Renaissance Mid-Content Quiz

Renaissance is a word that means _______________.

• studies

• philosophy

• artwork

• rebirth

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The Renaissance movement was inspired by the ideas of which two ancient civilizations?

• Istanbul

• Greece

• Rome

• France

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

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

• the natural world

• the Church

• perspective

• the pope

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

The text states, "...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 increase of trade

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

How did 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.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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

• scholars

• artisans

• peasants

• popes in Rome

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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

• fame for supporting great art

• concern about artists disliking them

• fear of the Church

• trade

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Leonardo da 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 anything

• man needs help from others

• man cannot learn about everything

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

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

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2