Renaissance Quiz

Who is known for their sculptures "David" and "Pietà" and for decorating the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Desiderius Erasmus

• Michelangelo Buonarroti

• Johannes Gutenberg

Which Dutch humanist and scholar translated the Christian Bible into the vernacular?

• Galileo Galilei

• Desiderius Erasmus

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Niccolò Machiavelli

Who proposed a heliocentric model of the solar system, stating that the sun stands at the center?

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Michelangelo Buonarroti

Which artist is known for the paintings "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper"?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo Buonarroti

• Galileo Galilei

• Desiderius Erasmus

Who built a telescope and observed moons orbiting Jupiter and demonstrated that Venus orbits the sun?

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Galileo Galilei

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Niccolò Machiavelli

Who revolutionized the process for making books by inventing a printing system that used movable type?

• Desiderius Erasmus

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Michelangelo Buonarroti

Who wrote "The Prince," a guide for rulers on how to gain and maintain power?

• Niccolò Machiavelli

• Galileo Galilei

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Desiderius Erasmus

Who wrote "Utopia," a book describing an ideal society in which men and women live in peace and harmony?

• William Shakespeare

• Sir Thomas More

• John Milton

• Geoffrey Chaucer

Which English humanist pressed for social reform and wrote about an ideal society?

• William Shakespeare

• John Milton

• Sir Thomas More

• Geoffrey Chaucer

Who is known for expressing universal themes in everyday, realistic settings and exploring the complexity of the individual?

• Sir Thomas More

• William Shakespeare

• John Milton

• Geoffrey Chaucer