Renaissance and Reformation

The word renaissance means "rebirth".  What was reborn during the Renaissance?

• interest in Christianity
• interest in classical culture
• the Islamic religion
• the Byzantine Empire

Which of these beliefs most closely relates to humanism?

• belief in the strength of city-states
• belief in the authority of the government
• belief in the importance of old ideas
• belief in the worth and potential of individuals

What new type of economy developed during the Renaissance?

• a barter economy
• a traditional economy
• a money-based economy
• a command economy

The growth of what political unit contributed most to the development of the Renaissance?

• the growth of the country
• the growth of city-states
• the growth of feudal manors
• the growth of villages

What geographic factor contributed to Italy becoming wealthy?

• its location
• its mountains
• its forests
• its climate

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of Renaissance painting?

• only religious topics were painted
• figures were realistic and showed emotion
• backgrounds often showed aspects of nature
• paintings showing depth and perspective

The following best describes which individual from the Renaissance?
* artist, architect, mathematician
* studied anatomy to draw more realistic human figures
* painted the "Mona Lisa"

• Raphael
• Michelangelo
• da Vinci
• Botticelli

What is Michelangelo best known for?

• the painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
• science journals showing sketches of the human body
• first Renaissance artist to sculpt a realistic human
• writing a book about human anatomy

The poems and plays of which person are representative of the English Renaissance?

• Johann Gutenberg
• William Shakespeare
• Dante Alighieri
• Miguel de Cervantes

Andreas Vesalius is credited with writing the first...

• modern medical textbook
• journal on the position of the planets
• Bible translated from Latin into English
• modern mathematical textbook