Renaissance Study Guide for 9th Grade State Standard Test

Which of the following cities became powerful during the rise of Italian city-states?

• Rome

• Florence

• Naples

• Turin

The Renaissance began in Italy due to factors such as trade with the East and the development of ________ systems in Italian cities.

• political

• banking

• educational

• agricultural

The Italian Renaissance focused more on _______ learning and art.

• religious

• classical

• modern

• scientific

Which of the following statements reflects Machiavelli's idea that 'it's better to be feared than loved'?

• Rulers should always be kind.

• Rulers should be feared if they can't be both feared and loved.

• Rulers should never be feared.

• Rulers should only be loved.

Machiavelli suggested that sometimes rulers need to do bad things to achieve good results. This idea is known as 'the ends justify the ______'.

• actions

• means

• goals

• methods

Humanism focused on human potential and achievements. Which of the following is a key idea of Humanism?

• Ignoring individual worth

• Emphasizing the afterlife

• Valuing each person's unique talents

• Rejecting classical inspiration

Humanists believed people could achieve great things through education and effort. This belief is related to the idea of human ______.

• potential

• limitation

• failure

• weakness

Which of the following was an effect of humanism on Renaissance education?

• Schools focused only on religious studies

• Schools started teaching more subjects like history, literature, and rhetoric

• Schools banned the study of art

• Schools only taught in Latin.

Who is often called the 'Father of Humanism'?

• Erasmus

• Thomas More

• Petrarch

• Leonardo da Vinci

Joan of Arc's victories turned the tide of the war in favor of which country?

• England

• Spain

• France

• Germany