Renaissance Exam Regulars

What is the best definition of the Renaissance?

• It was a time of rebirth in education/learning in the classical knowledge of the ancient Greeks and Chinese

• It was a time of refueling in education/learning in the classical knowledge of the ancient Americans and Romans

• It was a time of rebirth in education/learning in the classical knowledge of the ancient Greeks and Romans

• It was a time of renewal in education/learning in the classical knowledge of the ancient Greeks and Egyptians

Which below is the best definition of humanism during the Renaissance?

• an approach to life based on reason and our common humanity, recognizing that moral values are properly founded on human nature and experience alone.

• an outlook or system of thought attaching human rather than divine or supernatural.

• an intellectual movement during the Renaissance that emphasized the study of classical antiquity, particularly Greek and Roman texts, as a guide for understanding human nature and the world.

Johannes Gutenberg's invention was the

• printing press

• pencil

• pen and ink

• pencil sharpener

Which author wrote the book Utopia which was about a fictional place where its inhabitants attempt to live by Christian principles, also was beheaded by King Henry VIII?

• Thomas More

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Machiavelli

Which of the following was a characteristic of the Renaissance?

• An emergence of a more literate, educated people who controlled their destiny and questioned the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.

• A rejection of the classical learning of ancient Greece and Rome.

• A reawakening of feudalism.

• A renewed emphasis on an all-powerful God.

All of the following are causes of the Renaissance EXCEPT:

• A. Church power grew during the Renaissance because people rejected the "rebirth" in learning

• B. Classical Works copied by the Romans from the Ancient Greeks

• C. Renaissance beginning in Italy (the origination of the Roman Empire)

• D. Printing Press

Which of the following most accurately characterizes the Renaissance?

• The outburst of creativity

• A growth of religious beliefs

• The spread of democracy

• A decline in learning

What kind of person represented the ideal of the 'Renaissance man' like Leonardo Da Vinci?

• Someone who enjoyed worldly pleasures.

• Someone who specialized in a particular field of study.

• Someone who supported and appreciated the arts without creating art.

• Someone who excelled in many areas of study.

The Catholic Church/Vatican/Pope was the most influential, powerful institution during the Middle Ages and in the beginning of the Renaissance.

• True

• False

This Italian banking family was the most powerful family during the Italian Renaissance. They had almost complete control of Florence, Italy and became one the most influential families in Europe. They supported and were patrons of famous Renaissance artist like Leonardo Da Vinci and Michaelangelo.

• Borgia Family

• Medici Family

• Pazzi Family

• Gonzaga Family