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Chapter 29: Florence: The Cradle of the Renaissance
Clickers Comprehension Quiz
Q 1: Why was Florence called “the cradle of the Renaissance”?
A. Most children in Florence had many talentsB. The Renaissance required a lot of moneyC. Most artists in Florence were youngD. The Renaissance developed there
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Q 2: What did Renaissance scientists base their work on?
A. ObservationB. ReligionC. Intuition D. Engineering
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Q 3: This scientists built the first telescope that could look into space and discovered the moons of the planet Jupiter:
A. BotticelliB. BrunelleschiC. Alighieri D. Galileo [Default][MC Any][MC All]
Q 4: Who created the most famous statue of David?
A. Leonardo da VinciB. MichelangeloC. Donatello D. Machiavelli
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Q 5: What powerful family controlled Florence for almost 300 years?
A. The da Vinci FamilyB. The Medici FamilyC. The Lorenzo FamilyD. The Machiavelli Family
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Q 6: Who wrote the book The Prince?
A. Leonardo da VinciB. MichelangeloC. Donatello D. Machiavelli
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Q 7: How were Florence’s industries related to the city’s culture?
A. Industry owners studied art and music in Florence
B. Great artists became bankers and tradersC. Wealthy patrons sponsored many artistsD. Brilliant scholars got rich writing books[Default][MC Any][MC All]
Q 8: This architect helped assemble the Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore (The Dome):
A. Brunelleschi B. BotticelliC. Vesari D. Copernicus
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Q 9: How did the development of a money-based economy affect Florence?
A. Florence became a banking centerB. Florence became an intellectual centerC. Other Italian leaders tried to imitate FlorenceD. Other Italian cities tried to conquer Florence
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Q 10: Where did Florentines get ideas for the design of their buildings?
A. Arabian Peninsula B. Greek and Roman RuinsC. Studying math and engineeringD. Mayan and Aztec ruins
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Q 11: This person was not from Florence:
A. Leonardo da VinciB. Michelangelo C. CopernicusD. Donatello
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Q 12:Michelangelo’s famous artwork known as “David”
A. [Option 1]B. [Option 2]C. [Option 3]
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Q 13: Dante Alighieri wrote a long poem about heaven and hell was called
A. The Divine ComedyB. The Prince C. Purgatory D. The Secular
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Q 14: Most valuable coins in Europe during the Renaissance were known as
A. EurosB. MercatosC. Nuovos D. Florins
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Q 15: What important change made literature more popular during the Renaissance than it had been before
A. Writers wrote about religious topicsB. People believed that reading led to salvationC. Writers wrote in their own dialectsD. People believed that reading led to financial
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Q 16: What river is Florence located along?
A. Tiber RiverB. Thames RiverC. Rhine RiverD. Arno River
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