Renaissance Questions

Question 1

The Italian Renaissance focused on which of the following cultures?

Accepted Answer

Greek & Roman

Question 2

Which of the following cities was an artistic center for the Italian Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Florence

Question 3

Which of the following Renaissance artists painted the Sistine Chapel?

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

Question 4

What devastating event happened before the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

The Bubonic Plague (Black Death)

Question 5

Which of the following inventions helped people learn how to read?

Accepted Answer

printing press

Question 6

Who supported the Renaissance artists in Italy?

Accepted Answer

wealthy merchant class

Question 7

What does Renaissance mean?

Accepted Answer

rebirth

Question 8

What did humanism focus on?

Accepted Answer

human achievements

Question 9

Which of the following was NOT a city-state in Renaissance Italy?

Accepted Answer

Greece

Question 10

What type of subject matter did secularism deal with?

Accepted Answer

non-religious

Question 11

Which of the following was NOT used in Renaissance paintings?

Accepted Answer

illustrated manuscripts

Question 12

What did Italian Renaissance humanists focus on?

Accepted Answer

the individual

Question 13

What happened before the Northern & Italian Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Medieval period

Question 14

What famous book was printed in 1455?

Accepted Answer

Gutenberg Bible

Question 15

Which of the following was NOT an island off the coast of Italy in 1494?

Accepted Answer

Florence

Question 16

How did merchants and artisans make money during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Trading goods

Question 17

Renaissance Europe had what type of society?

Accepted Answer

Urban

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