The Renaissance

What was the Renaissance?

• a) a time of increased religious faith

• b) a time of wars for independence

• c) a time of achievements in art, literature, and learning

• d) a time of rapid industrialization

When did the Renaissance begin?

• a) 1100s

• b) 1300s

• c) 1600s

• d) 1800s

Where did the Renaissance begin?

• a) Italy

• b) France

• c) Spain

• d) England

During the Renaissance, Italy was

• a) a democratic republic.

• b) a colony of Spain.

• c) struggling for independence.

• d) divided into many separate city-states.

Which invention accelerated the Renaissance?

• a) printing press

• b) spinning jenny

• c) assembly line

• d) penicillin

During the Renaissance, the status of artists

• a) decreased.

• b) stayed the same.

• c) improved.

• d) was very low.

Which of the following is known as the most celebrated sculptor of the Renaissance?

• a) Brunelleschi

• b) Botticelli

• c) Michelangelo

• d) Cervantes

Which artistic technique made paintings look three-dimensional instead of flat?

• a) perspective

• b) fresco

• c) woodcarving

• d) illuminated manuscripts

Which city was considered the cradle of the Renaissance?

• a) Naples

• b) Vatican City

• c) Pompeii

• d) Florence

Which industries was Florence chiefly dependent on?

• a) shipbuilding and trade

• b) wool and banking

• c) farming and food production

• d) arms and ammunition