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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”?. Most children in Florence had many talents The Renaissance required a lot of money Most artists in Florence were young
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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”? • Most children in Florence had many talents • The Renaissance required a lot of money • Most artists in Florence were young • The Renaissance developed there [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Q 2: What did Renaissance scientists base their work on? • Observation • Religion • Intuition • Engineering [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Q 3: This scientists built the first telescope that could look into space and discovered the moons of the planet Jupiter: • Botticelli • Brunelleschi • Alighieri • Galileo [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Q 4: Who created the most famous statue of David? • Leonardo da Vinci • Michelangelo • Donatello • Machiavelli [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Q 5: What powerful family controlled Florence for almost 300 years? • The da Vinci Family • The Medici Family • The Lorenzo Family • The Machiavelli Family [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Q 6: Who wrote the book The Prince? • Leonardo da Vinci • Michelangelo • Donatello • Machiavelli [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Q 7: How were Florence’s industries related to the city’s culture? • Industry owners studied art and music in Florence • Great artists became bankers and traders • Wealthy patrons sponsored many artists • 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): • Brunelleschi • Botticelli • Vesari • Copernicus [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Q 9: How did the development of a money-based economy affect Florence? • Florence became a banking center • Florence became an intellectual center • Other Italian leaders tried to imitate Florence • Other Italian cities tried to conquer Florence [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Q 10: Where did Florentines get ideas for the design of their buildings? • Arabian Peninsula • Greek and Roman Ruins • Studying math and engineering • Mayan and Aztec ruins [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Q 11: This person was not from Florence: • Leonardo da Vinci • Michelangelo • Copernicus • Donatello [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Q 12:Michelangelo’s famous artwork known as “David” • [Option 1] • [Option 2] • [Option 3] [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Q 13: Dante Alighieri wrote a long poem about heaven and hell was called • The Divine Comedy • The Prince • Purgatory • The Secular [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Q 14: Most valuable coins in Europe during the Renaissance were known as • Euros • Mercatos • Nuovos • Florins [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Q 15: What important change made literature more popular during the Renaissance than it had been before • Writers wrote about religious topics • People believed that reading led to salvation • Writers wrote in their own dialects • People believed that reading led to financial success. [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Q 16: What river is Florence located along? • Tiber River • Thames River • Rhine River • Arno River [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]