Retake Renaissance/ Reformation MC Test

Why did the growth of trade industry weaken feudalism?

• Peasants left manors for towns where they could find work.
• The rise of a merchant class weakened the power of monarchs
• The rise of manors switched from agriculture to manufacturing.
• Agriculture stopped being profitable because merchants imported food.

Which of the following is a major reason that Italy was the birthplace of the Renaissance?

• City-states in Italy were center of trade and commerce.
• Italian scholars had preserved much of the learning of ancient Rome.
• Many of the great writers of the Renaissance were Italian.
• Feudalism had been stronger in Italy than in other parts of Europe.

Renaissance humanist believed that studying classical works could

• lead to a revival of the Roman empire.
• deepen one's religious faith.
• cause one to reject religious traditons
• help to create a better earthly life.

The secularism of the Renaissance was a shift from what feature of medieval life?

• manor economy
• feudal system
• emphasis on religious values
• study of classical learning

The "Gargantua" and "Pantagruel", François Rabelais

• described a fictional ideal society.
• explained how rulers get to keep power.
• outlined the principles of a liberal education.
• satirized political and social problems.

Feudalism grew weaker when

• trade and industry grew.
• national monarchies lose power.
• the Protestant Reformation began.
• the power of the Church increased.

One reason why Italy became the birthplace of the Renaissance was that

• there were more universities in Italy than in any other country.
• feudalism was not as firmly established in Italy as in other countries.
• Italy was united under a single powerful monarch.
• Roman artistic traditions had never died out in Italy.

What did the development of linear perspective allow artists to do?

• show human anatomy more accurately
• paint three dimensional images on a flat surface
• create more exact technical drawings
• build domes with precise mathematical proportions

Who wrote a novel that satirized the ideals of medieval chivalry?

• Dante Alighieri
• William Shakespeare
• Miguel de Cervantes
• Petrarch

Renaissance architects designed structures that were considered beautiful because of their

• ornate religious imagery.
• simplicity of design.
• revival or medieval models.
• harmony and proportion