The Renaissance Quiz

Where did the Renaissance begin?

• France

• Italy

• Spain

• England

What intellectual movement focused on human potential and achievements during the Renaissance?

• Romanticism

• Classicism

• Humanism

• Realism

Who is often regarded as the greatest playwright of the Renaissance?

• John Webster

• Christopher Marlowe

• Ben Jonson

• William Shakespeare

What invention allowed for hundreds of copies of a book to be produced during the Renaissance?

• Photocopier

• Printing Press

• Fax Machine

• Typewriter

Which Italian artist used a realistic style to depict the human body in his statue of David?

• Donatello

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Michelangelo Buonarroti

• Raphael

What was the first book produced by Johann Gutenberg's printing press?

• The Iliad

• The Odyssey

• The Gutenberg Bible

• The Divine Comedy

Which monarch was a patron of art and helped develop English art and literature during the Elizabethan Age?

• Edward VI

• Elizabeth I

• Mary I

• Henry VIII

What did humanists of the Renaissance focus on studying?

• History, Literature, and Philosophy

• Mathematics and Logic

• Science and Technology

• Religious Texts

What did the Renaissance Man excel in according to Baldassare Castiglione's book The Courtier?

• Combat and Politics

• Arts and Music

• Classics and Literature

• All of the above

What did the Renaissance bring back the culture of?

• Byzantine Empire

• Medieval Europe

• Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia

• Classical Greece and Rome