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Famous Renaissance people

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An Italian painter, architect and inventor known for his "The Mona Lisa" & "The Last Supper".

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

Sandro Botticelli

d)

Raphael

2.

A theory authored by Galileo about sun being the center of the solar system

a)

Geocentrism

b)

Heliumcentrism

c)

Solar Centrism

d)

Heliocentrism

3.

An italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer who invented the telescope and described the moons of Jupiter and rings of Saturn.

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Galileo

d)

Albert Einstein

4.

French philosopher and mathematician known to be "The Father of Modern Philosophy" who got famous for stating "I think, therefore I am".

a)

Desiderius Erasmus

b)

Rene Descartes

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Dante

5.

Italian painter of "Birth of Venus"

a)

Donatello

b)

Raphael

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Sandro Botticelli

6.

Italian sculptor who made "David", commisioned by the Medici family.

a)

Donatello

b)

Sandro Botticelli

c)

Raphael

d)

Michelangelo

7.

England's "National Poet" and a famous playwright known for his sonnets and plays like "Romeo & Juliet"

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

John Milton

c)

Niccolo Machiavelli

d)

Dante

8.

Italian sculptor, painter, and architect who painted the "The Creation of Adam" and the ceiling of The Sistine Chapel in Rome.

a)

Raphael

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Sandro Botticelli

d)

Donatello

9.

Italian philosopher, poet, write, and political thinker who authored "The Divine Comedy"

a)

Niccolo Machiavelli

b)

Dante

c)

Titian

d)

Giotto

10.

A famous voyager, after whom America was named.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

d)

Amerigo Vespucci