Renaissance
The Renaissance was a time of...
a) increased religious faith.
b) rapid industrialization.
c) achievements in art, literature, and learning.
c) achievements in art, literature, and learning.
The Renaissance began in the
a) 1600s
b) 1500s
c) 1400s
c) 1400s
_____________ was considered the cradle of the Renaissance.
a) Naples b) Milan
c) Rome d) Florence
d) Florence
Leonard da Vinci was important because he...
a) wrote the Prince.
b) demonstrated great skill in a wide variety of arts and subjects.
c) was the greatest sculptor of the Renaissance.
b) demonstrated great skill in a wide variety of arts and subjects.
__________________ is known as Michelangelo's masterpiece painting.
a) The Last Supper
b) The Mona Lisa
c) The ceiling of the Sistine's Chapel
c) The ceiling of the Sistine's Chapel
Italy was _______________ during the Renaissance.
a) divided into many separate city-states
b) a democratic republic
c) established where TJCA now sits
a) divided into many separate city-states
This is the greatest cathedral in the center of Florence.
a) Notre Dame b) the Duomo
c) the Sistine Chapel d) Element Church
b) the Duomo
This technique made paintings look 3-dimensional instead of flat.
a) illuminated manuscripts b) perspective
c) wax on/wax off d) fresco
b) perspective
___________________ is considered to be the most important church in Rome.
a) the Duomo b) St. Patrick's Cathedral
c) St. Peter's Basilica d) St Paul's Church
c) St. Peter's Basilica
Leonardo da Vinci is considered the best example of a Renaissance man because he
a) was born during the Renaissance.
b) was the first person to use the word Renaissance.
c) was an inventor, sculptor, and painter.
c) was an inventor, sculptor, and painter.
This invention accelerated the Renaissance.
a) The Windmill b) the printing press
c) Religious iconography d) The bible
b) the printing press
Which of the following IS NOT an example of the "Vernacular"?
a) Greek c) Latin
b) Russian d) Persian
c) Latin
______________ and ______________ are industries Florence was chiefly dependent on?
a) wool and banking b) farming and produce
c) shipbuilding and trade d) logging and paper
a) wool and banking
Which philosophy of the Renaissance placed an emphasis on human achievement on earth?
a) Democracy c) Classicism
b) Humanism d) Risorgimento
b) pope
Which of the following was the individual most responsible for promoting the publication of the bible in the "Vernacular"?
a) Johannes Gutenberg
b) Niccolo Machiavelli
c) Desiderius Erasmus
c) Desiderius Erasmus
The Renaissance began in _____________.
a) Germany b) England
c) Spain d) Italy
d) Italy
Cosimo and Lorenzo de' Medici were patrons of __________.
a) farmers b) Pizza
c) artists d) merchants
c) artists
One of Leonardo's most famous paintings is the ____________.
a) The Prince b) The Titanic
c) Mona Lisa d) Adoration of the Magi
c) Mona Lisa
Which city is built on more than one hundred islands?
a) Naples b) Milan
c) Rome d) Venice
d) Venice
The message in Machiavelli's The Prince was...
a) there should be no rules at all.
b) ruling properly sometimes requires ruthlessness.
c) princes should always display correct behavior.
b) ruling properly sometimes requires ruthlessness.
The status of artists __________ during the Renaissance.
a) stayed the same b) improved
c) decreased d) was low
b) improved
The most powerful family in Florence was __________.
a) the Medici family b) the Queen family
c) the Cervante family d) the Arno family
a) the Medici family
The head of the Roman Catholic Church is __________.
a) the preacher b) the prince
c) the courtier d) the pope
d) the pope
Venice became wealthy...
a) through trading b) through farming
c) through manufacturing d) by selling art
c) through trading
Who wrote "Oration of the Dignity of Man"?
a) Michelangelo
b) Pico Della Mirandola
c) Desiderius Erasmus
d) Niccolo Machiavelli
b) Pico Della Mirandola