Question 1

Who was the Medici Family?

Accepted Answer

Wealthy bankers who ruled Florence during the Renaissance period.

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A family of quilt makers in Italy

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A family who built a beautiful chapel in France

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Wealthy artists in Italy.

Question 2

Describe the Renaissance

Accepted Answer

A period of cultural rebirth in Europe that occurred after the dark ages.

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A period of great loss for Eastern Europe.

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A time when schools began teaching about evolution.

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A silly time in history.

Question 3

Who was Fra Angelico?

Accepted Answer

A monk and artist known for his sincere religious paintings during the Renaissance.

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An artist that Medici hired to paint the ceiling of his home.

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A monk who painted art for the church solely for money.

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An artist who refused to make art for the church.

Question 4

Who was Cosimo de Medici?

Accepted Answer

An important figure in Florence who gave financial support to artists during the Renaissance.

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A banker who despised religious artwork.

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A famous artist who sought to gain fame in Florence for his paintings.

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An architect who helped Brunelleschi build the Dome of Florence.

Question 5

Who was Brunelleschi?

Accepted Answer

A famous architect of the Renaissance

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A very naughty child

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A famous sculptor of the Renaissance

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A famous painter of the Renaissance

Question 6

What was the Dome of Florence?

Accepted Answer

A magnificent dome built by Brunelleschi on the Florence Cathedral

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The head of Cosimo de Medici's girlfriend.

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A hat that Cosimo de Medici made for Donatello.

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A beautiful house in Florence

Question 7

Who was Donatello?

Accepted Answer

A famous sculptor of the Renaissance period

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A famous painter of the Renaissance

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A famous ninja, skilled in using the bow staff, who gained his fame in the Renaissance period.

Question 8

Which ancient civilizations influenced the art and work of Donatello and Brunelleschi?

Accepted Answer

Greece and Rome

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Egypt and Turkey

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France and England

Question 9

What was the Bronze Statue of David?

Accepted Answer

A sculpture created by Donatello, depicting the biblical hero David.

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A sculpture created by Brunelleschi of the biblical hero, David.

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A sculpture that Donatello made of his neighbor

Question 10

What did Humanism focus on?

Accepted Answer

The study of human potential and achievements above all other things.

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The study of the human body for the purpose of medicine.

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The study of the different types of religion that humans believed in.

Question 11

What achievements did mankind accomplish during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Art, education, exploration of the sea, reformation

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Online learning

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The feudal system

Question 12

When was the Renaissance period?

Accepted Answer

About 1450-1610

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1200-1350

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1600-1790

Question 13

Ferdinand + Isabella became King + Queen of what country in 1469?

Accepted Answer

Spain

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Scotland

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Egypt

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Portugal

Question 14

Who funded Christopher Columbus's voyage to the New World?

Accepted Answer

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.

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King John of Portugal

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William Wallace

Question 15

What was Ferdinand + Isabella's purpose in starting the Spanish Inquisition?

Accepted Answer

To drive out of Spain anyone they believed opposed Christianity

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To ask people about their feelings regarding living in Spain.

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To launch Spain into a new form of government

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