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1. A humanist would most likely tell someone to
   A. start their own trading business
   B. study poetry, philosophy, and history*
   C. support the Inquisition and the Pope
   D. reject Christianity entirely
   
   
2. Who was a well-known Renaissance author of sonnets?
   A. Michelangelo
   B. Shakespeare*
   C. Erasmus
   D. Luther
   
   
3. Michelangelo painted
   A. the Mona Lisa
   B. a portrait of King Philip II
   C. Praying Hands
   D. the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel*
   
   
4. The movement of humanism studied the ancient cultures of ____________.
   A. Greece and Rome*
   B. Egypt and Palestine
   C. Africa and India
   D. Persia and China
   
   
5. What were the dates of the Renaissance?
   A. 500–900 a.d.
   B. 900–1350 a.d.
   C. 1350–1600 a.d.*
   D. 1600–1800 a.d.
   
   
6. Where did the Renaissance begin?
   A. Italy*
   B. England
   C. France
   D. Spain
   
   
7. What does renaissance mean?
   A. reconstruction
   B. resurrection
   C. rebellious
   D. rebirth*
   
8. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Renaissance art?
   A. life-like gestures and action
   B. religious and secular themes
   C. very flat and unrealistic*
   D. human emotions and feelings
   
   
9. Leonardo de Vinci painted
   A. the dome of St. Peter’s Cathedral
   B. The Last Supper*
   C. Praying Hands
   D. the library of Pope Julius II
   
   
10. Who best represented the humanist philosophy of the Renaissance?
    A. Shakespeare
    B. Erasmus*
    C. Cervantes
    D. Luther
    
    
11. The Songhai Empire traded
    A. coffee and ceramics
    B. silk and tea
    C. gold and salt*
    D. textiles
    
    
12. Which of the following was NOT a Chinese good desired by Europeans?
    A. ceramics*
    B. porcelain
    C. paper
    D. silk