renaissance study-Quiz

Which statement explains why the Renaissance began in Italy?

• Italy was not influenced by civilizations of the past.

• The Italian city-states became centers of trade and banking.

• Italy was politically unified by a king.

• The Catholic Church did not have any influence in Italy.

How did artists afford to create their paintings or sculptures?

• Patrons funded their art

• The government provided funding for their art

• The artists traded with other countries to raise funds for their art

• The artists traveled from city to city selling their art at trade shows

Which of the following would best complete the diagram above?

• There was a renewed interest in ancient Greece and Rome.

• There was a desire to create more Medieval style art.

• There was a renewed interest in the ancient Egyptians.

• There was a desire to create more art focusing on the religion of Islam.

What is humanism?

• The theory of humans having immortality

• A religion based on honoring humans

• Trade that involved slaves

• The belief in the importance of humans

Which of the following explains the paintings of the Renaissance?

• Used old techniques of painting human forms that didn’t provided perspective and shading.

• Created religious themes using realistically drawn human forms through shading and perspective.

• Focused on painting animal life and plants

• Used new techniques that created humans in an unrealistic form

Why did humanism inspire many people during the Renaissance?

• It encouraged the study of Greek and Roman culture to guide and inspire their work.

• It encouraged the study of the ancient civilization of China to uncover secrets from the past.

• It encouraged the people to stay with the tradition of only educating the nobility.

During the Renaissance, the renewed interest in human anatomy for artistic purposes aided in the improvements in which of the following field of study?

• Philosophy

• Architecture

• Religion

• Medicine

What way were the artists, writers and thinkers of the Renaissance influenced by the writers of ancient Greece and Rome?

• Like the Greeks and Romans, they placed an emphasis on the gods and goddesses.

• Like the Greeks and Romans, they placed an emphasis on individual potential and achievement.

• Like the Greeks and Romans, they placed and emphasis on theatre and myths.

• Like the Greeks and Romans, they placed an emphasis on war and conquest.

Education was influenced by humanism with its belief that individuals should maximize their potential through the study of what?

• Science, Mathematics and Literature

• History, Mathematics and Science

• Mathematics, Science and Latin

• History, Philosophy and Literature

In architecture, the classical influence of Greece and Rome is best represented in the continued development of what?

• The amphitheatre and roads

• The arch and dome

• The column and dome

• The arch and roads