Italian Renaissance Quiz

What is humanism?

• A) A political movement focused on democracy

• B) An intellectual movement at the heart of the Renaissance that focused on education and the classics

• C) A religious movement focused on the reformation of the church

• D) A social movement focused on equality and human rights

What subjects are included in the study of humanities?

• A) Mathematics, science, and technology

• B) Grammar, rhetoric, poetry, and history

• C) Physical education, health, and nutrition

• D) Economics, business, and finance

Who was Francesco Petrarch?

• A) An Italian painter known for his sculptures

• B) A Renaissance humanist, poet, and scholar who assembled a library of Greek and Roman manuscripts

• C) A scientist known for his studies in anatomy and optics

• D) A patron who provided financial support for the arts

What is Florence known for during the Italian Renaissance?

• A) Being the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci

• B) Being the center of the Italian Renaissance

• C) Being the home of Michelangelo

• D) Being the capital of Italy

What is a patron?

• A) A person who creates art

• B) A person who studies ancient manuscripts

• C) A person who provides financial support for the arts

• D) A person who teaches humanities

What is perspective in art?

• A) A technique used to create abstract art

• B) A method of painting that uses only black and white

• C) An artistic technique used to give paintings and drawings a three-dimensional effect

• D) A style of sculpture that focuses on realism

Which of the following is true about Leonardo da Vinci?

• A) He was only known for his paintings

• B) He was an Italian artist with varied talents including botany, anatomy, optics, music, architecture, and engineering

• C) He was a famous poet and scholar

• D) He was a patron of the arts

Which famous paintings are attributed to Leonardo da Vinci?

• A) The Starry Night and The Scream

• B) The Birth of Venus and Primavera

• C) The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper

• D) The Persistence of Memory and The Elephants

What was Michelangelo known for?

• A) His poetry and novels

• B) His sculpture, engineering, architecture, and poems

• C) His scientific discoveries

• D) His political theories

Who painted the biblically themed ceiling murals for the Sistine Chapel in Rome?

• Raphael

• Michelangelo

• Baldassare Castiglione

• Niccolo Machiavelli