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The city of Florence is widely accepted as the birthplace of the Renaissance. One of the main reasons it began here was thanks to two scholars – Dante Alighieri and Francesco Petrarch. Both these writers were instrumental in reviving an interest in ancient Greek and Roman culture. In what country is Florence located?

• France

• Italy

• Spain

• England

From the following characters, choose the one that is not part of The Renaissance:

• William Shakespeare

• Barack Obama

• Cristopher Columbus

• Miguel Angel

Simplified, the aims of the alchemists were threefold: to find the Stone of Knowledge (The Philosophers' Stone), to discover the medium of Eternal Youth and Health, and to discover the transmutation of metals. What metal did the alchemists try to obtain from other metals?

• Silver

• Copper

• Iron

• Gold

Leonardo Da Vinci was:

• Painter

• Sculptor

• Inventor

• All answers are correct

One of the worst pandemics in human history, the Black Death, along with a string of plague outbreaks that occurred during the 14th to 19th centuries, was spread by:

• Fleas

• Ants

• Crickets

• Mosquitoes

The first Roman Emperor was:

• Augustus

• Tiberius

• Caligula

• Nero

In The Roman Empire, women had the same rights that men.

• True

• False

From the following options, choose the one that was not a legacy of The Roman Empire to The Renaissance:

• Education

• Language

• Measurement scales

• Dress Fashion

Current laws in Colombia are based upon the Roman Empire legislation.

• True

• False

Which abilities (for example, to investigate, to compare, to analyze) have you acquired to be able to write your chronicle about a soldier in The Roman Imperial times?