Question

1.Which of the following was an unintended consequence of censorship during the Renaissance?

A.
People wanted to read more religious texts.

B.
Only clergy had access to books.

C.
People began to criticize the Church.

D.
People no longer wanted to learn to read.

2.Why was Florence considered the heart of the early Renaissance?

A.
It was the central home of the Catholic Church.

B.
It was on the Mediterranean Sea.

C.
It was a major banking and commerce center.

D.
It was on the border of Italy and Switzerland.

3.Which artist was associated not only with painting but also with engineering?

A.
Michelangelo

B.
Jan van Eyck

C.
Pieter Bruegel

D.
Leonardo da Vinci

4.What was the original goal of the leaders of the Reformation?

A.
to found new Protestant churches

B.
to defend and spread Church teachings throughout the world

C.
to create a theocracy based on Christian teachings

D.
to fix corruption and problems in the Catholic Church

5.What was the purpose of the Council of Trent?

A.
to punish heretics and non-believers

B.
to put Martin Luther on trial for attacking the Church

C.
to persecute Jews and force them to live in ghettos

D.
to reform the Catholic Church from within

6.Which of the following best describes a typical Renaissance painting?

A.
Human faces are presented in an idealized, spiritual manner.

B.
Human figures are emphasized by being placed against a flat background.

C.
Proportions are exaggerated for symbolic effect.

D.
People and backgrounds are painted in a way that mimics real life.

Answer 1

C.People began to criticize the Church

C.It was a major banking and commerce center.

D.Leonardo da Vinci

D.to fix corruption and problems in the Catholic Church

C.to persecute Jews and force them to live in ghettos

D.People and backgrounds are painted in a way that mimics real life

Answer 2

1. C. People began to criticize the Church: authorities in Church and State attempted to suppress books of which they disapproved and punished their authors.

2. C. It was a major banking and commerce center: As a center for the European wool trade, the political power of the city rested primarily in the hands of the wealthy merchants who dominated the industry.

3. D. Leonardo da Vinci.

4. D . to fix corruption and problems in the Catholic Church.

5. D. To reform the Catholic Church from within.

6. D. People and backgrounds are painted in a way that mimics real life.