The Italian Renaissance

Review Questions

1. Which of the following cities played a key role in the trade between

Europe and the Near East?

a. Bolognab. Sienac. Florenced. Milane. Venice

2. Which of the following cities had uninterrupted trade with the Near East throughout the Middle Ages,

maintaining a vibrant urban society?a. Lyonb. Pisac. Parisd. Naplese. Avignon

3. Social strife and competition for political power became so intense

within the cities that most evoled into:a. despotisms.b. Feudal states.c. Oligarchies.d. Democracies.e. Mini-monarchies.

4. Which of the following is the correct list of the four major social groups that

existed within Florence?

A.nobles and merchants, clergy, middle-burgher, and lower economic classes

B.Nobles and merchants, new merchant class, clergy, and lower economic classes

C. Kings and queens, new merchant class, clergy, and lower economic classes.

D.Nobles and merchants, new merchant class, middle-burgher, and lower economic classes

E. Clergy, nobility, merchants, and serfs

5. The first humanists were:

a. Orators and poets.b. Politicians and their secretaries.c. Farmers and blacksmiths.d. Historians and musicians.e. Clergy.

6. He was known as the “Father of Humanism”:

a. Giovanni Boccacciob. Dante Alighieric. Francesco Petrarchd. Guarino da Veronae. Cosimo de’ Medici

7. All of the following are true of Renaissance art except:

a. Art tended to be abstract and formulaic.b. Art emphatically embraced the natural world

and human emotions.c. Works were given rational, even mathematical

order.d. Artwork reflected symmetry and proportion

reflected a belief in the harmony of the universe.

e. Art often blended classical and Christian influences.

8. Who is considered the “Father of Renaissance Painting?”

a. Donatellob. Raphaelc. Michelangelod. Da Vinci e. Giotto

9. All of the following were great masters of the High Renaissance

EXCEPT:a. Leonardo da Vinci.b. Raphael.c. Vincent Van Gogh.d. Michelangelo.e. Titian.

10. His most famous painting is the Mona Lisa.

a. Donatellob. Michelangeloc. Raphaeld. Leonardo da Vincie. Masaccio