Renaissance Quiz

What does the term 'Renaissance' mean?

• D. Dominance of the Church

• B. Recovery from the Black Plague

• A. Rebirth of classical Greece and Rome

• C. Time of creativity and change

What was the focus of the Renaissance?

• B. Promoting learning and finding man

• A. Finding God and proving pre-conceived ideas

• D. Dominating way of thinking with Church beliefs

• C. Studying language, history, and ethics

What is humanism?

• A. Concern with individual personality and uniqueness

• B. Belief in the power of God to show off through humans

• C. Study of logic, rhetoric, and math

• D. Separating morals from politics

What were the causes of the Renaissance?

• A. Growth of the middle class and rise of universities

• B. Disrespect towards the Church and chaos among nobility

• C. Lessening of feudalism and promotion of art

• D. All of the above

Who among the following was a famous Renaissance artist?

• C. Raphael

• A. Leonardo Da Vinci

• D. All of the above

• B. Michelangelo

The idea that education should prepare leaders who would be active in civic affairs

• Civic Humanism

• Science
• History
• Individualism

The idea that Human’s were unique and had many talents

• Individualism

• Perspective

• Science
• History

Who invented the printing press?

• Isaac Newton
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Albert Einstein
• Johannes Gutenberg

Why was the printing press so important to the Renaissance?

• The printing press allowed for the mass production of books and the dissemination of knowledge.
• The printing press was invented after the Renaissance.
• The printing press was only used for printing money during the Renaissance.
• The printing press was not important to the Renaissance.

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

• Pablo Picasso
• Vincent van Gogh
• Michelangelo
• Leonardo da Vinci