Can You Pass This Renaissance History Quiz?

11.12.2022
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Can You Pass This Renaissance History Quiz?

How much do you know about renaissance?

We know that the word "Renaissance" means rebirth, but from what lanaguage is it translated?

1. latin
2. english
3. french
4. spanish

Which family was extremely important to the Renaissance?

1. The Medici Family
2. The Gaddi Family
3. The Acciaioli Family
4. The Salviati Family

Which of the following subjects were very important to the era?

1. Literature
2. art
3. science
4. all of the above

Which Renaissance musical insturment most sounded like a modern guitar?

1. gamba
2. lute
3. dulcimer
4. rebec

What was one of the most famous books of the Renaissance?

1. The King James Bible
2. Utopia
3. Hamlet
4. Orlando Furioso

What is Galileo known for?

1. His politics
2. His artwork
3. His work with the church
4. His work in science and astronomy

Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione was painted by which artist?

1. Donatello
2. Raphael
3. Michelangelo
4. Leonardo Da Vinci

The people of the time knew they were living in an extraordinary era and proudly named it "The Renaissance".

1. true
2. false

The patronage of the rich and powerful was important for the work of Renaissance artists, writers, builders, etc. Which of these was NOT a great patron of the Renaissance?

1. King Francis I of France
2. Pope Julius II
3. King Richard the Lionheart of England
4. Emperor Charles V

The Habsburgs were a powerful family who ruled a vast amount of territory. In which of the following areas did the Habsburgs control NO territory in the sixteenth century?

1. The Americas
2. Germany
3. England
4. Spain

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