Renaissance Quiz

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France was influenced by the Renaissance because of which of the following events?

Rome became the new center of the Renaissance.

French architects built the Sistine Chapel

France invaded Italy and was fascinated by the culture.

Italy began sending artists, architects and poets all over Europe.

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Venice is composed of more than 100 islands connected by bridges. What was the architectural style of these bridges contributed by the Romans and who did the Romans learn to build them from?

Realism and they learned it from the Byzantines

Perspective and they learned it from Carthage

The arch and they learned it from the Etruscans

The arch and they learned it from the Greeks

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The Renaissance artist who was also known as an inventor of clever machines was

Leonardo da Vinci

Jan Van Eyck

Michelangelo

El Greco

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The Renaissance refers to a period when

monks took christianity to all parts of Europe.

when violence and uncertainty were at its height in Europe.

scholars took a new interest in the writings of ancient Greece and Rome.

scholars studied the Middle Ages.

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Which of the following correctly identifies how art in the Renaissance was different than the Middle Ages?

Renaissance art was realistic and showed the beauty of the human body.

Renaissance art was made up of geometric shapes.

Middle Ages art showed death and perspective.

Middle Ages art was made up of human figures that were lifelike.

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What effect did the Printing Press have on the Renaissance?

More books meant ideas could be spread more quickly.

Johannes Gutenberg became wealthy.

Books were printed with more and more mistakes

The amount of people who could read declined

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The Renaissance began in

Madrid, Spain

Paris, France

Florence, Italy

Rome, Italy

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Which of these best represents the Renaissance in England?

Michelangelo's sculptures

El Greco's paintings

Rabelais's novel

Shakespeare's plays

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The term for someone who is skilled in many different talents is known as a(n)

"Re-birth"

"Actor"

"Entertainer"

"Renaissance Man"

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Why did the Pope rebuild the city of Rome in the new architectural style of the Renaissance?

To prove to Europe's kings that the Church was still powerful.

To be able to hire Michelangelo to build Chateaux.

An attempt to resurrect the Roman Empire again.

He wanted to copy Spanish architects.