1) Venice was the most prosperous European city in the 1300s. a) True b) No, it was Florence. 2) Marco Polo was born in Venice. a) True b) False 3) Christopher Colombus was born in the Republic of Genoa. a) True b) False 4) Which class was referred to as the popolo grasso(the fat people)? a) Merchants b) Peasants c) Shopkeepers d) Starbucks workers 5) Florence was a republic throughout the Renaissance. a) True b) False c) Florence became a kingdom during the Renaissance. 6) Where was Genoa located? a) Tyrrhenian Sea b) Atlantic Ocean c) Adriatic Sea d) Meditternanian Sea 7) The head of the government in Venice is called... a) The king b) Marco Polo c) The Doge d) Aristocrat 8) In modern days, Venice is... a) A wasteland b) The most profitable city-state in the world c) A beautiful city d) Ghost town 9) Genoa is one of the most important cities in Italy, during the Renaissance and present-day. a) True b) False 10) Modern-day Florence capitalizes off of its hsitory and is referred to as a "museum-city." a) True b) False 11) What is Florence's main industry in modern times? a) Technology b) Tourism c) Forestry d) Agriculture 12) What are aristocrats? a) Rich people who own cats b) High status families c) Government leaders 13) Venice developed... a) a pizza recipe b) a book press c) the italian language d) None of the above 14) Genoa is Italy's main commercial port city even to this day. a) True b) False 15) What is the capital of Genoa? a) Turin b) Bologna c) Verona d) Genoa has no capital 16) Venice's capital is... a) Florence b) Has no capital c) Veneto 17) Who is a patron of arts? a) A person who provides financial support to artists b) A person who funds a city c) An artist d) None of the above 18) How did Florence become the center of the Renaissance? a) It was not; Venice was the center of the Renaissance b) It was the leading city in farming and agriculture. c) Through the leadership of the Medici family, who sponsored most of their arts d) Through their relationship with the Venetians 19) Who is Nicollo Machiavelli? a) An explorer b) An artist c) A political philosopher d) A patron 20) Ottaviano Grimaldi was ruling Genoa. a) True b) False 21) Venice had many _____ which helped with trade. a) Aristocrats b) Ships c) Oceans 22) Venice is the capital of Italy. a) True b) False 23) Grimaldi's family started to rule only a small piece of the land off the coast of Genoa. a) True b) False 24) Florence was not good for farming. a) True b) False 25) What were workers and shopkeepers in Florence referred to as? a) The peasants b) The aristocrats c) The popolo minute(the little people) d) The ouvriers(workers) 26) Where did the upper class of the city live(florence)? a) The villages b) On estates outside the city c) Inns d) The capital of Florence 27) Genoa was an independent country for some years a) True b) False c) It was an independent city state 28) What is the main language in genoa?[english, Genoese, Italian, none of above] a) English  b) Genoese c) Italian d) Non of the above 29) Do Italians say a) Genoa b) Genova c) Genotians 30) Venice's leading religion in the 14th century  a) Catholic  b) Roman catholic  c) Italian catholic d) Protestant

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