Renaissance Test Prep!

______________ ___________ was a Renaissance poet whose sonnets focused on a love of nature in the tradition of Roman writers.

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Francesco Petrarca

• Mona Lisa

Leonardo da Vinci was known for his work in which of the following fields:

• painting

• architecture

• engineering

• sculpture

• all of the above

The statue David was created by which Renaissance sculptor:

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Raphael

• Michelangelo

• Donatello

In Renaissance art, "perspective" refers to:

• Opinions about the world of art

• A style of realistic sculpting

• A separation of the Church from everyday life

• A way of painting with three-dimensional depth and geometry

Who of the following was a famous Renaissance playwright:

• William Shakespeare

• Francesco Petrarca

• Cosimo de' Medici

• Jan Van Eyck

Erasmus was a Catholic priest who was known for writing:

• Macbeth

• In Praise of Folly

• The Prince

• Usury

A sonnet is:

• a type of poem consisting of fourteen lines that rhyme according to a pattern

• a genre of dramatic play (theater)

• a genre of novel (book)

• a type of fresco painting