Renaissance Test

Name:

What did historians call the rebirth of classical learning that led to a movement of great creativity in the arts, writing, and thinking?

• Middle Ages
• Mesoamerica
• Renaissance

What does "Renaissance" mean?

• happy
• rebirth
• old

The Renaissance began in Italy and last from 1300-1600.

• True
• False

Leonardo de Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael are three famous artists that went to China during the Renaissance hoping to make a name for themselves.

• True
• False

What family ruled Florence during the Renaissance?

• Medici
• De Vinci
• Shakespeare

The Last Supper and Mona Lisa are Leonardo de Vinci's most famous paintings.

• True
• False

Why did Leonardo de Vinci only paint around 17 paintings?

• He died at a young age.
• No one liked his paintings, so he stopped painting.
• He was interested in other things like engineering and astronomy.

Who was William Shakespeare?

• Person who invented the printing press.
• King of England
• Famous poet, playwright, and actor during the Renaissance.

Most of William Shakespeare's plays were about animals and nature.

• True
• False