Renaissance Period Quiz

What does the word Renaissance refer to?

• a period of renewed interest in the arts, based on the Classical period

• a series of wars between competing Italian city-states

• a breakout of infectious diseases that wiped out millions of people

• the migration of Italians to the New World

What was Humanism?

• a way of thinking that balances religious faith with the individuality of humans, an interest in nature, and the power of the human mind to learn

• a march of large groups of people to visit the birthplace of Jesus Christ

• the practice of humans spending all of their time to the practice of their religion

• a worldwide movement to improve people’s physical fitness during the 15th and 16th Centuries

Which artist sculpted the best-known Renaissance Period statue of David?

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Raphael

• Caravaggio

Which was a major reason for the cultural advancements during the Renaissance Period?

• the growth of trade and cities

• the rapid spread of diseases

• the tall mountains and windy weather of the region

• none of the above

Which of these people was a great scientist/inventor who lived during the period of the Renaissance?

• Henry Ford

• Albert Einstein

• Julius Caesar

• Leonardo Da Vinci

Renaissance ideas were spread through trade (people doing business), travel (people going to new places), and education (people teaching new ideas and skills to each other). Which invention of the Renaissance Period helped most to spread ideas and discoveries?

• long lasting oil paints

• the printing press with movable type (metal letters)

• wooden ships

• taller church buildings with balconies overlooking an entire city

For which of these achievements is Renaissance artist/scientist/inventor Leonardo Da Vinci given credit?

• developing the concept of the underwater diving suit

• envisioning an early model of a parachute

• designing war machines to attack enemy armies and defend soldiers

• all of the above

Michelangelo spent almost four years painting what part of the Sistine Chapel?

• the ceiling

• the inside walls

• the outside walls

• the floor

Copernicus was the first astronomer to propose the idea that Earth revolves around the sun, and that day and night occurs because Earth spins on its axis. He wrote a book declaring these facts. What group prohibited (did not allow) people of the time to read Copernicus’ book?

• The Astronomers’ Guild

• The Catholic Church

• The Society of Shakespearean Actors

• The Guild of Book Publishers

In the 15th Century, German inventor Johannes Gutenberg introduced what world-changing device that changed communication and learning forever?

• the printing press

• the Internet

• the chalkboard

• none of the above