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1
What Renaissance building is this?
St. Peter's Basilica
The Globe Theater
Florence Cathedral
Temple of St. Peter
2
Which Renaissance scientists built the 1st space telescope and discovered Saturn has rings?
Galileo
Robert Boyle
Bill Nye
Isaac Newton
3
On which continent is Italy?
South America
Africa
Europe
Asia
4
What does the French word "Renaissance" mean?
resort
redraw
redo
rebirth
5
______ was first used in Renaissance art to make paintings more 3D and realistic.
Purpose
Point of view
Egg paint
Perspective
6
The rich family of Florence, Italy who gave $ to artists and scientists.
The Michelangelo Family
The Medici Family
The Medicinal Family
DeMici Family
7
Why did the Renaissance have its beginnings in Italy?
Italy had the poorest artists in Europe.
Italians were still dying of the plague.
Italians had wealth from trade.
Italy had the best art schools in Europe.
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What Renaissance writer warned politicians: "it is better to be feared than to be loved"?
Geoffrey Chaucer
Niccolo Machiavelli
Leonardo da Vinci
William Shakespeare
9
What was one positive effect of the printing press?
Books became cheaper, more could afford
More people wrote books by hand.
Books became more expensive.
The books spread bad ideas.
10
People became more focused on their daily lives and less religious, so they became more ________.
human
secular
artistic
religious
11
What purpose did this building serve during the Renaissance?
it is a tomb for Medici family
it was a library for Greek and Roman texts
Shakespeare's plays were performed here
it was used for church and baptisms
12
How did Johann Gutenberg increase the literacy rate?
He invented the printing press.
He helped the Chinese invent wood block printing.
He wrote books for children.
He started a number of schools.
13
What years best represent the Renaissance time period?
750-1000
1300-1600
1900-2010
1000-1200 BCE
14
The Renaissance time period is considered to be a
A time of warfare and poverty
Dark Age
A time of plague and poor economies
Golden Age
15
4 famous Renaissance artists are Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and ________.
Ralph
Raphael
Raoof
Ronald
16
The famous play, Hamlet, is considered a(n)_____________.
tragedy
opera
historical play
comedy
17
What is another important Renaissance city other than Florence?
Paris
Rome
Cleveland
Athens
18
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Italy
Germany
Greece
France
19
Which is the correct spelling of this time period we just finished?
Rennaisonce
Renaissance
Reneissanse
Renizonce
20
Topics painted more often during the Renaissance were...
All of the above
portraits of people
landscape scenes
Scenes from Greek and Roman mythology
21
This is the Temple of St. Peter. Why is the location significant?
It's where Peter's mother gave birth to him
It's where Jesus was crucified by Peter
It's where the Romans killed Peter.
It's where Peter built the first church
22
Who is considered to be a "true Renaissance man" for having many talents and interests?
Leonardo da Vinci
Donatello
Florence Italy
Cosimo Medici
23
Who created The Globe Theater and wrote a number of plays during the Renaissance?
Donatello
Shakespeare
Bramante
Brunelleschi
24
What is the inventor John Harrington known for?
Inventing the hair brush
Inventing the flush toilet
Inventing paper money
Inventing the printing press
25
The most famous image in art history is the...
The Creation of Man
The Last Supper
Mona Lisa
The David statue
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The Renaissance begins after Europe recovers from...
Platonic Plague
Bubonic Plague
Spanish Flu
Plague of 1912
