Renaissance Quiz

During the Middle Ages, __________ united the people of Western Europe.

• Art

• Literature

• Philosophy

• Christianity

The period after the Middle Ages is known as ____________.

• Humanism

• the Renaissance

• the Dark Ages

• the Scientific Revolution

The Renaissance lasted about ____________ years.

• 100

• 200

• 1300

• 1500

The spirit of ____________ sparked new ideas in art, science, literature, and philosophy.

• Humanism

• Christianity

• the Dark Ages

• the Scientific Revolution

Michelangelo was a fine painter, __________, poet, and architect.

• engineer

• scientist

• explorer

• sculptor

Michelangelo studied __________, which helped to make his art so lifelike.

• Middle Age art

• math books

• the human body

• Buildings

Lorenzo de' Medici, a wealthy Italian, noted young Michelangelo's artistic brilliance and became his __________.

• patron

• assistant

• competitor

• teacher

Michelangelo worked on ______________ for four years.

• David

• The Sistine Chapel

• St. Peters Church

• Pieta

________________ wrote a book that said the planets revolve around the Sun.

• William Harvey

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Aristotle

________________ invented the printing press.

• Galileo Galilei

• William Harvey

• Michelangelo

• Johannes Gutenberg