The Renaissance: A Rebirth of Culture and Thought

The Renaissance: A Rebirth of Culture and Thought

Assessment

Passage

Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Rakeem Spearman

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the term 'Renaissance' mean?

Rebirth

Revolution

Reformation

Revival

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which city is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?

Florence

Rome

Paris

Venice

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were two prominent artists of the Renaissance known for integrating scientific principles into their work?

Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo

Raphael and Donatello

Titian and Caravaggio

Botticelli and Giotto

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What invention in the 1450s significantly aided the spread of humanist ideas during the Renaissance?

Gutenberg printing press

Steam engine

Telescope

Compass

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What system of astronomy was replaced by the Copernican system during the Renaissance?

Ptolemaic system

Geocentric system

Aristotelian system

Newtonian system