Renaissance Vocabulary Quiz

The Middle Ages were...

• a period from the Fall of Rome to the 14th century

• a period before the fall of Rome

• a period in the middle of world history

• a period when there were little changes in history

Monasteries are...

• a church

• a communal living space for nuns who have no contact with the outside world

• a communal living space for priests who have minimal contact with the outside world

• a temple

Illiteracy means...

• being unable to write

• being unable to read or write

• being able to read or write

• being unable to read

Serfs

• poor landowners who had people living on their lands in a slave-like condition

• wealthy landowners who had people living on their lands in a slave-like condition

• wealthy peasants who lived in a near slave-like condition

• poor peasants who lived in a near slave-like condition

Humanism is...

• a Renaissance movement that placed new interest in the study and celebration of human beings, as opposed to church ritual and human sin

• a Renaissance movement that viewed religion did not have to be the center of human affairs and people could seek enjoyment in life

• a Renaissance movement that believed the individual was more important than the larger community

• a Renaissance movement that spread the idea of a utopia or ideal (perfect) society could exist in our world

Leonardo da Vinci was...

• A well known Italian Renaissance artist, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, and scientist. Known for the Mona Lisa.

• A well known English poet and playwright during the Renaissance. Known for Romeo and Juliet and for Macbeth.

• A Polish astronomer who proposed that the Sun is at the center of the universe and the planets, including the earth revolve around the sun.

• A Flemish scientist who pioneered the study of anatomy and provided detailed overviews of the human body and its systems.

William Shakespeare was...

• A well known Italian Renaissance artist, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, and scientist. Known for the Mona Lisa.

• A well known English poet and playwright during the Renaissance. Known for Romeo and Juliet and for Macbeth.

• A Polish astronomer who proposed that the Sun is at the center of the universe and the planets, including the earth revolve around the sun.

• A Flemish scientist who pioneered the study of anatomy and provided detailed overviews of the human body and its systems.

Nicolaus Copernicus was...

• A well known Italian Renaissance artist, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, and scientist. Known for the Mona Lisa.

• A well known English poet and playwright during the Renaissance. Known for Romeo and Juliet and for Macbeth.

• A Polish astronomer who proposed that the Sun is at the center of the universe and the planets, including the earth revolve around the sun.

• A Flemish scientist who pioneered the study of anatomy and provided detailed overviews of the human body and its systems.

Andreas Vesalius was...

• A well known Italian Renaissance artist, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, and scientist. Known for the Mona Lisa.

• A well known English poet and playwright during the Renaissance. Known for Romeo and Juliet and for Macbeth.

• A Polish astronomer who proposed that the Sun is at the center of the universe and the planets, including the earth revolve around the sun.

• A Flemish scientist who pioneered the study of anatomy and provided detailed overviews of the human body and its systems.