Renaissance Quiz

What invention had the greatest influence on the spread of ideas in the Northern Renaissance?

• gunpowder
• moveable type
• compass
• rudder

One Characteristic of the Northern Renaissance was

• it dealt only with religious subjects
• it began fore the Italian renaissance
• the printing press increased the production and sale of books
• it was controlled by the government

After the end of feudalism, what event stimulated trade?

• Hundred Years War
• Crusades
• Black Death
• discovery of new gold mines

Which book written by Machiavelli was a guide for rulers?

• The Iliad
• The Prince
• Utopia
• Praise of Folly

Michelangelo is famous for his work in what building?

• Westminster Abbey
• Tower of Pisa
• Notre Dame
• Sistine Chapel

Many ideas of the European Renaissance were based on the cultures of ancient

• Greece and Egypt
• Greece and Rome
• Greece and China
• Greece and India

What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?

• wealthy patrons (elites who liked the arts)
• church officials
• government grants
• kings competing for prestige

Renaissance art was notable for:

• showing religious themes for the first time
• focusing on humans and their emotions as well as religious themes
• including many miliatary scenes
• having flat backgrounds with figures up front

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Renewed
• Rebuilt
• Remade
• Rebirth

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On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?

• Spain
• England
• Italy
• Germany