Renaissance Notes Quiz

What is the Renaissance often described as in terms of classical knowledge?

• A) A decline

• B) A rebirth

• C) A continuation

• D) A transformation

Where did the Renaissance begin around 1350?

• A) France

• B) Spain

• C) Italy

• D) Germany

Which city became the banking center of Europe during the Renaissance?

• A) Rome

• B) Florence

• C) Venice

• D) Milan

Who were the most famous and powerful patrons in Europe during the Renaissance?

• A) The Borgias

• B) The Tudors

• C) The Medici Family

• D) The Habsburgs

What does Humanism emphasize?

• A) The importance of religious themes

• B) The focus on worldly themes instead of religious

• C) The emphasis on person as part of a larger group

• D) The emphasis on person as an individual rather than part of a larger group

Which artist is often considered the greatest artist of all time and was also a painter, sculptor, and architect?

• A) Leonardo da Vinci

• B) Michelangelo

• C) Botticelli

• D) Raphael

Which works are attributed to Leonardo da Vinci?

• A) The Sistine Chapel & the David

• B) The Mona Lisa & The Last Supper

• C) The School of Athens & the Parnassus

• D) The Birth of Venus & Primavera

What is one of the best known works of Raphael ?

• The School of Athens

• Landscape paintings

• Abstract art

• Still life compositions

Which famous work is associated with Dante?

• The School of Athens

• The Divine Comedy

• The Prince

• The Birth of Venus

What is Petrarch often called?

• The Father of Humanism

• The Father of the Renaissance

• The Father of Modern Philosophy

• The Father of Literature