12-19-13 (Co-Op Quiz) The Renaissance Part 2

TEAM QUIZ: Reading Comprehension of The Renaissance Opening Question What does the word “Renaissance” mean? (in your own words or the French translation) 1) How is a humanist different from a strictly religious person? Or how was a Medieval scholar different from an Italian Renaissance scholar? 2) What were some causes of the Italian Renaissance? 3) What did Isabella d’ Este do to support the Renaissance? 4) Which classical periods did the Italian Renaissance writers study for their inspiration? (Hint: We are all _____________ Hint 2: All roads lead to _______________) 5) True or False: Most Renaissance humanists remained Catholics. 6a) Why would humanists have felt a conflict between their religious views and the way they loved to celebrate individual accomplisments? 6) True or False: Humanists did not value education 7) What type of writing did Francesco Petrarch enjoy? 8) What was Machiavelli’s famous book about? Do you agree with his advice? 9) What is “perspective” in Renaissance art? 11) Michelangelo is perhaps the most famous master of what type of art work that has ever lived? 12) What are some of the talents that Leonardo Da Vinci possessed?