Intro to the Renaissance

Question 1

Defined as the language spoken in one's own region:

Accepted Answer

Vernacular

Question 2

Which Renaissance artist was known for his sculpting skills, particularly for his sculpture of David?

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

Question 3

Who commissioned the Basilica of San Lorenzo?

Accepted Answer

Giovanni de Medici

Question 4

A Renaissance feminist who wrote The Book in the City of Ladies:

Accepted Answer

Christine de Pisan

Question 5

Fresco is made when the following two substances are mixed together:

Accepted Answer

Wet plaster, Water

Question 6

How many members of the Medici family eventually became a Pope?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 7

According to the Ptolemaic Model, what planet is in the center of the solar system?

Accepted Answer

The Earth

Question 8

Who painted The School of Athens?

Accepted Answer

Raphael

Question 9

Which Italian city did the Medici family rule for 200 years?

Accepted Answer

Florence

Question 10

Fresco creates less durable art than the painting techniques of the Middle Ages.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

The word "utopia" is derived from a Greek word that means:

Accepted Answer

"Nowhere"

Questions 11