Lesson 13, Section 1 Review 2024–2025

Match the Renaissance figure with their major accomplishment.

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

• Michelangelo

• Painted the Mona Lisa

• Raphael

• Created a movable type printing press

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Painted the School of Athens

• Petrarch

• Built a library of ancient Greek and Roman texts

Match the Northern Renaissance figure with their contribution.

• William Shakespeare

• Developed advanced oil painting techniques

• Sir Thomas More

• Wrote Utopia, describing an ideal society governed by reason

• Jan van Eyck

• Painted scenes of Flemish peasant life

• Desiderius Erasmus

• Used English vernacular in his plays, advancing the language

• Pieter Bruegel

• Criticized corruption in the Catholic Church in The Praise of Folly

Match the literary work to its author.

• Giorgio Vasari

• The Decameron

• Giovanni Boccaccio

• The Prince

• Niccolò Machiavelli

• The Divine Comedy

• Dante Alighieri

• The Lives of the Artists

What was the most significant contribution of Johannes Gutenberg to European culture during the Renaissance?

• inventing paper

• developing a printing press with movable type

• translating ancient texts into vernacular languages

• writing The Prince

Which of the following best describes the philosophy of humanism during the Renaissance?

• emphasis on religious authority and divine control

• focus on individual dignity and secular learning

• rejection of classical ideas and ancient traditions

• support for feudal values and societal hierarchies

Which of these is a reason Italy was the birthplace of the Renaissance?

• strong feudal traditions

• the wealth and patronage of city-states

• isolation from trade networks

• dominance of religious institutions

Which Renaissance author is known as the “Father of Humanism”?

• Giovanni Boccaccio

• Francesco Petrarch

• Niccolò Machiavelli

• Dante Alighieri

The Renaissance began in which region of Europe?

• Germany

• Italy

• France

• Greece

What was the impact of the printing press on European society during the Renaissance?

• reduced literacy rates

• increased the accessibility of books

• replacement of religious manuscripts

• spread of feudal ideas

Which Renaissance technique creates the illusion of depth by using vanishing points and converging lines?

• realism

• perspective

• illumination

• fresco