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The Renaissance
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1
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and the Last Judgement?
Michelangelo
Rembrandt
Leonardo da Vinci
Pope Julius II
2
How many sonnets did William Shakespeare write?
154
58
38
138
3
Who invented the printing press?
Johannes Kepler
Nicholas Copernicus
Johann Gutenburg
Leonardo da Vinci
4
Which city fell in 1453 causing Greek scholars to flee to Italy?
Athens
Paris
Constantinople
Rome
5
Why did the Renaissance specifically begin in Italy?
The Reformation
The Enlightenment
Ancient Roman ruins and patrons
The Invention of the Printing Press
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Is this painting an example of Medieval or Renaissance art?
Medieval
Renaissance
7
Leonardo da Vinci sculped the Pieta.
True
False
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What is meant by the term sfumato?
The study of the structure of the human body.
A painting onto wet plaster.
Blurred or smudged lines and colours to create texture in a painting.
Depth and distance in a painting.
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Who was Michelangelo's patron?
Cosimo de Medici
Leonardo da Medici
Verrochio
Lorenzo de Medici
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Why was Galileo Galilei accused of heresy by the Church?
He claimed the heart was a pump.
He claimed the Earth rotated the sun.
He proved all objects fall to the ground at the same time.
He invented the telescope.
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Which Renaissance scientist wrote the book 'On the Fabric of the Human Body' following his study of anatomy?
Galileo Galilei
Nicholas Copernicus
William Harvey
Andreas Vesalius
12
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Botticelli
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Lorenzo de Medici
13
The printing press helped to reduce the control the Catholic Church had over learning and ideas.
False
True
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What is meant by the term 'vernacular'?
Humanism
Painting onto wet plaster
Study of Renaissance paintings
Language of the ordinary people
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Who invented the telescope?
Nicholas Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
