Renaissance Study Guide 2024

Question 1

Check all characteristics of Renaissance Art.

Accepted Answer

Classical Influence, Beauty/Religion, Perspective/Individualism

Question 2

What is this famous painting called?

Accepted Answer

The Clarke-A-Lisa

Question 3

The Renaissance was a rebirth of what era?

Accepted Answer

The Classical Era (Greece/Rome/Antiquity)

Question 4

Who was the architect of St Peter's Basilica?

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

Question 5

What is the best known sculpture in art history?

Accepted Answer

The David

Question 6

What is meant by "Renaissance man"?

Accepted Answer

Someone who is an expert at many things (well-roundedness)

Question 7

Click all the new values of the Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

Secularism, Humanism, Individualism

Question 8

Much of the knowledge that led to the Renaissance came from________________

Accepted Answer

The libraries of Constantinople

Question 9

Renaissance is a French word meaning what?

Accepted Answer

Rebirth/Revival

Question 10

This artistic technique gives the illusion of 3D on a 2D surface and was used during the Renaissance

Accepted Answer

Perspective

Question 11

What era in European history saw a rebirth of classic culture in art, learning, and views of the world?

Accepted Answer

Renaissance

Question 12

What does antiquity refer to?

Accepted Answer

The period before the Middle Ages (Classical Era)

Question 13

What 2 paintings is Da Vinci most famous for?

Accepted Answer

The Last Supper and Mona Lisa

Question 14

Where did the Renaissance begin?

Accepted Answer

Northern Italy (Florence)

Question 15

The Renaissance was a time when people began to question the Church and began living for the "here and now"?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

What is the most impressive monument of the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

St Peters Basilica

Question 17

What philosophy focused on the achievements and potential of humans?

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Humanism

Question 18

During the Renaissance people were drawn to the teachings of the church.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

The Renaissance improved upon the ideas of antiquity.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Click all the new values of the Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

Skepticism, Classicalism, Well-Roundedness

Question 21

What Northern Italian city is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Florence

Question 22

This means separate from religion or a separation of church and state.

Accepted Answer

Secular

Question 23

Skepticism means to accept without questioning.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 24

What types of architecture were brought from the ancient world and used in Florence?

Accepted Answer

Columns, Domes, Arches

Renaissance Study Guide 2024

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Renaissance Study Guide 2024

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