Renaissance Period Quiz

The word Renaissance means?

• renewal
• reincarnation
• rebirth

• reawakening

Which two classical civilizations did the Renaissance get their ideas from?

• Ancient Persia and Ancient Egypt
• Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient India
• Ancient Egypt and Ancient China
• Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome

Where was the birthplace of the Renaissance?

• England

• France

• Germany

• Greece

• Italy

A person who financially supports the Arts is called?

• donor
• patron
• investor
• sponsor

Why were the Medici's important to the Renaissance?

• They were responsible for the decline of art and culture during the Renaissance.
• They were known for their military conquests during the Renaissance.
• They were not influential in the development of the Renaissance.
• They supported and patronized many artists, scholars, and architects during the Renaissance.

What was a Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical text and focused on human potential and achievements?

• Secularism
• Individualism
• Humanism
• Feudalism

Renaissance Europeans turned towards non-religious interests/topics. This is known as?

• polytheism
• agnosticism
• atheism
• secularism

Which of the following best describes "the spirit of the Renaissance"?

• A time of political unrest and conflict
• A period of renewed interest in art, literature, and learning with people being capable learning and creating new things.

• A movement focused on religious reform
• A period of decline in artistic expression

What is the artistic technique used to show depth and distance on a flat surface?

• perspective
• shadowing
• blurring
• highlighting

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

• Vincent van Gogh
• Pablo Picasso
• Michelangelo
• Leonardo da Vinci