Middle Ages and Renaissance Quiz

Which language dominated the culture of the Middle Ages?

• French

• Latin

• German

• English

Who composed the Divine Comedy in exile from Florence?

• Geoffrey Chaucer

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Dante Alighieri

• Michelangelo

Which English poet is best known for the Canterbury Tales?

• William Shakespeare

• John Milton

• Emily Dickinson

• Geoffrey Chaucer

In what language did Geoffrey Chaucer write the Canterbury Tales?

• French

• Italian

• Middle English

• Latin

Which movement evolved in the northern Italian cities in the 1300s?

• Renaissance

• Romanticism

• Baroque

• Gothic

Who is widely regarded as a genius who epitomized the ideal Renaissance humanist man?

• Raphael

• Donatello

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo

What intellectual trend in the age of the Renaissance is called humanism?

• Humanism

• Stoicism

• Existentialism

• Nihilism

What is regarded as Leonardo da Vinci's best-known work?

• Mona Lisa

• David

• Vitruvian Man

• The Last Supper

Which city developed a new atmosphere thanks to its churches, statues, and palaces during the Renaissance?

• Paris

• London

• Venice

• Berlin

In what century did the Italian Renaissance reach its golden age?

• 17th century

• 16th century

• 18th century

• 15th century