1) What IS 'Renaissance'? a) It doesn't refer to changes in philosophy and science. b) It means 'Rebirth' in French. c) Name of the epoch in European history from XII to XIII centuries. d) It means 'Birth' in French. 2) WHERE did the Renaissance come from? a) Greece b) Italy c) Spain d) Florence e) Netherlands  3) HOW FAR did the Renaissance reach? a) It reached Muscovite Russia. b) It didn’t cross into the Ottoman Empire. c) Some aspects of Renaissance like art and architecture reached Spanish colonies in the New World. d) Renaissance helped define what we understand as American culture today. 4) What did the Renaissance STAND FOR? a) It moved away from focusing only on people as they really were. b) The new ideal of a human was a man skilled in and knoledgeable about many disciplines. c) The new idea of the 'universal man' wasn't called 'homo universalis'. d) Leonardo da Vinci was considered an example of 'homo universalis'.  5) Identify the WRONG answer.  a) Renaissance moved away from focusing only on God toward focusing on humans. b) Humanism took many directions in philosophy, science, and art. c) The new ideal of a human was expected to be virtuous and devout in the first place.  d) The prime focus of humanism wasn't faith in God and obedience to the Church.  6) Who WASN'T a Renaissance philosopher? a) Erasmus of Rotterdam b) Niccolo Machiavelli c) Johannes Gutenberg d) Leonardo da Vinci 7) Erasmus of Rotterdam a) didn't write „The Praise of Folly”. b) believed that humans behave badly out of ignorance. c) considered most wars good and natural. d) claimed that people can become wise and peaceful when educated. 8) Identyfy the WRONG answer about Niccolo Machiavelli. a) He wrote „The Prince”. b) He believed that individual goodness of humans should have impact on relations between states. c) He believed that rulers need to be cynical and ruthles. d) He believed that wars were necessary. 9) Nicolaus Copernicus a) was an Italian astronomer. b) claimed that Earth orbits the Sun. c) he claimed that Sun orbits the Earth. d) introduced a geocentric instead of heliocentric model of the universe. 10) WHO invented telescope?  a) Copernicus b) Galileo  c) Giordano Bruno d) Leonardo da Vinci 11) Johannes Gutenberg a) invented first blueprints tanks and helicopters. b) expanded our knowledge of anatomy and mechanics. c) invented printing press. d) discovered and named four big moons of Jupiter 12) Art during the epoch of Renaissance could flourish because it was sponsored by  a) kings b) peasants c) merchants d) non of the above  13) Why did the Church sponsor art and architecture?  a) Because humanism was a move away from focusing on God. b) Because the Papacy was in Italy. c) Because many rich & powerful Italian families like Medicis or Borgias made their members Popes. d) Because artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarotti or Rafael Santi wanted to work free of charge.  14) What is the ESCORIAL? a) The royal residence near Madrid, which was built in Renaissance style. b) The biggest Renaissance building in the world. c) The weirdest Renaissance building in the world. d) The royal residence near Florence, which was built in French style. 15) The typical forms of Renaissance architecture was/were: a) stained glass. b) archways. c) arcades. d) domes. 16) The 'Mona Lisa' by Leonardo is a portrait of a) a merchant mother  b) a king daughter c) a merchant wife d) a king sister 17) Who ISN'T a Renaissance WRITER? a) William Shakespeare b) Miguel de Cervantes c) Francesco Petrarca d) Sandro Botticelli 18) During Renaissance a) national languages started replacing Latin. b) Latin started replacing national languages. c) The Bible was written exclusively in Latin.  d) fine literature, poetry and drama became written in national languages. 19) The legacies of the Renaissance: a) The heritage of the Greco-Roman Antiquity has been forgotten. b) Humanism weakened dominance of the Papacy in Europe. c) Printing allowed knowledge to spread easier than ever before. d) Feith has become more important than intellect.  e) People have rejected new ideas and science. 20) Renaissance art flourished in Italy and the Netherlands precisely because a) humanism weakened dominance of the Papacy in Europe. b) there were many potential merchant sponsors there. c) Italian culture and aesthetics spread across Asia. d) None of the above.

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