Renaissance & Reformation Key Terms Review

What does Classicism imply?

• Formality, objectivity, simplicity, and restraint

• Chaos, subjectivity, complexity, and indulgence

• Modernity, innovation, complexity, and freedom

• Informality, subjectivity, simplicity, and freedom

What are the humanities?

• Areas of study that focus on human life and culture, such as history, literature, and ethics

• Areas of study that focus on natural sciences and mathematics

• Areas of study that focus on technology and engineering

• Areas of study that focus on business and economics

Who is a patron?

• A person who provides financial support for the arts

• A person who creates art

• A person who critiques art

• A person who sells art

What is the Mona Lisa?

• A painting by Leonardo da Vinci of a woman with a mysterious smile

• A sculpture by Michelangelo

• A novel by Thomas More

• A play by William Shakespeare

What is perspective in art?

• The technique used to represent three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface in a way that looks natural and realistic

• The technique used to create abstract art

• The technique used to mix colors

• The technique used to sculpt figures

Who wrote "The Prince" and what is its main idea?

• Machiavelli; "better to be feared than loved"

• Thomas More; "better to be loved than feared"

• Leonardo da Vinci; "better to be wise than strong"

• Michelangelo; "better to be strong than wise"

Who were the Medici?

• A powerful banking family who ruled Florence in the 1400s, patrons of the arts

• A famous family of artists in the Renaissance

• A group of Renaissance philosophers

• A family of Renaissance scientists

Who was Leonardo da Vinci?

• A well-known Italian Renaissance artist, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, and scientist

• A famous Renaissance poet

• A Renaissance political leader

• A Renaissance philosopher

What is Humanism?

• A Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements

• A movement focused on religious reform

• A movement focused on scientific discoveries

• A movement focused on economic theories

What is "Utopia" by Thomas More about?

• A philosophical book that shows a perfect society

• A historical account of the Renaissance

• A guide to Renaissance art techniques

• A collection of Renaissance poetry