Renaissance Trivia Challenge

Renaissance Trivia Challenge

Test your knowledge of the Renaissance period with this quiz! Answer questions about art, literature, and history.

published on March 28
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Who is considered the 'father of Renaissance art'?

Who is considered the 'father of Renaissance art'?
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Raphael
Donatello
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Which Italian city is often referred to as the birthplace of the Renaissance?

Which Italian city is often referred to as the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Rome
Venice
Florence
Milan
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What famous Renaissance figure wrote 'The Prince', a political treatise on leadership?

What famous Renaissance figure wrote 'The Prince', a political treatise on leadership?
Galileo Galilei
Niccolò Machiavelli
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
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Which artist created the famous sculpture of David in Florence?

Which artist created the famous sculpture of David in Florence?
Donatello
Michelangelo
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
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Who is known for painting the 'Last Supper' in Milan, Italy?

Who is known for painting the 'Last Supper' in Milan, Italy?
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Donatello
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Which famous Renaissance artist was also an accomplished inventor and scientist?

Which famous Renaissance artist was also an accomplished inventor and scientist?
Raphael
Donatello
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
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Who was the female author and poet known for her work 'The Book of the City of Ladies'?

Who was the female author and poet known for her work 'The Book of the City of Ladies'?
Christine de Pizan
Isabella d'Este
Lucrezia Borgia
Caterina Sforza
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Which famous artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City?

Which famous artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City?
Donatello
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
Michelangelo
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What literary work by Dante Alighieri is considered a masterpiece of Italian literature?

What literary work by Dante Alighieri is considered a masterpiece of Italian literature?
Il Decameron
Orlando Furioso
The Divine Comedy
Oration on the Dignity of Man
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Who was the influential Medici ruler of Florence known as 'The Magnificent'?

Who was the influential Medici ruler of Florence known as 'The Magnificent'?
Cosimo de' Medici
Lorenzo de' Medici
Piero de' Medici
Giuliano de' Medici
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Which artist is credited with pioneering the use of perspective in Renaissance art?

Which artist is credited with pioneering the use of perspective in Renaissance art?
Donatello
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
Filippo Brunelleschi