Renaissance Quiz

Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?

• They became wealthy from exclusive trade deal with the Muslims & Asia

• they had the classical art of Greece & Rome to inspire them

• Italians wanted to beautify their city-states & the Catholic Church

What is a Renaissance Man? Who is the best example?

• Michelangelo
• Isaac Newton
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Galileo Galilei

Who were the Ninja Turtles of the Renaissance?

• Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael
• Vincent van Gogh
• Pablo Picasso
• Claude Monet

Impact of Gutenberg's printing press

• increased literacy & the use of vernacular

• spread information more quickly and accurately than word of mouth

• inspired many movements especially the Reformation

The most prolific writer of the Renaissance (from the North) was

• William Shakespeare
• Erasmus of Rotterdam
• Thomas More
• John Milton

Who was Nicolo Machiavelli

• A famous Italian painter known for his sculptures.
• An English playwright who authored 'Hamlet'.
• A French philosopher who wrote about democracy.
• Niccolò Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat and philosopher known for 'The Prince'.

Which Renaissance artist is known for the sculpture of David?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Raphael

• Donatello

The Sistine Chapel ceiling was painted by...

• Michelangelo

• Albrecht Durer

• Miguel Cervantes

• Leonardo DaVinci

Renaissance art focused on the individual and worldly matters as well as Christianity.

• True

• False

painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

• Raphael Sanzio

• Michelangelo Buonarroti

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Johannes Gutenberg