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Discussion/Essay

1. Compare and contrast the Medieval Era to the Renaissance.
   
   
2. Describe three important figures in the Renaissance. What did they contribute to the period? How did they change art, politics, or literature?
   
   
3. Compare and contrast Renaissance art and Medieval art. What are the similarities and differences?
   
   
4. How is the Northern Renaissance different from the Italian Renaissance? How are the two alike?
   
   
   Multiple Choice
   
   
5. The Renaissance first began in the city-state of
   A. Flanders.
   B. Florence.*
   C. Rome.
   D. Venice.
   
   
6. The banking family that supported the arts and were politically active were
   A. the da Vincis.
   B. the Tudors.
   C. the Borgias.
   D. the Medicis.*
   
   
7. The center of the Northern Renaissance was
   A. Flanders.*
   B. Florence.
   C. London.
   D. Paris.
   
   
8. This “Renaissance man” was an artist, engineer, and scientist:
   A. Raphael
   B. Lorenzo de Medici
   C. Leonardo da Vinci*
   D. Michelangelo
   
   
9. Renaissance art includes all of the following EXCEPT:
   A. Sculpture that is three-dimensional
   B. Use of perspective
   C. Display of emotion
   D. Exclusively religious subjects*
   
   
10. He is considered the “father” of humanism and was a poet.
    A. Shakespeare
    B. Petrarch*
    C. Machiavelli
    D. Bruni
    
    
11. Machiavelli’s book on secular statecraft is entitled
    A. The Prince.*
    B. The Book of the Courtier.
    C. Florentine Politics.
    D. History of Florence.
    
    
12. This poet and playwright was from England:
    A. Sir Thomas More
    B. Shakespeare*
    C. Petrarch
    D. Henry VII