Renaissance

What does the word Renaissance refer to?

• a period of renewed interest in the arts, based on the Classical period of Greece & Rome

• a breakout of infectious diseases that wiped out millions of people

• the migration of Italians to the New World

Which of these was NOT true about the city of Florence during the Renaissance?

• it was the center of banking in Europe

• it was the home, at one time, of Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo, as well as other artists

• architecture and statuary flourished in the city

• people who wished to practice Humanism were prohibited from doing so with the city’s borders.

What made the Italian City-States unique and important, compared to other European cities, during the Renaissance Period?

• the city-states were self-governing and conducted their own trade.

• the city-states were centrally located in Italy, in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea region, where people from all over Europe came to trade and do their banking

• the city-states were able to establish guilds of craftsmen, who were talented in making a variety of goods

• all of the above

What was Humanism?

• a march of masses of people with the intent to visit the birthplace of Jesus Christ

• a way of thinking that focuses on worldly subjects rather than on the religious issues that occupied medieval thinkers

• the practice of humans devoting all of their time to the practice of their religion, at the expense of all other activities

• a worldwide movement to improve people’s physical fitness during the 15th and 16th Centuries

What were some of the main goals of painters in Florence during the Renaissance Period?

• painters were trying to make their subjects in the paintings look flat and unemotional.

• painters were trying to make their backgrounds in the paintings look unrealistic

• painters were trying to make their subjects look real, in lifelike poses, and show emotion.

• none of the above

Which artist sculpted the best-known Renaissance Period statue of David?

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Raphael

• Caravaggio

Renaissance painters discovered the concept of perspective, and were able to show it in their works. Which choice best describes perspective?

• the flattening of the subject in the painting to appear two-dimensional

• using only one solid color behind the main subjects

• using only dark colors in the foreground

• creating the appearance of depth; the appearance of three dimensions

Which family in Florence, had a profound impact on finance, as well as Renaissance art and culture, due to their great wealth and power?

• Medici Family

• Vespucci Family

• David Family

• Georgiano Family

Niccolo Machiavelli was both a statesman and historian in Florence. He wrote a famous book about politics, leaders of government, and the way they led. What is the name of this book?

• The Prince

• All Hail the King

• Romeo and Juliet

• Othello

Which group served as the greatest patron of the arts during the Renaissance Period?

• Fishermen

• Doctor

• Catholic Church

• University Professor