The Renaissance

Open Ended

How would you best describe Renaissance or rebirth?

Multiple Choice

Which factors contributed to the Renaissance’s beginning in Italy?

• exposure to Muslim scholars’ ideas

• access to classical Greek and Roman works

• Both A and B

Multiple Choice

Which subjects are considered part of the humanities according to the text?

• Grammar, rhetoric, history, poetry, and moral philosophy

• Mathematics, biology, chemistry, and physics

• Engineering, architecture, and computer science

• Economics, business, and law

Multiple Choice

Which characteristic of the Renaissance was a direct result of Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press?

• the beginning of humanist philosophy

• the creation of more schools

• the spread of knowledge and ideas

• the decline of religious influence

Open Ended

Why do you think humanism appealed to Renaissance Europeans?