2.01 Quiz: Europe Reborn: Rediscovering Greece and Rome

What was the Renaissance?

• a period--during the thirteenth century--of renewed interest in ancient civilizations in Europe

• a period of artistic and literary achievements in Europe--from the late fourteenth to the early seventeenth centuries--inspired by new interest in the classics

• the eighteenth-century era of renewed interest in classical Greece and Rome

• the rebirth of classical learning in the Middle East between the late fourteenth and the early seventeenth centuries

Which of the following best summarizes the significance of the Renaissance?

• Schools began to teach classical Greek and Roman works and rejected more recent Christian ideas.

• Artists and writers began to develop styles never used before and stopped expressing religious ideas in art.

• Artists and writers created extraordinary art and literature that combined new and traditional subjects with classical styles and new ideas.

• Nations developed complex political systems that copied those of classical Greece and Rome.

Who wrote The Divine Comedy?

• Giotto

• Dante

• Petrarch

• Cicero

Which of the following best describes the significance of The Divine Comedy?

• The author wrote in Italian and presented very realistic characters.

• The characters were realistic, and the author wrote in a style similar to that of medieval writers.

• The dialogue resembled the writing of classical Greek dramatists, but the author did not develop a plot.

• The author wrote in Latin and used literary techniques that had never been used before.

Who was Giotto?

• a sculptor from classical Rome who created lifelike statues that Renaissance artists copied

• a fourteenth-century Italian scholar and father of humanism, who looked to the past for insights into human potential

• a fourteenth-century Italian painter who was inspired by classical Greek and Roman art to paint lifelike figures

• a fourteenth-century Italian author who wrote about the human quest to reach heaven while still having a meaningful life

Who was Petrarch?

• a sculptor from classical Rome who created lifelike statues that were copied during the Renaissance

• a fourteenth-century Italian scholar who proposed a new educational program that became known as humanism

• a fourteenth-century Italian painter who was inspired by the art of classical Rome and Greece to paint lifelike figures

• a fourteenth-century Italian author who wrote about the human quest to reach heaven while still living a meaningful life

Which of the following best defines humanism?

• a philosophy proposed by Petrarch that stressed the importance of the church in daily life

• the idea proposed by Renaissance artists that all works of art should show humans as lifelike figures

• an education program that fourteenth-century scholars used to teach students about classical Rome and Greece

• a movement that stressed the wisdom of the classics, human dignity, and human potential

Where was Beastie born?

• Taiwan

• China

• Singapore

• Hong Kong