The Renaissance
SOL 13 Quiz
Which movement had the greatest influence
on the Renaissance?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Utopianism
Feudalism
Humanism
Romanticism
Which of the following was created during
the Renaissance?
a)
b)
c)
d)
The philosophy of Socrates
The epic poetry of Virgil
The art of Leonardo da Vinci
The history of Herodotus
Based on this quote, Machiavelli’s political
writings supported the idea of a)
b)
c)
d)
absolute power
limited monarchy
popular sovereignty
parliamentary government
One difference between art of the Middle
Ages and of the Renaissance was that the
art of the Renaissance was more focused on
a)
b)
c)
d)
everyday life and family relationships
the individual and worldly matters
the Church and salvation
Greek and Roman civilizations
Which phrase completes this diagram?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Construction of Monasteries
Development of Guilds
Growth of Universities
Production of Books
During the Renaissance, new accounting and
bookkeeping practices were introduced with
the use of ________ numerals?
a) Arabic
b) Phoenician
This machine helped to
spread new ideas during
the Renaissance. It was
invented by —
a) Sir Thomas More
b) Desiderius
Erasmus
c) Johann Gutenberg
d) Niccolo Machiavelli
During which era
did Petrarch
create these
works?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Classical
Hellenistic
Medieval
Renaissance
The Renaissance first began in the citystate of
a)
b)
c)
d)
Flanders.
Florence.
Rome.
Venice.
The banking family that supported the arts
and were politically active were the
a)
b)
c)
d)
da Vincis.
Tudors.
Borgias.
Medicis.
The center of the Northern Renaissance was
a)
b)
c)
d)
Flanders.
Florence.
London.
Paris.
This “Renaissance man” was an artist,
engineer, and scientist:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Raphael
Lorenzo de Medici
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Renaissance art includes all of the following
except
a)
b)
c)
d)
sculpture that is three-dimensional.
use of perspective.
display of emotion.
religious subjects exclusively.
He is considered the “father” of humanism
and was a poet.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Shakespeare
Petrarch
Machiavelli
Bruni
Machiavelli’s book on secular statecraft is
entitled
a)
b)
c)
d)
The Prince.
The Book of the Courtier.
Florentine Politics.
History of Florence.
This poet and playwright was from England:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Sir Thomas More
Shakespeare
Petrarch
Henry VII
Machiavelli’s The Prince supported absolute
________ of the ruler?
a) Power
b) Divinity
The Prince was written by this Renaissance
writer?
a) Petrarch
b) Machiavelli
In Europe, the movable type printing press
was developed by this person?
a) Johannes Gutenberg
b) Bi Sheng
Art and literature from this time period
focused on the Church and salvation only.
a) Medieval (Middle Ages)
b) Renaissance
Art and literature from this era in Western
Europe focused on individuals and worldly
matters, along with Christianity.
a) Renaissance
b) Middle Ages
This man of the Renaissance painted the
Mona Lisa and the Last Supper.
a) Leonardo da Vinci
b) Michelangelo
This movement celebrated the individual;
stimulated the study of Greek and Roman
literature and culture; and was supported by
wealthy patrons?
a) Monasticism
b) Humanism
This person painted the ceiling of the
Sistine Chapel and sculpted the statue
David?
a) Michelangelo
b) Machiavelli
The moveable type printing press and the
production and sale of books (the Gutenberg
Bible) helped spread ideas throughout this
continent
A
B
Northern Renaissance thinkers merged
humanist ideas with this religion?
A
B
In the 14th and 15th centuries, most goods
arrived in northern Europe from
Constantinople after crossing the —
a)
b)
c)
d)
Black Sea
Indian Ocean
Red Sea
Pacific Ocean