The Renaissance Quiz

Who is considered the father of Renaissance literature?

• Dante Alighieri

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Francesco Petrarca

Which famous poet wrote the epic poem 'The Divine Comedy'?

• Dante Alighieri

• Robert Frost

• Emily Dickinson

• William Shakespeare

Who is credited with the discovery of the heliocentric model of the solar system?

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Johannes Kepler

Which scientist invented the telescope?

• Galileo Galilei

• Nikola Tesla

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

What was the major invention of Johannes Gutenberg during the Renaissance?

• typewriter

• telephone

• steam engine

• printing press

Which artist painted the famous mural 'The Last Supper'?

• Pablo Picasso

• Vincent van Gogh

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo da Vinci

What political system was prevalent during the Renaissance in Italy?

• city-states

• Dictatorship

• Communism

• Monarchy

Who is known as the 'Father of Humanism'?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Galileo Galilei

• Francesco Petrarca

Which religious reformer started the Protestant Reformation?

• John Calvin

• Henry VIII

• Martin Luther

• Pope Francis

What was the name of the famous book written by Niccolò Machiavelli?

• The Prince

• The Republic

• The Divine Comedy

• The Art of War