The Renaissance

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

What is the title of this painting?

• Madonna

• Mona Lisa

• Margaret

• da Vinci

What Italian artist excelled in astronomy, engineering, and anatomy?

• Michelangelo

• Raphael

• Johann Guttenberg

• Leonardo da Vinci

What artist painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper?

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo da Vinci

• perspective 

• patron

Which of the following most accurately characterizes the Renaissance?

• the spread of democracy
• the outburst of creativity 
• a growth of religious belief
• a decline in learning 

Which of the following cities was an important center during the early Renaissance?

• Florence, Italy

• London, England

• Ghent, Belgium

• Paris, France

Why was the invention of the printing press so important?

• It embodied the spirit of the Renaissance
• It made books available to a wider audience
• It made Johannes Gutenburg famous
• It spurred the invention of the telescope

Humanism is a way of thought that focuses on which of the following?

• The human potential for achievement
• the needs of the group over the individual
• the works of medieval writers
• the doctrines of the Christian Church

The political, economic and cultural growth of Florence, led by the __________ family, helped it become an influential Italian city during the 15th century.

• Machiavelli

• Da Vinci

• Medici

• Petrarch