Q3 World History Honors Review

Who is considered the "Father of Humanism" during the Renaissance?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Galileo Galilei

• Michelangelo

• Francesco Petrarch

Which city is known as the birthplace of the Renaissance?

• Paris

• Florence

• London

• Rome

The Renaissance period is known for the rebirth of interest in which of the following?

• Ancient Greek and Roman ideas

• Viking mythology

• Chinese philosophy

• Egyptian hieroglyphics

In art, the technique of representing a three-dimensional world on a flat surface is known as:

• Abstract art

• Realism

• Cubism

• Perspective

Who painted the famous ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Donatello

• Raphael

• Michelangelo

Which invention during the Renaissance revolutionized the way information was spread in Europe?

• Printing press

• Telephone

• Television

• Internet

The famous playwright William Shakespeare lived and wrote during which period?

• Victorian Era

• Renaissance

• Middle Ages

• Industrial Revolution

Which family was a powerful patron of the arts in Florence during the Renaissance?

• Borgia

• Sforza

• Medici

• Visconti

Which astronomer challenged the geocentric view of the universe during the Renaissance?

• Isaac Newton

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Johannes Kepler

• Tycho Brahe

The Mona Lisa was painted by:

• Donatello

• Raphael

• Leonardo da Vinci