Renaissance Recap

Question 1

What is the approximate time-span of the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

1350 - 1550 A.D.

Question 2

What was the name of the influential family that ruled Florence for much of the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Medici

Question 3

The Renaissance involved a combination of classicism and innovation; true or false?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

The Renaissance is said to have begun in Florence, Italy.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Who painted it?

Accepted Answer

Leonardo da Vinci

Question 6

Who invented the printing press, essential to spreading ideas of the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Johann Gutenberg

Question 7

Appreciation of aspects of ancient Greece and Rome, including art and architecture, is known as

Accepted Answer

Classicism

Question 8

What is the name of this famous Renaissance artwork?

Accepted Answer

The Mona Lisa

Question 9

The Renaissance can be described as a cultural rebirth.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Which of the following were important individuals during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael

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