Renaissance

Question 1

The Renaissance period is generally considered to have begun in which Italian city?

Accepted Answer

Florence

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Venice

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Rome

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Milan

Question 2

Which artistic technique, perfected during the Renaissance, creates the illusion of depth on a flat surface?

Accepted Answer

Linear perspective

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Chiaroscuro

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Sfumato

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Impasto

Question 3

Leonardo da Vinci's famous drawing 'Vitruvian Man' demonstrates Renaissance interest in what concept?

Accepted Answer

Human proportions and anatomy

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Religious symbolism

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Mathematical equations

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Astronomical observations

Question 4

Which Renaissance invention by Gutenberg revolutionized the spread of knowledge?

Accepted Answer

The printing press

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The telescope

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The compass

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The clock

Question 5

What does the term 'Renaissance' literally mean?

Accepted Answer

Rebirth

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Enlightenment

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Revolution

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Discovery

Question 6

Which Renaissance artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Raphael

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Donatello

Question 7

The Renaissance concept of 'humanism' primarily emphasized what?

Accepted Answer

Human potential and individual achievement

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Divine intervention in daily life

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Scientific materialism

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Social equality

Question 8

Which powerful Italian family was most famous for patronizing Renaissance artists and scholars?

Accepted Answer

The Medici

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The Borgia

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The Sforza

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The Este

Question 9

Niccolò Machiavelli's influential work 'The Prince' primarily deals with what subject?

Accepted Answer

Political power and leadership

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Religious philosophy

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Artistic techniques

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Scientific method

Question 10

The Renaissance practice of studying ancient Greek and Roman texts is known as what?

Accepted Answer

Classical scholarship

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Scholasticism

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Monasticism

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Empiricism

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