Renaissance Quiz Review

Which invention had the greatest influence on the spread of ideas in the Northern Renaissance?

• Gunpowder

• Compass

• Rudder

• Movable type

The Renaissance began in the city-states of--

• France

• Greece

• Italy

• England

Erasmus's The Praise of Folly attacked--

• the Medici family rule

• corruption of the church

• the spread of humanist ideas

• Medieval artistic traditions

What German inventor developed the printing press?

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Erasmus

• Sir Thomas More

• Jan Van Eyck

Which English playwright wrote Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth?

• Sir Thomas More

• Dante

• William Shakespeare

• Geoffrey Chaucer

Who was known as the "Renaissance Man" because he was an artist, engineer, and scientist?

• Lorenzo de Medici

• Sir Thomas More

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo da Vinci

Humanism incorporated all of the following beliefs EXCEPT--

• an admiration for classical culture

• people should live a life preparing for the afterlife

• every individual had dignity and worth

• the ideal person participates in a variety of activities

The word "Renaissance" means--

• Renewal

• Rebirth

• New style

• Revival

Who created this painting?

• Donatello

• Michelangelo

• Raphael

• Leonardo da Vinci

The Prince by Machiavelli--

• encourage honesty and fair play by political leaders

• provided a set of rules for rulers to take and hold power

• was the story of an English prince from the Middle Ages

• firmly established democracy as the government in Italy