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EOC Part 6: Renaissance

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

author of an influential treatise on political power

a)

Jan van Eyck

b)

Florence

c)

Niccolò Machiavelli

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

2.

German printer who developed movable type

a)

Jan van Eyck

b)

Florence

c)

Niccolò Machiavelli

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

3.

intellectual movement based on the study of the literature of ancient Greece and Rome

a)

Humanism

b)

Republic

c)

Fresco

d)

Vernacular

4.

A form of government in which the leader is not a monarch and certain citizens have the right to vote

a)

Humanism

b)

Republic

c)

Fresco

d)

Vernacular

5.

The local or everyday language

a)

Humanism

b)

Republic

c)

Fresco

d)

Vernacular

6.

States were able to function independently because

a)

they were located on important trade routes.

b)

the Crusades enriched their treasuries.

c)

the Italian courts guaranteed their autonomy.

d)

Italy did not have a strong central government.

7.

Leonardo da Vinci was a good example of Renaissance Italy's social ideal because he

a)

came from a wealthy family and improved his family's status in society.

b)

was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, and mathematician.

c)

wrote elegant romantic poetry and insightful political treatises.

d)

was a politician who initiated important public works projects.

8.

In The Prince, Machiavelli argues that

a)

power has a corrupting influence.

b)

people have a basic desire to do good

c)

the ends justify the means.

d)

a ruler should act virtuously.

9.

The main way in which the works of Northern European Renaissance artists differed from those of Italian artists was in

a)

focused more on literature

b)

focused more on artwork

c)

used only black and white inter paintings

d)

There was no differences between them

10.

Machiavelli’s view influenced political activity because he believed

a)

a prince should always honor his word.

b)

a ruler should behave based on Christian principles.

c)

politics should not be influenced by moral principles.

d)

a nobleman should live a life of virtue.

11.

Which of the following is a reason Italy was more urban than the rest of Europe?

a)

Italy had five strong states.

b)

Other parts of Europe developed centralized monarchical states.

c)

The landscape of Italy attracted artists and travelers to the states.

d)

The thriving trade networks drew people to the states.

12.

The growth of large monarchical states in the rest of Europe led to problems for Italy because

a)

the Italian people wanted monarchs to rule them.

b)

the kings of large states could raise large armies with which to attack states.

c)

the rest of Europe was envious of Italy.

d)

France and Spain joined together to invade Italy.

13.

The human-focused style of Renaissance artists resulted in art that

a)

celebrated religion

b)

Imitated the flat art of medieval times

c)

fit in small spaces

d)

used perspective to represent three dimensions

14.

The humanists’ purpose for educating people was to

a)

prepare people for religious lives

b)

produce scholars of ancient literature

c)

make people more artistic

d)

create well-rounded citizens

15.

artistic techniques that give the effect of three- dimensional depth

a)

perspective

b)

liberal studies

c)

secular

d)

vernacular

16.

history, moral philosophy, rhetoric, grammar and logic, poetry, mathematics, astronomy, and music

a)

perspective

b)

liberal studies

c)

secular

d)

vernacular