Italian Renaissance Art Quiz
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A simple quiz to test your general knowledge of the Renaissance.
- 1.The word "Renaissance" comes from the French word meaning:
- A.
Remade
- B.
Reborn
- C.
Recreated
- D.
Recreation
- 2.Interest in what era lead to the start of the Renaissance?
- A.
Medieval Era
- B.
Prehistoric Era
- C.
Classical Era
- D.
Elizabethan Era
- 3.The new philosophy of the Renaissance moved away from spiritual values and was called
- A.
Humanism
- B.
Humanity
- C.
Humus
- D.
Humour
- 4.The Renaissance started in Italy because:
- A.
Italy was the heart of the old Roman Empire and the remains of old buildings were there to remind people.
- B.
Italy was a busy trade centre.
- C.
The families of the Italian city states had money and time to spend on developing culture
- D.
All of the above.
- 5.The Renaissance saw great development in the area of:
- A.
Exploration
- B.
The Arts
- C.
Philosophy
- D.
Medicine and Inventions
- E.
All of the above
- 6.One of the most famous people of the Renaissance was a man who was an artist, inventor, architect and thinker. His name was:
- 7.
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One of the great inventions of the Renaissance was: - 8.Renaissance art was more realistic than medieval art because the artists used and understood:
- A.
Colour
- B.
Paint mixing
- C.
Perspective
- D.
How to draw
- 9.The Renaissance period is best described as being:
- A.
From the 14th to the 16th centuries
- B.
From the 11th to 12th centuries
- C.
From the 18th to 19th centuries
- D.
From CE 100 to CE 1000
- 10.Humanism was a new way of thinking in which people believed:
- A.
That people were basically good, not sinful
- B.
That religion was not the only reason for living
- C.
That for people to achieve their best they had to learn
- D.
That ancient cultures like Greece and Rome could influence culture
- E.
All of the above
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