Ren Quiz

What does "Renaissance" mean?

• Reconvert

• Rebirth

• Re-examine

• Review

Where did the Renaissance begin?

• England

• Norway

• Italy

• Spain

Who is considered the father of humanism?

• Erasmus

• Sir Thomas More

• Petrarch

• Machiavelli

The Renaissance was a time of...

• political and cultural change

• artistic creativity

• Reawakened interest in classical learning

• All of the above

During the Renaissance, people became interested in

• mathematics.

• the ancient Greeks and Romans.

• Petrarch.

• gold.

Who was Johann Gutenberg?

• the inventor of the telescope

• the inventor of the printing press

• the founder of the laws of planetary motion

• a religious reformer

What invention helped to spread the ideas of the Renaissance?

• the printing press

• the caravel

• the telescope

• eyeglasses

Why were the Medicis important to the Renaissance?

• The commissioned many expeditions.

• They started a university in Florence.

• They believed in the teachings of Luther.

• They were patrons of the arts.

Humanism...

• emphasized the Bible
• leads to happier lives
• encourages people to learn Latin and Greek
• focuses on the potential of humans to achieve 

Advantages of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press include all of the following EXCEPT:

• Cheaper book prices
• Increase in education/literacy
• Increase in church power
• Rapid spread of ideas