Renaissance Study Guide

The studies of Andreas Vesalius built most directly on methods used by which Renaissance figure?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Johannes Gutenberg

• William Shakespeare

• Michelangelo

Which statement describes the main impact of the invention of the printing press?

• The Catholic Church began condemning heretical authors.

• Renaissance ideas spread quickly throughout Europe.

• Scientific instruments quickly became more and more accurate.

• Attending plays became more common among ordinary people.

Leonardo da Vinci's best-known work of art is known as

• The Prince

• Romeo and Juliet

• the Mona Lisa

• the Sistine Chapel

Which factor contributed most to the content of Niccolò Machiavelli's writings?

• political upheaval in Italy

• the start of the Scientific Revolution

• efforts to reform the Catholic Church

• the rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman works

Which quality is commonly seen in paintings by Michelangelo, Raphael, and van Eyck?

• a preference for action scenes

• the rejection of religious themes

• a focus on the lives of common people

• a realistic depiction of the human body.

Which factor contributed most to the beginning of the Age of Exploration?

• the desire to improve navigational technologies

• the desire to improve trade between Europe and Asia

• the desire to spread European culture to the Americas

• the desire to provide new subjects for Renaissance artists

William Shakespeare's main works were

• plays and sonnets

• essays and novels

• paintings and drawings

• short stories and movie scripts

The organization of medieval and Renaissance Italy into independent city-states was most similar to the political structure of

• ancient Egypt

• ancient Greece

• the Mongol Empire

• the Byzantine Empire

A humanist thinker who lived during the early part of the Renaissance would most likely have been working on which problem?

• how to accurately predict the outcome of elections

• how to gain widespread acceptance of religious teachings

• how to organize a more efficient method of factory production

• how to design a strong building with only lightweight materials

Renaissance humanism emphasized which concept?

• the scientific method

• ethical teachings of the Bible

• practical problem solving

• functioning of the global economy