Renaissance Review

Which of the following people was an artist, scientist, inventor, and philosopher?

• Leonardo da Vinci
• William Shakespeare
• Miguel de Cervantes
• Dante Aligheri

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Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

• Cervantes
• Machiavelli
• da Vinci
• Michelangelo

Who was the most important English playwright?

• William Shakespeare
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Niccolo Machiavelli
• King Richard I

How did Renaissance writers like Dante, Cervantes, and Shakespeare influence later writers?

• by writing in Latin
• by creating the first newspapers
• by writing the Bible
• by writing in the common lanugage

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What invention helped spread Renaissance ideas around Europe?

• the cotton gin
• the printing press
• the steam engine
• the typewriter

The Renaissance is a rebirth of which cultures? 

• Greek and Byzantine
• Roman and Chinese
• Islam and Greek
• Greek and Roman

The Renaissance movement that is based on the values of the Ancient Greeks and Romans, such that individuals and human society were important is known as: 

• Humanity
• Humanism
• Homo Sapienism
• Hajj

In which country did the Renaissance begin? 

• Italy
• France
• England
• America

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Rebirth
• Stagnation
• Traditional
• A Latin term for art

What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?

• wealthy patrons
• church officials
• government grants
• kings competing for prestige

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