Renaissance Quiz - Chapters 1 - 3

When and where did the Renaissance start?

• 1300s, Italy

• 1400s, Italy

• 1500s, Europe

• 1600s, Spain

Who was Johannes Gutenberg?

• He ran a printing press.

• He invented moveable type.

• He created the Internet.

• He was a scholar.

Were artists known in the past?

• Yes, they were extremely famous.

• Yes, they were well known.

• No, they were like artisans.

• No, art did not exist in the past.

Who invented perspective?

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Vitruvius

• Cosimo de Medici and Lorenzo de Medici

• Brunelleschi and Alberti

Why was Florence "the cradle of the Renaissance"?

• It was the capital of Italy.

• The wool and banking businesses helped Florence prosper.

• The Medici family supported Florence's trade in banking, as well as the arts.

• Florence had a powerful merchant class.

Cosimo de Medici _________________.

• Invented perspective in art.

• Invented moveable type.

• Was a great banker.

• Supported art.

Who is/are your favorite Renaissance figure(s)?

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Desiderius Erasmus

• Cosimo and Lorenzo de Medici

• Brunelleschi

• Other