Renaissance Quiz Study Guide

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Renewed
• Rebuilt
• Remade
• Rebirth

Humanism...

• emphasized the Bible
• leads to happier lives
• encourages people to learn Latin and Greek
• focuses on the potential of humans to achieve 

Which of the following is associated with Humanism?

• the ideas of the middle ages
• the ideas of Greece & Rome
• the ideas of ancient China
• the ideas of ancient India

The first moveable type of printing press that allowed mass production of materials was invented by

• Leonardo da Vinci.
• Johann Gutenberg.
• William Shakespeare.
• Michelangelo di Buonarroti Simoni.

Which of these famous structures did Michelangelo paint?

• the Louvre

• the Coliseum

• the Sistine Chapel

• the Eiffel Tower

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

• Tycho Brahe

• Johannes Kepler

All of the above were famous Renaissance

• philosophers.

• priests.

• artists.

• scientists.

What was Niccolò Machiavelli's main argument in his work The Prince?

• A ruler should do whatever is necessary to maintain power.

• A ruler should follow all of the teachings of the Catholic Church.

• A ruler should make his subjects as happy as possible.

• A ruler should strive to maintain equality and fairness.

How did Renaissance art differ from Medieval art?

• It was more godly

• It was more realistic, and had three dimensions

• it portrayed religious subjects

• it was more biblical

The Printing Press 

• Allowed ideas to be spread faster because books were easier to get
• Was created by Leonardo Da Vinci
• Was invented by the Ottoman Turks
• Helped Mansa Musa spread Islam

This Renaissance artist painted the Mona Lisa

• Leonardo daVinci
• Filippo Brunelleschi
• Machiavelli
• Cervantes