Introduction to Elizabethan England and the Renaissance

What does renaissance mean?

• Restore

• Reuse

• Rebirth

• Recycle

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When was the Renaissance Period?

• 12th - 13th Century

• 18th - 19th Century

• 800 AD - 900 AD

• 14th - 17th Century

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Who invented the printing press?

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Galileo Galilei

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Michel de Montaigne

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_______ is a type of metric line used in traditional English poetry and verse drama. It is known as the heartbeat of Shakespeare's writing.

• Iambic Pentameter

• Anapestic Tetrameter

• Iambic Trimeter

• Dactyl Hexameter

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Which of the following was NOT a movement of the Renaissance?

• Humanism

• Realism

• Transcendentalism

• Secularism

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Who was known as "the Renaissance Man"?

• Leonardo de Vinci

• Donatello

• Raphael

• Michelangelo

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What movement emphasized the importance of human beings and their potential?

• Humanism

• Secularism

• Realism

• Naturalism

Which principle focuses

on the world rather than religion and the afterlife?

• Humanism

• Realism

• Secularism

• Naturalism

Which poet and playwright updated the simplistic, two-dimensional writing style of pre-Renaissance drama and focused on creating human characters with psychological complexity?

• Robert Burns

• Lord Byron

• Sir Walter Scott

• William Shakespeare

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Which of the following choices is true of Martin Luther?

• He founded a new form of Judaism.

• He was a French philosopher who supported the Catholic Church.

• He was a German Monk who started the Protestant Reformation.

• He was a priest who supported the indulgences of the Church.

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