Renaissance & Reformation Test

What invention helped diffuse ideas and provided more people the opportunity to read?

• mosaics
• printing press
• road sign
• newspaper

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and sculpted The Pieta?

• Gutenbuerg
• Machiavelli
• da Vinci
• Michelangelo

The wealth and patronage of what family supported great works of art produced in Florence during the Renaissance?

• Galilei
• Medici
• Kepler
• da Vinci

Who authored the book "The Prince", where he declared "It is better to be feared than to be loved, if  you cannot be both"?

• Kepler
• Medici
• Machiavelli
• da Vinci

What artist was known as a "Renaissance Man" because he was skilled in many fields?

• Michelangelo
• Gutenbuerg
• da Vinci
• Machiavelli

Which Italian city-state is considered to be the birthplace of the Renaissance?

• Venice
• Milan
• Genoa
• Florence

Which classical civilizations were rediscovered during the Renaissance?

• Egypet and India
• China and Japan
• Sumer and Phoenicia
• Greece and Rome

What did humanism emphasize?

• All people must follow the code of honor.
• The church knew everything about the universe.
• All people have value and should maximize their potential.
• Some people were not able to better themselves

All of the following city-states were important duing the Italian Renaissance EXCETP?

• Florence
• Milan
• Venice
• Rome

Why did people support Martin Luther?

• They too were unhappy with the Church.
• They wanted to read the Bible in German
• . Luther gave out indulgences.
• Luther was a popular priest in Wittenberg.