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Chapter 1: Italian Rebirth Quick Check

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Question 1

1.

The word Renaissance comes from the French and Latin languages and means...

return

rejoice

reject

rebirth

Question 2

2.

The Greeks and Romans left us...

no ideas for government, small structures, and boring books

the idea of democracy, great structures, and powerful literature

advanced technology, such as electricity and the radio

nothing

Question 3

3.

Who helped preserve the knowledge of the Greeks and Romans?

the educated elite, who were often people in the Christian Church

serfs, who often sang songs about the Greeks and Romans

warriors, who always fought with Roman swords

children, who loved to hear Greek bedtime tales

Question 4

4.

What did humanists in the Renaissance believe?

They believed people could be talented individuals

They believed people should only read the Bible.

They believed the heavens and the stars should not be studied.

They believed men were evil and caused the Earth great harm.

Question 5

5.

What did the rise of the middle class allow people to do?

give everyone a chance to become a king or a queen

renounce war and never cause violence again

completely forget about the Church and its teachings

become rich and powerful without being born a nobleman

Question 6

6.

Who were patrons?

powerful warriors who defended the Church in foreign lands

wealthy people who paid for art to be produced

monks and nuns who lived quiet lives in poverty

farmers who never learned to read or write

Question 7

7.

What city was the center of Byzantine civilization in the Middle Ages and was an important link between Europe and Asia?

Constantinople

Paris

Salamanca

Oxford

Question 8

8.

Where did Muslims leave behind important writings about science and philosophy that would contribute to the Renaissance?

the Americas

Scotland

Australia

Spain