Renaissance Review

What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?

• Christian devotion

• art and learning

• chivalry and tournaments

• good health after the plague

Humanists would encourage someone to _______.

• learn, read, and enjoy life

• become a Christian monk

• live a simple life

• commit crimes

What artist painted the Mona Lisa?

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Botticelli

• Raphael

In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?

• He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.

• He was only a painter.

• He lived in Italy during the 1500s.

• He challenged the church by writing the 95 Theses.

The best synonym for secular is

• new

• worldly (non-religious)

• humane

• religious

The technique known as perspective is most useful in the creation of

• drama

• sculpture

• two-dimensional art

• the sonnet form in poetry

A person who produces work "in the vernacular" is one who

• relies on realism

• uses only natural light

• uses a verse form of writing

• writes in a local, rather than a classical, language

What kind of person represented the ideal of the "Renaissance man"?

• someone who enjoyed worldly pleasures

• someone who excelled in many areas of study

• someone who specialized in a particular field of study

• someone who supported and appreciated the arts without creating art

For what is the Medici family famous?

• for being artists

• for being writers

• for being rulers and supporters of the arts

• for being religious reformers

The intellectual and cultural movement known as humanism arose from the study of

• medieval scholarship

• original Christian writings

• classical Greek and Roman culture

• the contributions of the Tang and Song dynasties