Renaissance Quiz 5.1 & 5.2

Which word best defines the term Renaissance?

• Birth
• Rebirth
• Beginning
• End

During the Renaissance, more Europeans became increasingly interested in

• the military
• education and the arts
• religion and spirituality

A significant concept that influenced Renaissance artists, many philosophers, and political leaders was

• spiritualism
• Humanism.
• Medievalism.
• socialism.

During the Renaissance, Italian artists were supported by wealthy

• Priests.
• Scholars.
• Patrons.
• popes.

A prominent merchant family in Italy during the Renaissance was

• the Gutenbergs.
• the Crescis.
• the Italianos.
• the Medicis.

The Italian Renaissance spread across Europe in the late 1400s through

• religion.
• urbanization.
• newspapers.
• Farming.

By 1500, Renaissance ideas were mainly being spread across Europe through

• speeches.
• books.
• recordings.
• politicians.

The popularity of the Gutenberg press in Europe made books more accessible and motivated people to want to learn how to

• write.
• paint.
• read.
• travel.

Which best explains why the Gutenberg press transformed European society?

• It increased printing speed while reducing cost, decreasing the number of books written in the vernacular.
• It increased printing speed while reducing type size, decreasing the size of books.
• It increased printing speed while reducing cost, allowing printed ideas to spread more widely and quickly.
• It increased printing speed while reducing cost, allowing publishers to make more money.

Which book could many people read for the first time because of the Gutenberg press?

• Utopia
• Republic
• Hamlet
• the Bible