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1
Books became ____ during the Renaissance.
Bigger
Rarer
Cheaper
More expensive
2
Shakespeare wrote sonnets which are?
Novels
Songs
Plays
Poems
3
Canvas was the preferred material to paint on because...
Less expensive than wood
It was easier to source
It was soft to touch
It was easier to paint on and less likely to crack
4
Plays and novels became popular during the Renaissance.
True
False
5
What is 'humanism' belief?
Humans should pray more
Humans are the centre of everything
Religion is the centre of everything
Animals should be worshipped
6
The Renaissance began in Italy because...
All of the above
The Fall of Constantinople
It was the centre of the old Roman Empire
Italian merchants were rich
7
Galileo discovered what?
The earth was the centre of the solar system
The moon was the centre of the solar system
Mars was the centre of the solar system
The sun was the centre of the solar system
8
How did Renaissance and Medieval art differ?
Medieval art wasn't realistic & was concerned with religion
Renaissance art was unpopular
Renaissance art didn't use new techniques
Medieval art wanted to be lifelike, Renaissance didn't
9
William Harvey discovered what?
That the heart pumped blood
The brain controls movement
That joints helped limbs move
That the lungs used air
10
A picture painted directly onto a wall is called...
Fresco
Texeco
Mexico
Fetcho
11
Around what time did the Renaissance begin?
1600
1400
1300
1500
12
What did artists mix with their colours before oil?
Egg yolks
Egg whites
Whole eggs
Creme Eggs
13
Who is a patron?
Someone who pays an artist to sabotage another artist's work
A sculptor who sculpts statues
Someone who pays an artist to produce a work of art
An artist who paints pictures
14
More people learned to read and write because of the printing press.
True
False
15
What does 'Renaissance' mean?
Life
Birth
Death
Rebirth
16
What type of language did Renaissance writers begin to use?
Foreign
Vernacular
Latin
Sign
17
What is sfumato?
The cutting up of bodies to make art realistic
A painting on a wall or ceiling
Religious art
Shading
18
The Italians were inspired by who?
The Romans and Greeks
The Romans and English
The French and Italians
The Greeks and Spanish
19
What did the printing press use to form sentences?
Copying and Pasting
Painting
Quills
Moveable Type
20
Who invented the printing press?
William Shakespeare
Michelangelo
Leonardo Da Vinci
Johannes Gutenburg
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What was Leonardo da Vinci known was?
A nobody
A Medieval Man
A normal man
A Renaissance man
