Social Studies Chapter 22 Test Quizlet

How did the Renaissance start?

• with a rebirth of classical learning

• with the fall of the Roman Empire

• with the discovery of America

• with the invention of the printing press

What did Raphael's use of perspective add to the School of Athens?

• depth and space

• color and texture

• emotion and expression

• light and shadow

What did Filippo Brunelleschi accomplish?

• built a self-supporting dome

• painted the Mona Lisa

• discovered the law of gravity

• invented the printing press

For what was Lorenzo de Medici best known?

• patronage of the arts

• military conquests

• scientific discoveries

• political treaties

Who is often considered the greatest writer in the English language?

• William Shakespeare

• Charles Dickens

• Jane Austen

• Mark Twain

What is Martin Luther known for?

• writing the 95 Theses

• discovering penicillin

• leading the French Revolution

• inventing the printing press

Which of the following did Johann Gutenberg invent?

• printing press

• telephone

• light bulb

• steam engine

Which authors most clearly used their work to advance social and political reform?

• Erasmus and More

• Shakespeare and Marlowe

• Homer and Virgil

• Dante and Chaucer

Those who supported Martin Luther's ideas came to be called:

• Protestants

• Calvinists

• Catholics

• Anglicans

Northern Renaissance artists like Peter Bruegel the Elder largely portrayed:

• Religious themes

• non-religious themes

• Classical mythology

• Portraits of nobility