Renaissance Topics

What came before the Renaissance?

• The Middle Ages

• The Black Plague

• A loss of power of the church

• All of the above

Which two ancient cultures did people look back upon for inspiration during the Renaissance?

• Greek and Roman

• French and Spanish

• English and Italian

The renewed belief in the potential of individual human beings became known as

• The Renaissance

• Humanism

• Patrons of the Arts

Renaissance art work was described as

• More lifelike

• People doing real tasks

• Emotion shown on people's faces

• All of the above

Who supported the art and artists of the Renaissance?

• Kings and Queens

• Wealthy families in Italian City-States

• Artists themselves

True or False: The ideas of the Renaissance began to spread out of Italy and throughout Europe

• True

• False

Which Renaissance individual below as known as a Renaissance man?

• Martin Luther

• Copernicus

• Leonardo Da Vinci

The word the Renaissance means

• Rebirth

• Relearn

The Printing Press changed world history. Which of the following shows its impact?

• Very few books were made available as only the rich had access.

• Books now were very expensive due to the price of ink.

• More people were able to learn to read and write.

The Renaissance began in which European country?

• Italy

• England

• Switzerland