SCA World Studies Chapter 6, Renaissance and Reformation in Europe

Question 1

Why is Leonardo da Vinci called a Renaissance Man?

Accepted Answer

He excelled in many creative areas., He imagined inventions., He studied many scientific areas.

Question 2

What did Erasmus do?

Accepted Answer

He published a Greek New Testament., He used a movable type press.

Question 3

Which art seemed more realistic?

Accepted Answer

Renaissance

Question 4

Who invented and perfected the printing press?

Accepted Answer

Johannes Gutenberg

Question 5

Which subject is NOT included in the category humanities?

Accepted Answer

mathematics

Question 6

Sir Thomas More wrote a book called Utopia.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

What was the name of Castiglione's book of manners?

Accepted Answer

The Book of the Courtier

Question 8

Which contemporary songwriter used a Thomas More quote?

Accepted Answer

David Crowder

Question 9

What invention changed the world, starting c. 1440?

Accepted Answer

the movable type printing press

Question 10

Describe Brunelleschi's dome.

Accepted Answer

eight sided

Question 11

What is the meaning of "renaissance"?

Accepted Answer

Literally, rebirth, Literally, revival

Question 12

Petrarch is considered the Father of _________.

Accepted Answer

humanism., Giovanni and Francesca

Question 13

How tall is Michelangelo's David?

Accepted Answer

17 feet

Question 14

Who wrote a book telling rulers it is better to be feared than loved?

Accepted Answer

Niccolo Machiavelli

Question 15

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome?

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

Question 16

What is a relief sculpture?

Accepted Answer

It is attached to a wall.

Question 17

Who paid for paintings, sculptures, and architecture?

Accepted Answer

Wealthy merchants, The Roman Catholic Church

Question 18

Petrarch wrote Canzoniere, poems about Lana.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

Where did Erasmus live?

Accepted Answer

Rotterdam

Question 20

Which art had more religious themes?

Accepted Answer

Medieval

Question 21

How many bricks were used to build Brunelleschi's dome?

Accepted Answer

4 million

Question 22

Where did Renaissance era girls attend school?

Accepted Answer

at home

Question 23

Who sculpted the doors for the baptistery at Florence, Italy?

Accepted Answer

Ghiberti

Question 24

Which art used shading and perspective?

Accepted Answer

Renaissance

Question 25

Why was Thomas More beheaded as a traitor?

Accepted Answer

He wouldn't accept the English king as head of the Church.

Question 26

What happened to Thomas More in 1935?

Accepted Answer

The Roman Catholic Church made him a saint., The Roman Catholic Church canonized him.

Question 27

Michelangelo sculpted this biblical character out of block of marble:

Accepted Answer

David

Question 28

Who painted The Last Supper?

Accepted Answer

Leonardo

Question 29

Sir Thomas More served as counselor to this king:

Accepted Answer

Henry VII

Question 30

Why did scholars leave Constantinople in 1453?

Accepted Answer

The city had fallen to the Turks.

Question 31

How long did it take to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome?

Accepted Answer

four years

Question 32

Who painted The Mona Lisa?

Accepted Answer

Leonardo

Question 33

Who was so concerned about the behavior of men that he/she wrote a book for them?

Accepted Answer

Castiglione

Question 34

What was the name of Machiavelli's book?

Accepted Answer

The Prince

Question 35

More's invented word "utopia" means...

Accepted Answer

...nowhere

Question 36

How long did it take to sculpt David?

Accepted Answer

four years

Question 37

How long did it take to build Brunelleschi's dome?

Accepted Answer

sixteen years

Question 38

Petrarch wrote Canzoniere in this language:

Accepted Answer

vernacular, Italian

Question 39

Whom is often called a Renaissance Man?

Accepted Answer

Leonardo

Question 40

Why wasn't the baptistery inside the cathedral at Florence?

Accepted Answer

Unbaptized individuals could not enter the church.

Question 41

Which is NOT a feature of More's imagined Utopia?

Accepted Answer

private property, a post apocalyptic setting

Question 42

Who won the contest to design the dome for the Cathedral in Florence?

Accepted Answer

Brunelleschi

Question 43

How did northern European Renaissance writers differ from Italian writers?

Accepted Answer

They relied on Christian sources., They emphasized religious issues.

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