Unit 3 Review

Who wrote the book Utopia about an ideal society where there were no rich or poor?

• Martin Luther

• Machiavelli

• John Calvin

• Thomas More

Which English humanist was beheaded because he refused to recognize King Henry VIII as the head of the Church of England?

• Martin Luther

• Erasmus

• John Calvin

• Thomas More

Which book, written by Thomas More, describes an ideal society where there were no rich or poor?

• The Praise of Folly

• • Utopia

• Ninety-Five Theses

• The Divine Comedy

Which Renaissance figure wrote The Book of the Courtier, which describes how nobles should behave at a royal court?

• Castiglione

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Erasmus

• Thomas More

Which courtier to the royal family of the city-state of Mantua wrote a guide that describes how a courtier should act while serving at court?

• Machiavelli

• Castiglione

• Cosimo de' Medici

• Cesare Borgia

Which book, written by Baldassare Castiglione, describes how nobles should behave at a royal court?

• The Praise of Folly

• • Utopia

• The Book of the Courtier

• The Divine Comedy

Which Renaissance figure, considered the founder of modern political science, wrote The Prince, which describes how a strong ruler obtains and keeps power?

• John Calvin

• Machiavelli

• Castiglione

• Plutarch

Which Italian Renaissance thinker believed that Italy needed strong, even ruthless, leaders and wrote The Prince to show how rulers can keep power?

• Cesare Borgia

• Erasmus

• Cosimo de' Medici

• Machiavelli

Which book, written by Niccolò Machiavelli, describes how a strong ruler obtains and keeps power?

• The Prince

• Utopia

• The Book of the Courtier

• The Praise of Folly

Why was Leonardo da Vinci considered a true “Renaissance Man”?

• He was a renowned artist, clever inventor, and brilliant scientist whose accomplishments spanned many fields of interest.

• He was a brilliant author and poet whose literary works made people think about art and science.

• He devised new ways of recording information that could be shared with ordinary people.

• His paintings set new standards in art, and they were painted during the Renaissance.