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The term "Renaissance" refers to:
The rebirth of Greek and Roman culture
The time when the first democracy was established in Europe
The historical period immediately after the "fall of Rome"
The Catholic Church's "golden age"
2
Johann Gutenberg is most remembered for:
developing the artistic technique of perspective
creating a new engraving techniques
being the first to use oil paints
developing the printing press
3
The Renaissance is remembered as a time when culture became
increasingly
:
focused on embracing feudalism
focused on medieval culture
focused on religious affairs
focused on the "here and now"
4
Which of the following is
NOT TRUE
of the development of the printing press?
It led to over 15+ million books being printed in 50 years
Only a few thousand books existed in Europe before the press
The first book printed using the press was The Prince
it increased literacy throughout Europe
5
Historians consider the Renaissance to be the greatest period in _?_ achievement in European history:
artistic
military
economic
literary
6
Machiavelli's famous book
The Prince:
was the most famous fairy tale of the Renaissance
was actually written by Leonardo
Stated that whatever a ruler wanted to do, he should do
called for the Catholic Church to be abolished
7
Called the "Father of the Renaissance", this scholar's interest in Greek and Roman manuscripts helped start the Ren.
Machiavelli
Petrarch
Brunelleschi
Leonardo
8
Which of the following contributed
the most
to the start of the Renaissance?
George Washington wanting independence from Britain
The emergence of humanism
The people of Germany wanting a new religion
Henry VIII wanting a son
9
Which of the following would you be
LEAST
likely to find coming from the Northern Renaissance?
A painting that was done using oil paints
A painting of wideopen landscape
A painting of depicting "everyday" peasants living their lives
A sculpture of a nude woman
10
Which of the following people was NOT a prominent figure in the Renaissance?
Van Gogh
daVinci
Shakespeare
Durer
11
The Italian Renaissance is considered to have started in:
Florence
Rome
Milan
Venice
12
Who painted this?
Michelangelo
da Vinci
Donatello
Raphael
13
What was the name of the famous family in Italy that provided money to the artists?
Machiavelli
Michelangelo
Medici
Shakespeare
14
Which of the following was
NOT
one of the great
artists
of the
Italian
Renaissance?
Leonardo da Vinci
Brunelleschi
Medici
Raphael
15
Which Renaissance figure is remembered for his description of the "ideal" world in his book, Utopia?
Machiavelli
Erasmus
Miguel Cervantes
Sir Thomas More
16
People from Flanders are from what part of the world?
Finland
The Netherlands and Belgium
Great Britain
The Middle East
17
Where did the Renaissance begin
Flanders
Italy
England
Germany
18
Which of the following is
NOT
a reason the Renaissance spread to Northern Europe?
Many Italian artists moved away from Italy after the Black Plague
Many northern European areas traded with Italy
Many people from Flanders visited Italy
Albrecht Durer visited Italy and spread ideas to Germany
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Who created this sculpture?
Michelangelo
Donatello
Leonardo da Vinci
Brunelleschi