English Renaissance

What was a key consequence of the spread of learning during the Renaissance?

• Extension of literacy beyond clerics and monks

• Increase in political instability

• Expansion of artistic geniuses

• Suppression of classical cultures

Who brought the Gutenberg printing press to England in 1476?

• The Catholic Church

• Elizabeth I

• William Caxton

• Erasmus of Rotterdam

Which figure encouraged the teaching of Latin throughout Europe during the Renaissance?

• William Caxton

• Erasmus of Rotterdam

• Elizabeth I

• Gutenberg

What was the main focus of intellectual curiosity during the Renaissance?

• Medieval beliefs

• Religious doctrines

• Ancient Rome and Greece

• Future technologies

What technology assisted the spread of learning during the Renaissance?

• Telegraph

• Television

• Internet

• Gutenberg printing press

Which universities expanded greatly during the Renaissance in England?

• Oxford and Cambridge

• Princeton and Columbia

• Harvard and Yale

• Stanford and MIT

What was the main difference between the Italian Renaissance and the English Renaissance?

• Reformation influence

• Church dominance

• Political instability

• Artistic achievements

Who published a new Latin version of the Greek Bible in 1516?

• Gutenberg

• Erasmus of Rotterdam

• Elizabeth I

• William Caxton

What did the Renaissance promote in terms of man's vision?

• Fixed destiny

• Free will

• Benign influence of planets

• Malign influence of stars

What was the hope behind encouraging the teaching of Latin throughout Europe?

• To promote paganism

• To establish a new language

• To suppress classical cultures

• To create a lingua franca