Renaissance Key Figures

Multiple Choice

Which of the following works is NOT attributed to Leonardo da Vinci?

• Mona Lisa

• The Last Supper

• Vitruvian Man

• The Starry Night

Multiple Choice

Which artist created both 'The Last Supper' and 'Mona Lisa'?

• Michelangelo Buonarroti

• Donatello

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Raphael

Multiple Choice

Which of the following works is NOT associated with Donatello?

• David (bronze)

• Saint George

• Equestrian statue of Gattamelata

• Sistine Chapel ceiling

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The Sistine Chapel ceiling was painted by

.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are works by Michelangelo?

• Pietà

• David (sculpture)

• Equestrian statue of Gattamelata

• Sistine Chapel ceiling

Multiple Choice

Which Renaissance artist is known for combining classical harmony and balance with Renaissance perspective, and depicted intellectual figures such as Plato and Aristotle in his works?

• Raphael

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Donatello

Multiple Select

Which of the following are key works or ideas associated with Raphael?

• The School of Athens

• Numerous Madonnas

• Vatican frescoes

• Dome of Florence Cathedral

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Niccolò Machiavelli is best known for his work titled

.

Multiple Choice

Who is often called the 'father of humanism' and sparked Renaissance humanism by valuing classical learning and secular literary forms?

• Petrarch

• Machiavelli

• Raphael

• Brunelleschi

Multiple Choice

Which Renaissance figure defined the ideals of the well-rounded 'Renaissance man' and influenced social and cultural norms of courts?

• Baldassare Castiglione

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Desiderius Erasmus

• Albrecht Dürer

Multiple Select

Which of the following were key contributions of Desiderius Erasmus to Renaissance thought?

• Promoted scholarly study of classical texts

• Criticized church abuses

• Advocated reform through education

• Invented the printing press

Multiple Choice

Which Renaissance figure is known for woodcuts, engravings, and studies on proportion and geometry, and helped spread humanist and scientific approaches through prints?

• Baldassare Castiglione

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Desiderius Erasmus

• Albrecht Dürer

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Albrecht Dürer was the first Northern artist to adopt Italian

and perspective theories.

Multiple Choice

Which Renaissance figure is known for combining humanist learning with social critique and envisioning ideal societies that prompted debate about governance and reform?

• Thomas More

• William Shakespeare

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

Multiple Select

Select all the statements that accurately describe the impact of Nicolaus Copernicus's heliocentric theory.

• It challenged the geocentric Ptolemaic model.

• It was immediately accepted by the scientific community.

• It started a shift toward observational and mathematical astronomy.

• It was influential for later astronomers.

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Galileo Galilei was placed under

after being tried by the Roman Catholic Church in 1633.