Question

the renaissance and reformation

directions: in the space provided before each word in the left column, write the letter of the correct definition

1. ___ thesis

a. to withdraw a statement or position formally and publicly

1. ___ annul

b. a person who opposes or does not conform to established religious teachings

1. ___ rhetoric

c. the language of everyday speech in a particular region

1. ___ vernacular

d. a soldier who fights primarily for pay

1. ___ heretic

e. a position or idea a person puts forward and is willing to prove through argument

1. ___ mercenary

f. to declare invalid

1. ___ recant

g. persuasive speech or writing

directions: read the following sentences. if the statement is true, write t in the first blank. if the sentence is false, write f, and then explain in the space provided why the statement is false. include the vocabulary words in parentheses in your explanation.

1. ___ many renaissance artists in italy created frescoes, which were painted on canvas with oil-based paints. (frescoes)
2. ___ renaissance artists in northern europe created altarpieces, which portrayed natural subjects and are placed at the entrance of a christian church. (altarpieces)
3. ___ to make human figures appear realistic, renaissance painters used linear perspective, which is a technique that creates the illusion of three-dimensional depth on a flat surface. (linear perspective)
4. ___ the political ideas of marsilius of padua resembled popular sovereignty, which is the right of a ruler to govern by the consent of the people. (popular sovereignty)

Explanation:

Question 7 - 13 (Vocabulary Matching)

7. Thesis

• Brief Explanations: A thesis is a position or idea a person puts forward and is willing to prove through argument, which matches option e.
• Answer: e

8. Annul

• Brief Explanations: To annul means to declare invalid, which matches option f.
• Answer: f

9. Rhetoric

• Brief Explanations: Rhetoric is persuasive speech or writing, which matches option g.
• Answer: g

10. Vernacular

• Brief Explanations: Vernacular is the language of everyday speech in a particular region, which matches option c.
• Answer: c

11. Heretic

• Brief Explanations: A heretic is a person who opposes or does not conform to established religious teachings, which matches option b.
• Answer: b

12. Mercenary

• Brief Explanations: A mercenary is a soldier who fights primarily for pay, which matches option d.
• Answer: d

13. Recant

• Brief Explanations: To recant means to withdraw a statement or position formally and publicly, which matches option a.
• Answer: a

Question 14 - 17 (True/False with Explanation)

14.

• Brief Explanations: Frescoes are painted on wet plaster, not canvas with oil - based paints. So the statement is false.
• Answer: F. Explanation: Frescoes are painted on wet plaster, not canvas with oil - based paints.

15.

• Brief Explanations: Altarpieces are placed behind the altar in a Christian church, not at the entrance, and they mainly depict religious subjects (though some may have natural elements, the placement is wrong). So the statement is false.
• Answer: F. Explanation: Altarpieces are placed behind the altar in a Christian church, not at the entrance.

16.

• Brief Explanations: Linear perspective is a technique that creates the illusion of three - dimensional depth on a flat surface, and Renaissance painters used it to make human figures and scenes appear realistic. So the statement is true.
• Answer: T

17.

• Brief Explanations: Popular sovereignty is the idea that the authority of a government comes from the consent of the people, and Marsilius of Padua's ideas had elements similar to this. So the statement is true.
• Answer: T

Answer:

Question 7 - 13 (Vocabulary Matching)

7. Thesis

• Brief Explanations: A thesis is a position or idea a person puts forward and is willing to prove through argument, which matches option e.
• Answer: e

8. Annul

• Brief Explanations: To annul means to declare invalid, which matches option f.
• Answer: f

9. Rhetoric

• Brief Explanations: Rhetoric is persuasive speech or writing, which matches option g.
• Answer: g

10. Vernacular

• Brief Explanations: Vernacular is the language of everyday speech in a particular region, which matches option c.
• Answer: c

11. Heretic

• Brief Explanations: A heretic is a person who opposes or does not conform to established religious teachings, which matches option b.
• Answer: b

12. Mercenary

• Brief Explanations: A mercenary is a soldier who fights primarily for pay, which matches option d.
• Answer: d

13. Recant

• Brief Explanations: To recant means to withdraw a statement or position formally and publicly, which matches option a.
• Answer: a

Question 14 - 17 (True/False with Explanation)

14.

• Brief Explanations: Frescoes are painted on wet plaster, not canvas with oil - based paints. So the statement is false.
• Answer: F. Explanation: Frescoes are painted on wet plaster, not canvas with oil - based paints.

15.

• Brief Explanations: Altarpieces are placed behind the altar in a Christian church, not at the entrance, and they mainly depict religious subjects (though some may have natural elements, the placement is wrong). So the statement is false.
• Answer: F. Explanation: Altarpieces are placed behind the altar in a Christian church, not at the entrance.

16.

• Brief Explanations: Linear perspective is a technique that creates the illusion of three - dimensional depth on a flat surface, and Renaissance painters used it to make human figures and scenes appear realistic. So the statement is true.
• Answer: T

17.

• Brief Explanations: Popular sovereignty is the idea that the authority of a government comes from the consent of the people, and Marsilius of Padua's ideas had elements similar to this. So the statement is true.
• Answer: T