Question

What city was the leading cultural center during the Renaissance?

(2 points)
Responses

Venice
Venice

Paris
Paris

Florence
Florence

Milan
Milan
Question 2
Match the Renaissance man to his craft.(8 points)
Dante Alighieri
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Michelangelo
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Donatello
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poet

painter and sculptor

thinker and artist

sculptor


Question 3
What city became the center of banking in Europe during the Renaissance?(2 points)
Responses

Genoa
Genoa

Venice
Venice

Florence
Florence

Rome
Rome
Question 4
How did Florence’s location on the Arno River help the city?(2 points)
Responses

It provided easy access to farmland.
It provided easy access to farmland.

It protected the city from invasion.
It protected the city from invasion.

It made Florence an important center for trade and commerce.
It made Florence an important center for trade and commerce.

It gave the city fresh drinking water for farming.
It gave the city fresh drinking water for farming.
Question 5
About how many people lived in Florence during the Renaissance?(2 points)
Responses

10,000
10,000

25,000
25,000

100,000
100,000

1,000,000
1,000,000
Question 6
What family dominated life and politics in Florence?(2 points)
Responses

Borgia
Borgia

Sforza
Sforza

Medici
Medici

da Vinci
da Vinci
Question 7
How did the Medici family gain their wealth?(2 points)
Responses

Through farming
Through farming

Through banking
Through banking

Through military conquest
Through military conquest

Through art commissions

Answer 1

1) Florence

2) Matches:
- Dante Alighieri — poet
- Michelangelo — painter and sculptor
- Leonardo da Vinci — thinker and artist
- Donatello — sculptor

3) Florence

4) It made Florence an important center for trade and commerce.

5) 100,000

6) Medici

7) Through banking