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WH Ch1-2

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
Why was the time right for the N o rt h e rn Renaissance to begin?

By 1450, the bubonic plague had ended in northern Europe. Also, the Hundred Years’ War between France and England was ending. This allowed new ideas from Italy to spread to northern Europe. They were quickly adopted. Here too, rulers and merchants used their money to sponsor artists. But the northern Renaissance had a difference. Educated people combined classical learning with interest in religious ideas.
 

 1. 

Renaissance ideas were able to spread to Northern Europe because
a.
peace and stability had returned to Northern Europe
c.
people were dying from the plague and looking for a new life
b.
the hundred years was going on
d.
of the bubonic plague in Italy
 

 2. 

How was the Renaissance in the north different from the Renaissance in the South?
a.
the south was less advanced than the north
c.
the north rejected religious teaching
b.
there was no difference between the north and the south
d.
the north combined classical education with religion
 
 
What ideas about art developed in Nort h e rn Europe?

The new ideas of Italian art moved to the north, where artists began to use them. Major artists appeared in parts of Germany, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Drer painted religious subjects and realistic landscapes. Holbein, Van Eyck, and Bruegel painted lifelike portraits and scenes of peasant life. They revealed much about the times. They began to use oil-based paints. Oils became very popular, and their use spread to Italy.
 

 3. 

Oil based paints were
a.
first used in the south
c.
were never used in the south
b.
first used in the north
d.
were never used in the north
 

 4. 

From the passage above we can infer that painting in the north was
a.
abstract
c.
always about religion
b.
realistic
d.
immoral
 

 5. 

Who specialized in painting of common people?
a.
Holbein
c.
Bruegel
b.
Van Eyck
d.
Da Vinci
 
 
What did northern writers write?

Writers of the northern Renaissance combined humanism with a deep Christian faith. They urged reforms in the Church. They tried to make people more devoted to God. They also wanted society to be more fair. In England, Thomas More wrote a book about Utopia, an imaginary ideal society where greed, war, and conflict do not exist.

William Shakespeare is often called the greatest playwright of all time. His plays showed a brilliant command of the English language. They also show a deep understanding of people and how they interact with one another.
 

 6. 

The word that means an ideal perfect society is
a.
humanism
c.
Renaissance
b.
utopia
d.
secularism
 

 7. 

What did the Northern writers write about
a.
war and empire
c.
people and Christianity
b.
how to acquire and maintain power
d.
ancient Rome
 

 8. 

William Shakespeare had a deep understanding of
a.
militay tactics and language
c.
war and the English language
b.
human behavior and language
d.
movies, television language and human interaction
 
 
Why was the printing press such an important development?

One reason that learning spread so rapidly during the Renaissance was the invention of movable type. The Chinese had invented the process of carving characters onto wooden blocks. They then arranged them in words, inked the blocks, and pressed them against paper to print pages.

In 1440, a German, Johann Gutenberg, used this same practice to invent his printing press. He produced his first book—the Gutenberg Bible— in 1455 on this press. The technology then spread rapidly. By 1500, presses in Europe had printed nearly 10 million books.

Printing made it easier to make many copies of a book. As a result, written works became available far and wide. Books were printed in English, French, Spanish, Italian, or German. More people began to read. The Bible was a popular book. After reading the Bible, some people formed new ideas about Christianity. These ideas were different from the official teachings of the Church.
 

 9. 

Who invented the printing press
a.
Johann Gutenberg
c.
Niccoli Machavelli
b.
Johann Shakespeare
d.
Thomas Moore
 

 10. 

What was the first printed book in Europe
a.
Shakespeares plays
c.
the Johann Gutenberg dictionary
b.
the Bible
d.
the Johann Gutenberg encyclopedia
 

 11. 

The printing press
a.
helped to spread knowledge and new ideas accross Europe
c.
caused a lack of interest in Science that helped the church to grow
b.
helped the Catholic Church to control the countries of Northern Europe
d.
none of these are correct
 

 12. 

1. Renaissance painters in Flanders, as in Italy, tended to produce work that was
a.
realistic.
c.
highly spiritual
b.
idealistic.
d.
formal and tightly structured.
 

 13. 

The first use of movable type was in
a.
Greece
c.
Italy.
b.
Germany
d.
China
 

 14. 

Which of the following correctly matches the author with something he wrote?
a.
Thomas More and Utopia
c.
William Shakespeare and The Praise of Folly
b.
Franois Rabelais and King Lear
d.
Desiderius Erasmus and Gargantua and Pantagruel
 



 
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