Renaissance Quiz

What most influenced the European Renaissance?

• the artwork of ancient Egypt

• the religion of ancient Mesopotamia

• the ideas of ancient Greece and Rome

• the technology of ancient China and India

Which of the following best defines the Renaissance?

• a European period in the 1600s and 1700s that focused on the value of reason

• a period from the 1300s to 1500s that brought new beliefs, culture, and art to Europe

• a European movement from 1800 to 1850 that emphasized the imagination and feelings

• a movement in the 1500s and 1600s during which religious leaders broke away from the Catholic Church in Europe

How did Italy’s location help it to become the birthplace of the Renaissance?

• Ideas could be spread easily by means of Italy’s fleet

• Italy was protected by the Alps

• Italian city-states had extreme wealth due to trade

• The bubonic plague never made it to italy

What artist was known as a "Renaissance Man" because he was skilled in many fields?

• Michelangelo
• Gutenbuerg
• da Vinci
• Machiavelli

Which book was authored by Niccolò Machiavelli?

• The Prince

• The Decameron

• The Book of the Courtier

• Two Treatises of Government

Who were patrons?

• Those who advised the Medici family

• The wealthy merchants of the Italian city-states

• Supporters of the arts

• Those who opposed the Medici family

The wealth and patronage of what family supported great works of art produced in Florence during the Renaissance?

• Galilei
• Medici
• Kepler
• da Vinci

Who authored the book "The Prince", where he declared "It is better to be feared than to be loved, if  you cannot be both"?

• Kepler
• Medici
• Machiavelli
• da Vinci

The period of history known as the Renaissance, occurred from

• 1200-1500

• 1300-1600

• 1400-1700

• 1100-1400

What kind of person represented the ideal of the Renaissanceman?

• Someone who enjoyed worldly pleasures

• Someone who excelled in many areas of study

• Someone who specialized in one field of study

• Someone who appreciated the arts