Unit 5 Mid-Unit Content Assessment

1. Renaissance is a word that means __________________________.

• studies
• philosophy
• artwork
• rebirth

2. The Renaissance movement was inspired by the ideas of which two ancient civilizations? Select TWO answers.

• Istanbul
• Greece
• Rome
• France

3. All of the following are examples of interest in what topic during the Renaissance?

• the natural world
• the Church
• perspective
• the pope

4. Which statement best supports the idea that the Medici family were great patrons of the arts?

• By the mid-1400s, Cosimo had built a thriving international banking business, taking advantage of the success of Italian merchants trading goods with other countries.
• The Medici family home became a gathering place for thinkers and artists from around the world.
• Lorenzo disliked art, classical literature, poetry, and philosophy.
• Cosimo told the guild members which councilmen to elect.

5. The text state,"… there was a great expansion of the middle class, the class between those who worked the land and the nobility." What contributed to the increase of the middle class?

• the lack of social mobility
• the growth of farmers
• the increase of power in the Church
• the increases of trade

6. How did the wealthy merchant patrons support artists during the Renaissance?

• Patrons were celebrated for the works they paid to have created.
• Patrons sold the paintings for a large amount of money.
• Patrons provided food, clothing, and housing for artists.
• Patrons learned how to become great artists.

7. Besides the Medici family, what other influential and powerful people were patrons for the arts during the Renaissance?

• scholars
• artisans
• peasants
• popes in Rome

8. In addition to interest in art, literature, sculpture, and architecture, what else motivated patrons to support art?

• fame for supporting great art
• concern about artist disliking them
• fear of the Church
• trade

9. Leonardo de Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael represent the spirit of the Renaissance with their beliefs about man. What is this belief?

• all men are good
• man can do anythig
• man needs help from others
• man cannot learn about everything

10. Which of the following is an example of details in the work of Michelangelo and Raphael that embody features of Renaissance art?

• emotionless expressions
• lack of detail in human figures
• realism in the depiction of human figures
• focus on scenes in nature