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Questions from student presentations on famous Renaissance people
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1
What did Donatello tell his figures as he worked?
Speak!
Talk to me!
Speak, darn you, speak!
Tell me!
2
Who came up with the theory that the earth revolved around the sun?
Einstein
Galileo
Newton
Copernicus
3
Why was Martin Luther famous?
Building the statue of David
Painting the monarchs
Challenging the Catholic Church
Building the first airplane
4
Galileo Galilei did experiments about gravity.
False
True
5
At what age did Elizabeth I become queen?
16
46
32
25
6
What did da Vinci draw in his notebooks?
all of these
helicopters
flying machines
submarines
7
What about da Vinci's lifestyle was uncommon at the time?
artist
vegetarian
born near Florence
8 brothers and 3 sisters
8
Who did Mary Queen of Scots plan to assassinate?
Henry Stuart
Michelangelo
Queen Elizabeth
Her dad
9
Queen Elizabeth I supported literature, theater, fashion, dance, and education.
True
False
10
Who painted this?
Michelangelo
Da Vinci
Van Gogh
Botticelli
11
Which sculptor was the first to add emotion to make his work look more realistic?
Leonardo
Michelangelo
Raphael
Donatello
12
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
47
154
37
30
13
What part of the Sistine Chapel did Michelangelo paint?
Ceiling
Entry way
Walls
Sanctuary
14
What did Michelangelo paint on the alter wall of the Sistene Chapel?
Portrait of Jesus
Pieta
The Last Judgement
David
15
Which country did Queen Isabella I unite?
Spain
England
France
Morocco
16
How did Mary Queen of Scots die?
Lost
Beheaded
Drowned
Old Age
17
Who sketched ideas for the helicopter and submarine?
Galileo
Da Vinci
Copernicus
Queen Elizabeth I
18
What famous novel did Cervantes write?
Don Quixote
MacBeth
Hamlet
Romeo & Juliet
19
What unique way did da Vinci write?
backwards
cursive
regular print
upside down
20
Isabella supported the exploration of _____
bin Battuta
Marco Polo
Julius Caesar
Christopher Columbus
21
Who wrote plays about comedies and tragedies?
Shakespeare
Lowry
Romero
Bradbury
22
How long did Queen Elizabeth I reign?
55 years
60 years
45 years
40 years
23
Which person did Titian most famously paint?
Charles V
Mary Queen of Scots
Pope Urban II
Queen Elizabeth
24
Vesalius was the first to publish a book about what subject?
physics
chemistry
anatomy
biology
25
Leonardo da Vinci was the first person to study what?
gears
giraffe
paint
flight of birds
26
Titian painted _____ and _____.
myths and Bible stories
wars and treaties
buildings and architecture
sculptures and myths
27
Who is the most famous English playwright, poet, and actor?
Machiavelli
Luther
Shakespeare
Michelangelo
28
Which of the following phrases did Shakespeare invent?
come what might
thank heavens
dumb as a doornail
elbow room
29
Rene Descartes helped figure out what the solar system looked like.
True
False
30
What was Machiavelli's most famous book?
Cleopatra
The Prince
Discoveries on Livy
Romeo & Juliet
31
Leonardo da Vinci freed _____.
artists who broke the law
dill pickles
burglars from jail
caged animals
32
Martin Luther became a monk and challenged the Catholic beliefs after surviving a _______.
broken leg
beheading
thunderstorm
snow storm
33
Who was Raphael married to?
Mary
Nobody
Anna
Shirley
34
What did the German artist Durer specialize in?
paintings
sculptures
engravings and woodcuts
35
What did Rene Descartes study?
philosophy
science
all of these
mathematics
36
What was Joan of Arc famous for?
her family
being crazy
leading the French army
her haircut
