Renaissance Quiz #2

Representing something in art or literature as it actually appears in life.

• Humanism

• Realism

• Secularism

• Daoism

Answer explanation

Realism is a representation is art or literature of something as it appears in real life, without idealization.

Like a realistic statue, flaws and all.

A mathematical system for representing three-dimensional space on a flat surface.

• Optical Illusion

• Virtual Reality

• Linear Perspective

• Drafting

Answer explanation

Linear Perspective allowed Renaissance artists to draw realistic scenes that looked 3D.

Which artist is known for his creation, the Mona Lisa?

• Michelangelo

• Raphael

• Dante

• Leonardo da Vinci

Answer explanation

Leonardo Da Vinci was a painter, artist, engineer, architect, and musician. A true renaissance man!

The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City was painted by...

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Albrecht Durer

• Pablo Picasso

Answer explanation

The Sistine Chapel took Michelangelo over four years to complete, and left him partially crippled.

Which artist helped spread Renaissance ideas to northern Europe?

• Benozzo Gozzoli

• Botticelli

• Michelangelo

• Albrecht Durer

Answer explanation

Albrecht Durer was a German artist, and is sometimes called the "Leonardo of the North."

Who wrote "The Divine Comedy?"

• Francesco Petrarch

• Miguel de Cervantes

• Dante Alighieri

• JRR Tolkien

Answer explanation

Dante's "Divine Comedy" tells the story of the author's journey through hell, purgatory, and finally heaven.

During the Renaissance, more books were written in...

• Spanish

• Common Vernacular

• Portuguese

• Uncommon Vernacular

Answer explanation

During the Italian Renaissance, the common vernacular was Italian and French. Educated people usually spoke and read Latin.

The movable type printing press was invented by...

• Thomas Edison

• Benjamin Franklin

• Isaac Newton

• Johann Gutenberg

Answer explanation

The invention of the movable type printing press created an explosion of literature!

The first document to place limits on the power of the English Monarch.

• Constitution

• Magna Carta

• Freedom Doctrine

• Declaration of Independence

Answer explanation

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In 1455, Gutenberg published...

• The Bible

• The Divine Comedy

• The Silmarillion

• The Torah

Answer explanation

Printed Bibles were far less expensive than hand written ones, and many people learned to read using Bibles they had at home.