Renaissance & Reformation

What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?

• Christian devotion

• art and learning

• chivalry and tournaments

• good health after the plague

Humanists would encourage someone to _____.

• learn, read, and enjoy life

• become a Christian monk

• live a simple life

• commit crimes

What artist painted the Mona Lisa, seen here?

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Botticelli

• Raphael

In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?

• He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.

• He was only a painter.

• He lived in Italy during the 1500s.

• He challenged the church by writing the 95 Theses.

The best synonym for secular is

• new.

• worldly.

• humane.

• religious.

The technique known as perspective is most useful in the creation of

• drama.

• sculpture.

• two-dimensional art.

• the sonnet form in poetry.

A person who produces work "in the vernacular" is one who

• relies on realism.

• uses only natural light.

• uses a verse form of writing.

• writes in a local, rather than a classical, language.

For what is the Medici family famous?

• for being artists

• for being writers

• for being wealthy rulers and supporters of the arts

• for being religious reformers

The intellectual and cultural movement known as humanism arose from the study of

• medieval scholarship.

• original Christian writings.

• classical Greek and Roman culture.

• the contributions of the Tang and Song dynasties.

What book did Machiavelli write about how to be a powerful ruler?

• Tao Te Ching

• The Agony & the Ecstacy

• The Prince

• Hamlet