Renaissance Europe

Question 1

Who is considered the ‘father of the Renaissance’?

Answer 1

Leonardo da Vinci

Question 2

Which Italian city is known as the birthplace of the Renaissance?

Answer 2

Florence

Question 3

What period of time does the Renaissance span?

Answer 3

14th to 17th centuries

Question 4

Which famous artist sculpted the statue of David?

Answer 4

Michelangelo

Question 5

What event in 1453 contributed to the spread of Renaissance ideas?

Answer 5

Fall of Constantinople

Question 6

Who wrote ‘The Prince’, a political treatise on ruling methods?

Answer 6

Niccolò Machiavelli

Question 7

Which family ruled Florence during the Renaissance?

Answer 7

Medici family

Question 8

Which invention revolutionized the spread of ideas during the Renaissance?

Answer 8

Printing press

Question 9

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican?

Answer 9

Michelangelo

Question 10

Which famous astronomer proposed the heliocentric model of the universe?

Answer 10

Nicolaus Copernicus

Question 11

What is the term for the cultural movement that emphasized human potential and achievements?

Answer 11

Humanism

Question 12

Which famous Renaissance artist is known for his Vitruvian Man drawing?

Answer 12

Leonardo da Vinci

Question 13

What was the primary focus of Renaissance art?

Answer 13

Humanism and realism

Question 14

Which Italian city-state was known for its maritime trade during the Renaissance?

Answer 14

Venice

Question 15

Which mathematician introduced algebraic symbols and the concept of negative numbers?

Answer 15

Girolamo Cardano

Question 16

Who was the first European to reach India by sea, establishing a direct trade route?

Answer 16

Vasco da Gama

Question 17

Which Renaissance artist painted ‘The Last Supper’?

Answer 17

Leonardo da Vinci

Question 18

What is the term for the rebirth of classical learning and wisdom during the Renaissance?

Answer 18

Renaissance humanism

Question 19

Which famous composer from the Renaissance period is known for his choral music and madrigals?

Answer 19

Thomas Tallis

Question 20

Who funded Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the New World in 1492?

Answer 20

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain

Question 21

Which famous Renaissance artist painted ‘The School of Athens’ in the Vatican?

Answer 21

Raphael

Question 22

What was the name of the period preceding the Renaissance?

Answer 22

Middle Ages

Question 23

Which famous playwright and poet lived during the Renaissance and wrote ‘Romeo and Juliet’?

Answer 23

William Shakespeare

Question 24

What is the term for the revival of interest in the art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome?

Answer 24

Classicism