Renaissance History Quiz

What is the primary focus of Renaissance art?

• Nature

• Animals

• Human form

• Abstract concepts

The Renaissance is argued to be the rebirth of what?

• art, culture, and learning
• agriculture and farming
• technology and innovation
• war and conflict

What was the primary reason for the wealth of Italian city states during the Renaissance?

• Agriculture

• Industrial production

• Trade with Ottoman Empire

• Mining

What was the primary source of vibrant color for Florentine textiles during the Renaissance?

• Alum from Ottoman Empire

• Madder

• Indigo

• Saffron

What was the primary area of study for Renaissance humanists?

• Religious studies

• Mathematics

• Literature

• Science

What did Giovanni da Castro discover in Italy that impacted the trade with the Ottoman Empire?

• Copper

• Alum

• Silver

• Gold

Which event helped spread Greek ideas to Italy during the Renaissance?

• The Crusades

• The Fall of Constantinople

• The Hundred Years' War

• The Black Death

What was the primary influence on Copernicus' discovery of the heliocentric solar system?

• Islamic mathematics treatise

• Chinese astronomers

• Greek scholars

• Roman philosophers

What percentage of Europeans were directly impacted by the art and learning of the Renaissance?

• 75%

• 25%

• 5%

• 50%

What is the main argument presented by the author regarding the Renaissance?

• It didn't actually happen

• It was a time of great scientific discoveries

• It was a brief period of enlightenment

• It had a significant impact on Europe