Chapters 1-4 Amplify Renaissance

1. What does the word Renaissance mean in Latin?

• Decline
• Awakening
• Transformation
• Rebirth

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People who had an intellectual and cultural interest in the art, literature, and government of Ancient Greece and Rome were called.

• Humanists
• Philosophers
• Renaissance Scholars
• Classicists

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A person who gives money and support to an artist in exchange for works of art is called:

• patron
• investor
• curator
• collector

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What was one of Brunelleschi’s major architectural contributions to the Renaissance age?

• The Parthenon in Athens
• The Colosseum in Rome
• The dome of the Florence Cathedral.
• The Leaning Tower of Pisa

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1. What do italicized words mean? 

• Italicized words indicate a question.
• Italicized words are used for titles only.
• Italicized words are always a synonym for bold.
• Italicized words indicate emphasis or special significance. It may tell us that we are reading dialogue.

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Who said, “Man can do anything he sets his mind to, my faithless friend!” And, who did he say it to?

• Machiavelli

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Raphael

• Michelangelo

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What genius of the Renaissance had achievements in the arts, literature, philosophy, mathematics, and the sciences.

• Galileo Galilei
• William Shakespeare
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Michelangelo

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1. What is a faun?

• A faun is a type of tree.
• A faun is a mythical bird.
• A faun is a legendary warrior.
• A faun is a mythological creature with human and goat-like features.

In terms of art, what two new refinements do we start seeing in the paintings?

• Refinement of perspective, depth, and vanishing point.

• Emphasis on flat surfaces and minimal detail.
• Use of bright colors and abstract forms.
• Focus on historical events and storytelling.

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What renaissance figure chiseled his name into the sash of the statue named the Pietà?

• Michelangelo
• Leonardo
• Raphael
• Donatello

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