Leading Figures of the Renaissance

Question 1

How long did Queen Isabella I live?

Accepted Answer

1451 - 1504

Question 2

Queen Elizabeth I ruled for _____ years, her reign was called England&#x27;s Golden Age. Fill in the blanks.

Accepted Answer

45

Question 3

Andreas Vesalius was especially interested in learning what?

Accepted Answer

anatomy

Question 4

Mona Lisa is one of da Vinci&#x27;s most famous paintings. What did he perfect in this painting that made it so famous?

Accepted Answer

perspective

Question 5

Which of these statements are true?

Accepted Answer

The textbook Vesalius wrote was the world&#x27;s first modern medical textbook.

Question 6

Where was Miguel De Cervantes born?

Accepted Answer

Spain

Question 7

What year was Queen Elizabeth I born in?

Accepted Answer

1533

Question 8

Titian was born in 1488 and trained under the artist Giorgione, who was a fresco painter.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

The idea of the Renaissance spread through trade, travel, and education.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Queen Isabella I was the first woman to appear on a U.S. coin.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Leonardo da Vinci mastered painting and sculpturing but was not experienced in subjects like music and botany.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

Where did the Renaissance start

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 13

Albrecht Dürer wanted to demonstrate what in his art?

Accepted Answer

beauty

Question 14

Dürer&#x27;s art set a new standard in printmaking because of its

Accepted Answer

clarity, expressiveness, detail

Question 15

At what age did Michelangelo start learning from a painter and sculptor?

Accepted Answer

age 13, painter; age 15, sculptor

Question 16

What was the name of Cervantes&#x27;s famous novel that explains the story of a elderly man who pretended to be a knight?

Accepted Answer

Don Quixote

Question 17

Shakespeare studied latin and classical literature at a famous university.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

What caused Titian&#x27;s death?

Accepted Answer

Plague

Question 19

In 1594, William Shakespeare was born in the English Town of Stratford.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

Nicolaus Copernicus printed his book, On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres, in what year?

Accepted Answer

1514

Question 21

Nicolaus Copernicus was a scientist born where and when

Accepted Answer

Poland, 1473

Question 22

Which of Michelangelo&#x27;s statues is this?

Accepted Answer

La Pieta

Questions 22