The Renaissance and Reformation

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Rebirth
• Stagnation
• Traditional
• A Latin term for art

What is the artistic technique that is used to show depth and distance on a flat surface?

• realism
• perspective
• idealism
• distancism

Which of the following is associated with Humanism?

• the ideas of the middle ages
• the ideas of Greece & Rome
• the ideas of ancient China
• the ideas of ancient India

Where did the Renaissance begin?

• Italy
• France
• England
• Germany

Who painted "The Last Supper"?

• Machiavelli
• Botticelli
• Kepler
• Leonardo da Vinci

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Renaissance began in Italy?

• Wealthy Italian patrons supported the arts
• Cultural diffusion encouraged curiosity and spread ideas

• The Black Plague did not hit Italy as a result of the Alps 
• Renewed interest in the cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome

What was the Renaissance a "rebirth" of?

• Religion
• Classical culture
• Life (after the black death)
• Middle Ages

"The end justifies the means" was a key belief of this man, who wrote "The Prince" 

• Machiavelli
• Castiglione
• Shakespeare 
• Petrarch

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Renaissance art?

• Perspective
• Incorporation of nature
• Flat/2-D
• Realistic/3-D

Advantages of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press include all of the following EXCEPT:

• Cheaper book prices
• Increase in education/literacy
• Increase in church power
• Rapid spread of ideas