Ultimate Quizziz: Renaissance and Reformation

Renaissance is a French word that means "rebirth." The Renaissance was a rebirth of interest in the art and learning of ancient Greece and

• China

• Egypt

• Rome

• India

This is a painting by Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. Study the painting. Which characteristic of Renaissance art does the painting show?

• The figures look stiff and flat

• The figures look lifelike and three-dimensional.

• The figures show little knowledge of anatomy.

• The figures are shown performing a heroic task.

What is humanism?

• a belief that a person's class or family is more important than individual achievement

• a belief that people should follow religious teachings without question

• a way of thinking that focused on individual dignity, nature, and human society

• a belief that people should not try to control their own lives

Members of the Medici family used their wealth to become patrons of the arts. Based on your reading of Section 3, what is a "patron of the arts"?

• someone who destroys the work of artists

• someone who teaches artists to create art

• someone who works as an artist

• someone who supports the work of artists

How did Renaissance ideas spread throughout Europe?

• It spread through trade.

• It spread through travel.

• It spread through education.

• all of the above

Painter Titian trained with Giorgione, an artist known for painting.

• chapels.

• frescos.

• portraits.

• fabrics

What revolutionary idea did Nicolaus Copernicus come up with?

• The sun revolves around various planets.

• The moon migrates across the universe.

• Earth and the other planets orbit the sun.

• Earth was in the middle of the universe

What is one way Queen Elizabeth I encouraged trade and commerce in England?

• She established factories in various other parts of the world.

• She authorized English trading companies in other continents.

• She travelled to make trade agreements with other countries.

• She made laws encouraging cities to trade with other cities.

Which of the following is true of Spanish writer Miguel Cervantes

• He was a slave in North Africa for five years.

• He lived his entire life without leaving Spain.

• He wrote mostly mystery and dramatic novels.

• He was banished from Spain due to his writing.

Michelangelo is very well known for

• painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

• publishing a long pamphlet about science

• inventing a wide array of unique machines.

• building a number of churches and chapels