Quiz  /  How it Began

  • 1. 
    What was the period of time in Europe called that happened before the Renaissance?

  • The Age of Glory
  • The Grey Years
  • The Golden Ages
  • The Middle Ages

  • 2. 
    How was humanism different from the way most people thought before the Renaissance?

  • It said that life did not have to be all work
  • It said that humans could enjoy comforts
  • It thought that life could be nice
  • All of the above

  • 3. 
    From what ancient civilizations did the people in Italy get the idea for humanism?

  • The Chinese and the Persians
  • The Romans and Greeks
  • The Greeks and Egyptians
  • The Egyptians the Chinese

  • 4. 
    How was Italy divided up during the start of the Renaissance?

  • Kingdoms
  • City-states
  • Provinces
  • Counties

  • 5. 
    In what wealthy and powerful Italian city did the Renaissance get its start?

  • Florence
  • Rome
  • Milan
  • Venice

  • 6. 
    What was Francesco Petrarch famous for?

  • Writing the book Devine Comedy
  • Architecting huge and beautiful cathedrals
  • Many famous paintings such as the Mona Lisa
  • Inventing the philosophy of humanism

  • 7. 
    What artist is considered the first Renaissance painter?

  • Michelangelo
  • Giotto
  • Botticelli
  • Da Vinci

  • 8. 
    What made Renaissance painting different from the previous period of art?

  • All of the above
  • It was very abstract
  • Emphasis was on symbolism, not realism
  • Subjects were painted as they appeared in nature

  • 9. 
    Around what year did the Renaissance begin?

  • 1400
  • 1066
  • 1253
  • 1550

  • 10. 
    True or False: The Italian Renaissance stayed in Italy and never touched the rest of Europe.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE
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