Renaissance Quiz
Test your knowledge of the Renaissance by
seeing if you can score 100% on the quiz
1. The word “renaissance” means
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B
C
D
Restore
Rebirth
Resist
All the above
6. Which of the following was not an
author during the Renaissance
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B
C
D
William Shakespeare
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dante Alighieri
Geoffrey Chaucer
2. Which artist is considered the
“Renaissance Man”
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B
C
D
Michelangelo
Raphael
Da Vinci
Henry VIII
7. What city-state in Italy is believed by scholars to be the birthplace of the Renaissance?
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B
C
D
Venice
Rome
Florence
Milan
3. Ira Aldridge became popular by starting in which of Shakespeare’s plays?
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B
C
D
Othello
King Lear
Romeo and Juliet
The Merchant of Venice
8. True or False? The Renaissance only occurred in Italy
T / F
4. What was the period of time after the end of the Renaissance called?
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B
C
D
The Age of Exploration
The Age of Possibilities
The Age of Divinity
The Age of Enlightenment
9. True or False? Oil painting was introduced to Italy by painters in the Northern Renaissance movement
T / F
5. The Medici Family is often portrayed in Renaissance artwork wearing what color?
A
B
C
D
Red
Purple
Green
Blue
10. True or False? Water was often dangerous to drink during this period in history
T / F