Renaissance Pretest

• Kings gave peasants food and services for their loyalty.
• Peasants were ranked at the top of society.
• Nobles gave knights money for land.
• Knights gave land and protection to peasants for their food and services in return.

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Before the Renaissance, many people looked to whom as the most important source of power and guidance?

• the King
• the Catholic Church
• the Knights
• the Nobles

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July 15, 1348 “The Black Death has come to our village. Thomas, the blacksmith’s son, died last night only hours after the first black spots appeared on his body. Lord Piers, our landowner, has ordered that no one is to enter or leave the village. He hopes this will save the lives of the people in the surrounding countryside. However, for us there is no escape.”
What is the central idea of the journal entry from a person living during the Black Death?

• It creates compassion in the reader.
• It shows that people could not leave or enter villages that were stricken.

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In Renaissance Italy, which wealthy family became a significant patron of the arts in Florence, Italy?

• the Medici family
• the DaVinci family
• the Columbus family
• the Castille family

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Which famous “Renaissance man” was known for his many accomplishments as a painter, scientist, observer, and inventor?

• Michelangelo
• Donatello
• Raphael
• DaVinci

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Which famous Renaissance painter was commissioned by the Catholic to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, Italy?

• Donatello
• DaVinci
• Michelangelo
• Raphael

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What was the major Renaissance idea that embraced non-religious artwork and expression?

• Communism
• Humanism
• Marxism
• Secularism

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The Renaissance idea  of humanism celebrated the capabilities and accomplishments of mankind rather than

• the aristocracy
• the king
• the people
• the church

“It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.” Niccolo Machiavelli  What did Machiavelli mean by this quotation in his Renaissance time period literary work, The Prince?

• People are less likely to betray a leader if they fear him.
• A ruler who is loved will have the ultimate control.

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What was the significance of the invention of Johann Gutenberg’s printing press during the Reformation?

• It led to the spread of ideas  in large quantities in a short period of time.
• It caused the Catholic church to be infuriated over newly printed Bibles.
• It led to the mass exodus of people out of Europe due to fear.

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