Renaissance and Reformation Questions

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Rebirth
• Stagnation
• Traditional
• A Latin term for art

Which of the following is associated with Humanism?

• the ideas of the middle ages
• the ideas of Greece & Rome
• the ideas of ancient China
• the ideas of ancient India

Where did the Renaissance begin?

• Italy
• France
• England
• Germany

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

• Michelangelo
• Boticceli
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Donatello

The Medici Family...

• Were the first mafia family to live in Italy
• Were the most famous painters in Florence
• Were the family of Mona Lisa
• Were patrons of the arts in Florence

Advantages of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press include all of the following EXCEPT:

• Cheaper book prices
• Increase in education/literacy
• Increase in church power
• Rapid spread of ideas

On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?

• Spain
• England
• Italy
• Germany

Humanism...

• emphasized the Bible
• leads to happier lives
• encourages people to learn Latin and Greek
• focuses on the potential of humans to achieve 

______________ art was flat with rigid, emotionless figures, while ______________ art had full backgrounds with figures that showed emotion and detail.

• Renaissance, Medieval
• Renaissance, Classical
• Classical, Medieval
• Medieval, Renaissance

Title...

• Madonna
• Mona Lisa
• Margaret
• da Vinci