Renaissance Quiz

Where did the Renaissance begin?

• England

• Italy

• France

• Germany

Which of these famous structures did Michelangelo paint?

• The Coliseum

• The Eiffel Tower

• The Louvre

• The Sistine Chapel

Florence grew wealthy through

• banking

• the travel industry

• farming

• book-selling

Whom did Renaissance humanists study to increase their knowledge of different topics through reason?

• the Japanese and English

• the Romans and Greeks

• The Mayans and Incas

• the Chinese and Indians

The great English playwright.

• Johannes Gutenberg

• William Shakespeare

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo

How did Marco Polo spread tales of his adventures in China?

• Gave speeches throughout Italy.

• Wrote a book.

• Produced a play.

• Passed it by oral traditions.

When did the Renaissance spread to northern Europe?

• the early 1400s

• the early 1500s

• the late 1400s

• the late 1300s

Marco Polo was from

• Venice

• Rome

• Florence

• Milan

Botticelli, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Titian

All of the above were famous Renaissance

• priests

• philosophers

• artists

• scientists

Venetian explorer who visited the court of Kublai Khan. One of the first Westerners to travel the Silk Road to China. Travels increased the interest of Europeans in the lands of the East.

Who is described above?

• Marco Polo

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus