Renaissance Study Guide

Which development was MOST responsible for the spread of Renaissance ideas beyond Italy?

• A. the invention of the printing press

• B. the fall of the Byzantine Empire

• C. the re-opening of the Silk Road

• D. the translation of the Bible

The revival of scientific knowledge during the Renaissance came from a revival of the scientific texts from what earlier civilization?

• A. Greek

• B. Japanese

• C. Egyptian

• D. Indian

Which invention by Johann Gutenberg made it easier to publish books?

• A. printing press

• B. woodblock printing

• C. paper manufacturing

• D. illuminated letters

Before the Renaissance interest in humanism, art and scholarship in Medieval Europe focused MAINLY on which of the following?

• A. religion

• B. science

• C. politics

• D. nature

Humanities are the study of ________.

• history, philosophy, religion, art

• math and science

• biology and chemistry

• music and dance

Martin Luther wrote the 95 _______.

• Grievences

• Theses

• Issues

• Angers

Which artist painted the Sistine Chapel?

• Da Vinci

• Plato

• Michelangelo

• Raphael

Which author wrote plays like Macbeth and Midsummer Night's Dream?

• Thomas Moore

• Machiavelli

• Shakespeare

• Plato

Which author wrote "The Prince"?

• Thomas Moore

• John Calvin

• John Luther

• Machiavelli

What was "The Prince" written about?

• a perfect society

• a fatal love story

• a religious text

• how a prince should rule a kingdom