Italian Renaissance Quiz

What does the term Renaissance mean?

• Rebirth

• Revolution

• Religion

• Reform

Who wrote 'The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy'?

• Jacob Burkhardt

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Niccolo Machiavelli

• Francesco Guicciardini

What were the major features of the Italian Renaissance?

• Urban society, Age of recovery, Rebirth of Greco-Roman culture, Emphasis on individual ability

• Feudal society, Age of decline, Rejection of Greco-Roman culture, Emphasis on collective effort

• Rural society, Age of stagnation, Ignorance of Greco-Roman culture, Emphasis on conformity

• Industrial society, Age of progress, Neglect of Greco-Roman culture, Emphasis on technological advancement

What was the economic recovery during the Renaissance primarily driven by?

• Expansion of trade

• Agricultural revolution

• Colonial conquests

• Technological innovations

Who were the majority of the population in Renaissance Italy?

• Peasants and Townspeople

• Nobility

• Merchants and Traders

• Artists and Scholars

What was the social hierarchy in Renaissance Italy?

• Patricians, petty burghers, shopkeepers, artisans, guildmasters, guildsmen, workers, and unemployed

• Kings, nobles, knights, peasants, serfs

• Emperors, lords, vassals, merchants, serfs

• Clergy, bishops, priests, monks, nuns

What was the role of women in Renaissance Italy?

• Isabella d’Este (1474 – 1539)

• Wives and mothers, managing households

• Political leaders and warriors

• Artists and writers

Who wrote 'The Prince' and what was its main focus?

• Niccolo Machiavelli, acquisition, maintenance, and expansion of political power

• Leonardo da Vinci, exploration of human nature

• Francesco Guicciardini, analysis of historical events

• Donato di Donatello, celebration of human individuality

What was the importance of the printing press during the Renaissance?

• Johannes Gutenberg, movable type and dissemination of knowledge

• Leonardo Bruni, promotion of humanist ideas

• Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, synthesis of Christianity and Platonism

• Francesco Guicciardini, recording of historical events

Who was the artist known for his realistic portrayal of human anatomy during the Renaissance?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Sandra Botticelli

• Donato di Donatello

• Filippo Brunelleschi