Discovering Our Past: Medieval and Early Modern Times

Chapter 7: The Renaissance

Self-Check Quiz

1
The period of European history from 1350 to 1550 is called the Renaissance because there was a __________ of interest in art and learning.
A)renewal
B)rebirth
C)return
D)rejection
2
During the Renaissance, people became more __________, celebrating human achievements and worrying less about getting to heaven.
A)spiritual
B)educated
C)religious
D)secular
3
Italians developed the art of __________, or negotiating with other countries.
A)public policy
B)diplomacy
C)foreign policy
D)democracy
4
A famous scholar and poet named __________ encouraged Europeans to search for Latin manuscripts in monasteries all over Europe.
A)Johannes Gutenberg
B)Francesco Petrarch
C)Dante Alighieri
D)Geoffrey Chaucer
5
The __________ is the everyday language people speak in a region.
A)vernacular
B)dialect
C)accent
D)classical
6
__________ invented a printing press that used movable metal type, making it easier to print books.
A)Dante Alighieri
B)Francesco Petrarch
C)Geoffrey Chaucer
D)Johannes Gutenberg
7
The greatest writer of the English Renaissance was __________.
A)Geoffrey Chaucer
B)Richard III
C)William Shakespeare
D)Elizabeth I
8
Italian city-states bought Chinese silk from the __________.
A)Spanish
B)French
C)Dutch
D)Byzantines
9
What title is bestowed upon the head of state in Venice?
A)doge
B)gondolas
C)Medici
D)mercenary
10
__________ painted many outstanding works, but his artistry was most clearly defined in his sculptures like David, a 13-foot-tall statue.
A)Michelangelo Buonarroti
B)Raphael Sanzio
C)Titian
D)Sandro Botticelli
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