Intro Renaissance pop Quiz

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Renewed
• Rebuilt
• Remade
• Rebirth

What is one way that Medieval and Renaissance artists differ?

• Renaissance art focuses more on religion
• Medieval artists were more realistic
• Renaissance artist turned to Roman and Greek works for inspiration
• They are the same

On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?

• Spain
• England
• Italy
• Germany

Humanism...

• emphasized the Bible
• leads to happier lives
• encourages people to learn Latin and Greek
• focuses on the potential of humans to achieve 

Which of these would be valued most by a Renaissance thinker who emphasized individualism?

• a nation's strength 
• a family's ancestors
• a person's achievements
• an army's success in battle

Which of the following most accurately characterizes the Renaissance?

• the spread of democracy
• the outburst of creativity 
• a growth of religious belief
• a decline in learning 

Which of the following is associated with classical learning?

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

What two "classic" civilizations were people during the Renaissance getting inspiration from?

• ancient Romans and ancient Latins

• ancient Greek and ancient Latins

• ancient Rome and ancient Greece

• ancient Italian and ancient French

The celebration of the individual and the talents that they can achieve was known as ___________ during the Renaissance?

• courtier

• humanism

• spirit

• social status

The Renaissance started in what Country?

• Greece

• USA

• Rome

• Italy