The Northern Renaissance

Question 1

How did Thomas More’s work help spread humanistic ideas?

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B: He applied them to society.

Question 2

William Shakespeare’s plays contributed to Renaissance culture by

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C: creating complex characters.

Question 3

How did the end of the Hundred Years’ War in 1453 help spread the Renaissance across northern Europe?

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A: It allowed France to focus on the Renaissance.

Question 4

Which best states how Erasmus and More helped spread Renaissance ideas in Europe?

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B: Both questioned Church teachings while still being religious.

Question 5

A Northern Renaissance artist who also published books was

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D: Albrecht Dürer.

Question 6

Differing interpretations of the Bible by Christians in Europe eventually led to

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A: the Reformation.

Question 7

The Italian Renaissance spread across Europe in the late 1400s through

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B: urbanization.

Question 8

Where did Italian artists and writers flee for safety during the Italian wars?

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A: northern Europe

Question 9

Which best describes printing before the invention of the Gutenberg printing press?

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A: a long, expensive process

Question 10

The graph shows the number of books printed in Europe between 1400–1800.

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C: Demand grew significantly over the centuries.

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