The Renaissance Test Study Guide

The Renaissance was a rebirth of these two classical cultures

• Greek and Roman
• Egyptian and Mayan
• Chinese and Indian
• Persian and Mesopotamian

The Renaissance began in the city-states of this European country

• Germany
• France
• Italy
• Spain

 The word Renaissance means

• Rebirth
• Dark Age
• Middle Age
• Golden Age

What is the best definition of humanism?

• A system or mode of thought in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate
• The belief that all humans are important and valuable and that they all have equal potential to succeed.

• The belief in the existence of a supreme being
• The study of human behavior in societies

In 1450, this man invented the movable type printing press in Europe

• Johannes Gutenberg
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Isaac Newton
• Galileo Galilei

The printing press increased these two things in Europe

• Literacy and Religion
• Literacy and knowledge

• Population and Literacy
• Technology and Population

 What was the first and most widely printed book in Europe?

• The Bible
• The Iliad
• The Odyssey
• The Divine Comedy

All of the following  were Renaissance artists EXCEPT

• Leonardo da Vinci
• Michelangelo
• Raphael
• Medici

All of the following are considered to be humanities subjects EXCEPT

• History
• Philosophy
• Math

• Literature

Which of the following characterized thinking in the Renaissance?

• A reliance on Eastern traditions and the belief that life is suffering.

• 1. A devotion to God and the upkeep of a strict social hierarchy.

• Rejection of classical knowledge
• 1. A return to classical learning and a belief in human potential.