What was Machiavelli's book, The Prince, about?

That people should lie if it helped them to rule

Humanism was a new way of thinking that sought to

Balance religious faith with individualism

What was Vesalius's book seen as?

The first modern medical textbook

What was the name of Copernicus's book?

On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres

What was the cathedral called?

Il Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore

is a French word meaning "rebirth"

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1
Which group of people became more important in society?
merchants and bankers
craftspeople and musicians
musicians and artists
bankers and sculptors
2
Titian was
a court painter
a court musician
an engraver
a sculptor
3
Who was the queen who taught herself Latin?
Isabella I
Elizabeth I
4
What did city-states NOT do?
conducted their own trade
collected their own taxes
made their own laws
made religious rulings
5
Where did Albrecht Durer, the artist, come from?
Germany
Italy
Belgium
France
6
What made Florence so special?
All the banking and wealth
Its location
All the artists, sculptors and architects
The buildings and columns
7
Where did the Renaissance start?
England
Italy
Germany
France
8
What is Michelangelo perhaps BEST known for?
Moses
Pieta
Sistine Chapel
David
9
Science and Mathematics helped artists
True
False
10
This piece of art is
Classical art
Renaissance art
Medieval art
11
When did the Renaissance take place?
Before the Classical time period
After the Medieval time period
After the Dark Ages
After the Classical time period
12
What was Machiavelli's book, The Prince, about?
That rulers should be loved rather than feared
That people should never lie to justify politics
That people should lie if it helped them to rule
The politics and trade in Florence
13
Classical refers to
Greek and Roman culture
Greek and Medieval culture
Greek culture
Roman and Renaissance culture
14
During the Renaissance, there was an increased interest in classical art and learning
True
False
15
Humanism was a new way of thinking that sought to
Bring conflict with the church
Balance religious faith with individualism
Imitate the past
Change all the ancient ideas
16
Florence is often called the
center of the Renaissace
the cradle of the Renaissance
the home of the Renaissance
the most famous city of the Renaissance
17
What was Vesalius's book seen as?
The first book to bring together science and art
The first book about living things
The first modern book about pharmacy
The first modern medical textbook
18
What was the name of Copernicus's book?
On the Revolutions of the Celestial Earth and Sun
Of the Celestial Earth and Sun
On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres
On the Revolutions of the Celestial Motions
19
Which Renaissance figure was a vegetarian who loved animals?
da Vinci
Michelangelo
Shakespeare
Elizabeth I
20
This piece of art is
Classical art
Renaissance art
Medieval art
21
What was the cathedral called?
Il Duomo di Rosarito del Vecchio
Il Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore
La Palazzo Vecchio
La Palazzo di Santa Maria
22
The word Renaissance
is an Italian word meaning "to live"
is a French word meaning "rebirth"
is a French word meaning "birth"
is an Italian word meaning "rebirth"
23
Who wrote Don Quixote?
Shakespeare
Boccaccio
Cervantes
Dante
24
Who was the "father" of Humanism?
Filippo Brunelleschi
Leonardo da Vinci
Michaelangelo
Francesco Petrarch

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