Renaissance

Sir Thomas More wrote which of the following books?

• Utopia
• The Prince
• Praise of Folly
• In the Garden

What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?

• wealthy patrons
• 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
• including many miliatary scenes
• having flat backgrounds with figures up front

Which book written by Machiavelli was a guide for rulers?

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

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

Which artist was responsible for this work?

• Leonardo da Vinci
• Petrarch
• Michelangelo
• Erasmus

Which artist was famous for this piece of artwork?

• Michelangelo
• Leonardo
• Raphael
• Thomas More

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Rebirth
• Stagnation
• Traditional
• A Latin term for art

Who created the Printing Press?

• Jane Grey
• Albrecht Durer
• William Shakespeare
• Johannes Guttenburg

What is one way that Medieval and Renaissance artists differ?

• Renaissance art focuses more on religion
• Medieval artists were more realistic
• Renaissance artist turned to Roman and Greek works for inspiration
• They are the same