Renaissance Quiz

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Renewed

• Rebuilt

• Remade

• Rebirth

The information in the chart above best describes which of these individuals of the Renaissance?

• Raphael

• Michelangelo

• da Vinci

• Botticelli

On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?

• Spain

• England

• Italy

• Germany

The poems and plays of which person are representative of the English/Northern Renaissance?

• Johann Gutenberg

• William Shakespeare

• Dante Alighieri

• Miguel de Cervantes

During the Renaissance, there was a rebirth of interest in, and study of, the classical cultures of

• Greece and Rome.

• Japan and India.

• Egypt and Turkey.

• Russia and China.

Which phrase characterizes the development of the Renaissance in Europe?

• the exchange of important agricultural techniques

• the rebirth of interest in classical art, architecture and literature

• the desire to modernize the styles of paintings and sculptures

• the announcement of corruption in the medieval church

During the Renaissance a patron was a person who

• helped artists by mixing paint, cleaning brushes and posing as models.

• supported artists by purchasing their work and encouraging scholars.

• created great works of art in the form of paintings and sculptures.

• studied the ancient writings from the scholars of Greece and Rome.

Humanism is a way of thought that focuses on which of the following?

• The human potential for achievement

• the needs of the group over the individual

• the works of medieval writers

• the doctrines of the Christian Church

The growth of what political unit contributed most to the development of the Renaissance?

• the growth of the country

• the growth of city-states

• the growth of feudal manors

• the growth of villages

The wealthy family of Florence that controlled the city-state and was a patron of Renaissance artists was the _________ family.

• Da Vinci

• Medici

• Petrach

• Orsini