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Quiz for Primary Source 11.1: Dance of Death

1. Which of these might the artist have seen as an appropriate caption for this fresco?

Death is not the end.

There is nothing to fear from death.

Death comes to us all.

Death is an illusion.

Correct. The answer is c. The painter included people of all ages and social classes in the fresco, making the point that death comes to us all.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The painter included people of all ages and social classes in the fresco, making the point that death comes to us all.

2. Into which of these does the fresco provide insight?

The commercial revolution

Medieval urban renewal

The relationship between urban and rural elites

The reaction of Europeans to the catastrophes of the Late Middle Ages

Correct. The answer is d. Ravaged by famine, disease, and war, the people of the Late Middle Ages were preoccupied with death.

Incorrect. The answer is d. Ravaged by famine, disease, and war, the people of the Late Middle Ages were preoccupied with death.