Fourth Quarter Exam

Which statement best describes the Renaissance?

• an era of war and tyranny

• an age in which learning was lost

• the revival of religious faith

• the rebirth of art and learning

Which major city-state was closest to Venice?

• Sicily

• Rome

• Sardinia

• Bologna

Which statement best explains a reason why the Renaissance flourished in Italy?

• Rulers in Italy rejected the teachings of the Church.

• Humanism was banned in most of Europe.

• Holy Roman Emperors encouraged new ideas.

• Wealthy citizens and the Church supported artists and architects.

Which are humanist ideals? Select the two correct answers. (5.12)

• understanding the spiritual world

• celebrating the human experience

• allowing humans to shape religious rules

• recognizing the potential within each person

• striving for eternal salvation

Who created this painting? (5.2.a, 5.12, 5.12.c)

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Filippo Brunelleschi

• Leon Battista Alberti

• Michelangelo Buonarroti

What technique was used to create the illusion of depth in this painting? (5.2.a, 5.12, 5.12.c)

• fresco

• plaster

• movable type

• linear perspective

Use the image to answer the question. What type of images are painted on the ceiling in this work of art? (5.2.a, 5.12, 5.12.c)

• images depicting world events

• images depicting Renaissance events

• images depicting biblical events

• images depicting Roman events

Use the image to answer the question. Where is this work of art located? (5.12, 5.12.c)

• the Medici family's home in Florence

• the Sistine Chapel, built as a private chapel for the pope in Rome

• the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence

• the pope’s residence in Avignon, France

In what ways did Gutenberg’s printing press influence the Protestant Reformation? Select the two correct answers.

• Pamphlets and books spreading Protestant ideas were cheaper to make.

• Printed texts were easier to hide from Church authorities.

• Printed books encouraged the growth of literacy.

• Printing presses were easy to construct and maintain.

• The specialized knowledge needed to use a press encouraged people to question the Church.

Use the following passage from The Prince to answer the question: “But we now come to the case where a citizen becomes prince not through crime or intolerable violence, but by the favor of his fellow-citizens. . . . To arrive at this position depends not entirely on worth or entirely on fortune, but rather on cunning assisted by fortune. One attains it by help of popular favor or by the favor of the aristocracy. For in every city these two opposite parties are to be found, arising from the desire of the populace to avoid the oppression of the great, and the desire of the great to command and oppress the people.” Which phrase from the passage describes what a citizen needs to have in order to become a prince?

• “crime or intolerable violence”

• “worth or entirely on fortune”

• “cunning assisted by fortune”

• “oppression of the great”