Unit 2 Test: Renaissance and Reformation

What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?

• Christian devotion

• art and learning

• chivalry and tournaments

• good health after the plague

Humanists would encourage someone to ______.

• learn, read, and enjoy life

• become a Christian monk

• live a simple life

• commit crimes

What artist painted the Mona Lisa, seen below?

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Botticelli

• Raphael

In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?

• He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.

• He was only a painter.

• He lived in Italy during the 1500s.

• He challenged the church by writing the 95 Theses.

The best synonym for secular is

• new

• worldly

• humane

• religious

A person who produces work "in the vernacular" is one who

• relies on realism

• uses only natural light

• uses a verse form of writing

• writes in a local, rather than a classical, language

What kind of person represented the ideal of the "Renaissance man"?

• someone who enjoyed worldly pleasures

• someone who excelled in many areas of study

• someone who specialized in a particular field of study

• someone who supported and appreciated the arts without creating art

For what is the Medici family famous?

• for being artists

• for being writers

• for being rulers and supporters of the arts

• for being religious reformers

The intellectual and cultural movement known as humanism arose from the study of

• medieval scholarship

• original Christian writings

• classical Greek and Roman culture

• the contributions of the Tang and Song dynasties

In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?

• He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist

• He painted the Mona Lisa while holding scientific discussions

• He lived in Italy during the 1500s

• He used perspective in all of his drawings and paintings