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What was the Renaissance?
a) a time of increased religious faith
b) a time of wars for independence
c) a time of achievements in art, literature, and learning
d) a time of rapid industrialization

When did the Renaissance begin?
a) 1100s
b) 1300s
c) 1600s
d) 1800s

Where did the Renaissance begin?
a) Italy
b) France
c) Spain
d) England

During the Renaissance, Italy was
a) ruled by an elected President
b) a colony of Spain
c) struggling for independence
d) divided into many separate states

Which invention accelerated the Renaissance?
a) printing press
b) spinning jenny
c) assembly line
d) penicillin

During the Renaissance, the status of artists
a) decreased
b) stayed the same
c) improved
d) was very low

Who was an important artist of the Renaissance?
a) Brunelleschi
b) Botticelli
c) Michelangelo
d) all of the above

Which artistic technique made paintings look three-dimensional?
a) perspective
b) fresco
c) collage
d) illuminated manuscripts

Which city was considered the cradle of the Renaissance?
a) Naples
b) Vatican City
c) Pompeii
d) Florence

Which industries was Florence chiefly dependent on?
a) shipbuilding and trade
b) wool and banking
c) farming and food production
d) arms and ammunition

Which was the most powerful family in Florence?
a) Medici
b) Cervantes
c) da Vinci
d) Arno

Cosimo and Lorenzo de' Medici were patrons of
a) soldiers
b) merchants
c) artists
d) farmers

The great cathedral in the center of Florence is
a) The Sistine Chapel
b) Vatican City
c) the Duomo
d) Notre-Dame

The pope is
a) the Italian word for God
b) the head of the Roman Catholic Church
c) a parish priest
d) the president of Italy

The most important church in Rome is
a) St. Peter's Basilica
b) the Duomo
c) St. Paul's Church
d) St. Patrick's Cathedral

Which city is built on more than 100 islands?
a) Rome
b) Florence
c) Sicily
d) Venice

How did Venice become wealthy?
a) by warfare
b) by inventing the suspension bridge
c) through trade
d) by discovering oil in the lagoon

What is the title of the ruler of Venice?
a) king
b) pope
c) doge
d) emperor

What was Leonardo da Vinci known for?
a) painting
b) sculpture
c) inventions
d) all of the above

Which is one of Leonardo's most famous paintings?
a) Adoration of the Magi
b) Mona Lisa
c) The Prince
d) The Burial of the Count of Orgaz

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