Renaissance Test Extra Credit

Cosimo di Medici was a patron, meaning he was someone who...

• led an army.

• sponsored projects.

• copied classical books.

• worshipped in a church.

Which Renaissance humanist tried to stress the importance of living a Christian life and seeking knowledge?

• Thomas Aquinas

• Cosimo di Medici

• Pope Martin V

• Leonardo di Vinci

Which of the following words describe the art of the Middle Ages?

• realistic
• three-dimensional
• religious
• not religious

What is humanism?

• the study of Christianity
• the study of the Bible
• the new interest in religious artwork
• the study of humans

Which of the following people was an artist, scientist, inventor, and philosopher?

• Leonardo da Vinci
• William Shakespeare
• Miguel de Cervantes
• Dante Aligheri

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

• Cervantes
• Machiavelli
• da Vinci
• Michelangelo

Who was the most important English playwright?

• William Shakespeare
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Niccolo Machiavelli
• King Richard I

How did Renaissance writers like Dante, Cervantes, and Shakespeare influence later writers?

• by writing in Latin
• by creating the first newspapers
• by writing the Bible
• by writing in the common lanugage

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

What invention helped spread Renaissance ideas around Europe?

• the cotton gin
• the printing press
• the steam engine
• the typewriter

Who invented the printing press?

• Martin Luther
• King Henry VIII
• Johann Gutenberg
• George Washington