What was the name of Copernicus's book?

On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres

What was Vesalius's book seen as?

The first modern medical textbook

What was the cathedral called?

Il Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore

is a French word meaning "rebirth"

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

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

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