Renaissance NDA Questions

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Renaissance MCQ Questions


13.
The wealth of the Medici family, which funded much Renaissance art, came largely from:
A.
Military conquest
B.
Trade and banking
C.
Agriculture and land rents
D.
Mining and metallurgy
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ANSWER :
B. Trade and banking
14.
'Vitruvian Man', a drawing illustrating ideal human body proportions, was created by:
A.
Leonardo da Vinci
B.
Donatello
C.
Raphael
D.
Michelangelo
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ANSWER :
A. Leonardo da Vinci
15.
The term 'Quattrocento' refers to Italian art and culture of the:
A.
1600s (17th century)
B.
1500s (16th century)
C.
1400s (15th century)
D.
1300s (14th century)
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ANSWER :
C. 1400s (15th century)
16.
Filippo Brunelleschi is best remembered for designing the great dome of:
A.
Notre-Dame de Paris
B.
Florence Cathedral
C.
St. Peter's Basilica
D.
Milan Cathedral
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ANSWER :
B. Florence Cathedral
17.
Renaissance thought is particularly noted for shifting emphasis toward individual achievement and:
A.
Secular, worldly concerns alongside religious ones
B.
Feudal loyalty to lords
C.
Tribal oral traditions
D.
Strict monastic asceticism
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ANSWER :
A. Secular, worldly concerns alongside religious ones
18.
The Renaissance was fuelled significantly by the rediscovery of ancient manuscripts from:
A.
Mesopotamia only
B.
Ancient Egypt only
C.
Greece and Rome
D.
Pre-Columbian America
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ANSWER :
C. Greece and Rome