Renaissance Quiz

The Renaissance began in which country?

• Italy

• France

• England

• Spain

What period came before the Renaissance?

• Middle Ages

• Ancient Greece

• Roman Empire

• Dark Ages

Humanism focused on what aspects?

• Human potential and achievement

• Religious devotion

• Military conquests

• Agricultural practices

What does vernacular mean?

• Local language

• Ancient Greek

• Latin

• Sign language

Who invented the printing press?

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Raphael

What did the printing press help spread?

• Ideas

• Diseases

• Crops

• Armies

What artistic technique made paintings look more realistic?

• Perspective

• Cubism

• Impressionism

• Abstract

Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting of a woman smiling is called?

• Mona Lisa

• Starry Night

• The Scream

• Girl with a Pearl Earring

What profession was Nicolaus Copernicus?

• Astronomer

• Painter

• Sculptor

• Writer

According to Copernicus, what did the planets revolve around?

• The Sun

• The Earth

• The Moon

• Jupiter