Module 20 (The Renaissance)

Question 1

Florentine painter who used great detail in representing people in different scenes, such as from Roman myths

Accepted Answer

Sandro Botticelli

Question 2

German artist who used realism in paintings and prints, including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Accepted Answer

Albrecht Dürer

Question 3

Dutch painter who pioneered theuse of oil paints

Accepted Answer

Jan van Eyck Dutch

Question 4

poet who described historical figures in The Divine Comedy, written in Italian

Accepted Answer

Dante Alighieri

Question 5

politician who wrote about how rulers should govern in The Prince

Accepted Answer

Niccolo Machiavelli

Question 6

French writer who mocked the values of the Middle Ages

Accepted Answer

François Rabelais

Question 7

multiskilled genius who created The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa

Accepted Answer

Leonardo da Vinci

Question 8

poet and scholar who wrote about human behavior and the importance of history

Accepted Answer

Petrarch

Question 9

Dutch Christian humanist who wrote In Praise of Folly to criticize the clergy

Accepted Answer

Desiderius Erasmus

Question 10

architect who used new ideas to construct a huge dome for the cathedral in Florence

Accepted Answer

Filippo Brunelleschi

Question 11

Which city specialized in..... wool cloth and banking

Accepted Answer

Florence

Question 12

composer who wrote music for the Catholic mass using melodies

Accepted Answer

Giovanni da Palestrina

Question 13

Which city specialized in..... glass production

Accepted Answer

Venice

Question 14

artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and sculptedthe David

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

Question 15

Which city specialized in..... weapons and silk

Accepted Answer

Milan

Questions 15