Renaissance Quiz

What does the word Renaissance mean?

• Rebirth

• Revolution

• Religion

• Reform

During which centuries did the Italian Renaissance take place?

• 14th and 15th

• 15th and 16th

• 13th and 14th

• 16th and 17th

Which city-states in Italy were known for their wealth during the Renaissance?

• Florence, Milan, Venice, and Rome

• Naples, Genoa, Turin, and Bologna

• Verona, Pisa, Siena, and Palermo

• Bari, Catania, Trieste, and Perugia

Who was the ruling family of Florence during the Italian Renaissance?

• The Medici family

• The Sforza family

• The Borgia family

• The Visconti family

Which intellectual movement was at the heart of the Renaissance?

• Humanism

• Enlightenment

• Romanticism

• Realism

Who wrote 'The Prince' which emphasized the ends justifying the means?

• Machiavelli

• Petrarch

• Erasmus

• More

Which artist is known for painting the Mona Lisa?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Raphael

• Donatello

Who invented the printing press with moveable metal type?

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

Which playwright wrote plays with universal themes that are still performed today?

• Shakespeare

• Cervantes

• Rabelais

• Dürer

Who wrote 'Don Quixote' about an idealistic knight?

• Cervantes

• Shakespeare

• Rabelais

• Erasmus