Quiz on Renaissance overview

#1 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Focused much more on realism as artists learned how to use perspective

Renaissance art Petrarch Castiglione The prince

#2 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Petrarch

His death marked the start of the renaissance. He was called the father of humanism. Machiavelli wrote about how an effective ruler should behave: they should maintain order and stability, be feared but not hated. Believed education should promote individual virtue and self sacrificing public service. Aka. Civic humanism He wrote the famous “oration on the dignity of man”, the manifesto of the renaissance. Humans are free to become whatever they want

#3 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Separation of church and state.

Humanism Renaissance art Secularism Civic humanism

#4 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

New military technology meant only centralized government could afford to go to war. Monarchs became more powerful, nobility lost power.

Poco della Mirandola Humanism Secularism Renaissance monarchies

#5 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Poco della Mirandola

Machiavelli wrote about how an effective ruler should behave: they should maintain order and stability, be feared but not hated. Separation of church and state. First to coin the term “humanism”. First to divide history into 3 parts. He wrote the famous “oration on the dignity of man”, the manifesto of the renaissance. Humans are free to become whatever they want

#6 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

The prince

Focused much more on realism as artists learned how to use perspective

True

False

#7 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Humanism

A focus on the human body and human achievements.

True

False

#8 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Beliefs on education in the renaissance

A focus on the human body and human achievements.

True

False

#9 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Impacts of the printing press

The printing press helped spread the ideas of the renaissance.

True

False

#10 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Leonardo Bruni

First to coin the term “humanism”. First to divide history into 3 parts.

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

Focused much more on realism as artists learned how to use perspective

Petrarch

Separation of church and state.

New military technology meant only centralized government could afford to go to war. Monarchs became more powerful, nobility lost power.

Poco della Mirandola

Section 2: True/false questions

The prince

Focused much more on realism as artists learned how to use perspective

Humanism

A focus on the human body and human achievements.

Beliefs on education in the renaissance

A focus on the human body and human achievements.

Impacts of the printing press

The printing press helped spread the ideas of the renaissance.

Leonardo Bruni

First to coin the term “humanism”. First to divide history into 3 parts.

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