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Renaissance Quiz

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Question 1
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Michelangelo
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Painted the Mona Lisa; example of a "Renaissance Man"
Florence
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German artist famous for his engravings
William Shakespeare
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Italian city that was central to the growth and development of the Renaissance
perspective
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Artistic technique that shows depth on a 2D surface
Niccolo Machiavelli
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Italian poet and scholar who encouraged the Bible be printed in vernaculars
Humanism
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Sculpted La Pieta
Francesco Petrarch
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English playwright responsible for the addition of over 1700 words to the language
Johannes Gutenberg
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German credited with inventing the printing press (in Europe)
Leonardo da Vinci
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Philosophy that emphasized the human experience over religious doctrine
Albrecht Dürer
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Italian writer who studied and published a book on realistic politics
Question 2
2.

Renaissance scholars were inspired by reawakened interest in which two classical societies?

Question 3
3.

Which wealthy Italian compiled a large library of books, in addition to advocating for more publications being printed in vernacular?

Question 4
4.

Which event is MOST responsible for the trend seen on the graph below?

Question 5
5.

Which answer most accurately describes why Italian cities thrived during the Middle Ages?

Question 6
6.

What family gained control over Florence in 1434?

Question 7
7.

Which of the following is NOT a way that art reflected the new attitudes and ideas of the Renaissance?

Question 8
8.

Which of these architectural elements was reintroduced during the Renaissance?

Question 9
9.

Which of these is NOT an artwork by Michelangelo?

Question 10
10.

Which Italian author created a wildly successful guide for how to keep and maintain political power?

Question 11
11.

What traits were all women expected to have, according to The Ideal Courtier?

Question 12
12.

Which Flemish painter used oil paints to create intensely realistic art?

Question 13
13.

Which Northern Renaissance artist painted vibrant scenes of everyday life, like the one seen below?

Question 14
14.

What book, written by Erasmus, used humor and satire to criticize tradition and the Catholic Church?

Question 15
15.

Which of the following Renaissance works was written and published by William Shakespeare?

Question 16
16.

What was the first book to be printed on a European printing press?

Question 17
17.

Which answer most accurately describes the impact of cheap and mass produced books on European society?

Question 18
18.

Identify and explain two major defining characteristics of the Renaissance.

Question 19
19.

Identify and explain one way that the Black Death helped create the conditions for the Renaissance.