peasants

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What was the name of the great Italian poet during the 1300s who admired the classical values of ancient Greece and Rome?

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Petrarch

• Socrates

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What did people who admired ancient Greece and Rome and had an interest in their art, literature, and government come to be called?

• Philosophers

• Humanists

• Poets

• Scientists

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What movement was born as a result of the increased interest in the works of ancient Romans and Greeks, and the subsequent discoveries in various fields?

• The Enlightenment

• The Baroque Movement

• The Renaissance

• The Romantic Era

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6