What was the name of Copernicus's book?

On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres

Humanism was a new way of thinking that sought to

Balance religious faith with individualism

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

That people should lie if it helped them to rule

What was the cathedral called?

Il Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore

What was Vesalius's book seen as?

The first modern medical textbook

is a French word meaning "rebirth"

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

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