Renaissance Quiz

In which country did the Renaissance mainly take place?

• France

• Germany

• Italy

• Spain

What did Renaissance humanism celebrate?

• Human creativity and individual achievement

• Religious devotion and piety

• Military conquest and power

• Economic wealth and prosperity

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a notable piece of Renaissance literature?

• Dante's Divine Comedy

• Machiavelli's Prince

• Shakespeare's Hamlet

• Homer's Iliad

During the High Renaissance, which artists were supported by the Medici family?

• Raphael and Michelangelo

• Shakespeare and Dante

• Petrarch and Erasmus

• Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinci

What did the paintings and sculptures of the High Renaissance feature?

• Abstract forms

• Atomically accurate human bodies

• Simple and plain designs

• Geometric patterns

What movement did Martin Luther lead, as mentioned in the text?

• The Renaissance

• The Enlightenment

• The Protestant Reformation

• The Industrial Revolution

What was one of the practices of the church that Martin Luther challenged?

• The rise of humanism

• The selling of indulgences

• The development of the middle class

• Increased trade

What did Galileo Galilei find evidence for?

• A geocentric solar system

• A heliocentric solar system

• The existence of black holes

• The theory of relativity

Why do historians claim the Renaissance was only experienced by the very rich?

• Because it was a time of great wealth

• Because the majority of Europeans were peasants

• Because it was a time of political stability

• Because it was a time of religious reform

What did the legacy of humanism and individualism strongly influence?

• The Asian world

• The African world

• The Euro-American world

• The Middle Eastern world