Question 1.
Ibn Rushd was an Arab philosopher of _____
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) Britain
(d) Spain
Answer
Answer: (d) Spain
Question 2.
The painting ‘Mona Lisa’ was made by
(a) Leonardo da Vinci
(b) Michelangelo
(c) Raphael
(d) Donatello
Answer
Answer: (a) Leonardo da Vinci
Question 3.
The author of the book ‘The Prince’ is
(a) Lorenzo Valla
(b) Gutenberg
(c) Machiavelli
(d) Alberti
Answer
Answer: (c) Machiavelli
Question 4.
Ptolemy’s Almagest was work on ______
(a) Mathematics
(b) Astronomy
(c) Philosophy
(d) Sociology
Answer
Answer: (b) Astronomy
Question 5.
The earliest universities in the European continent were set up in the country of
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) Italy
(d) England
Answer
Answer: (c) Italy
Question 6.
The families that gave more importance to women during the 15th century were those of
(a) aristocrats
(b) artists
(c) merchants
(d) scholars
Answer
Answer: (c) merchants
Question 7.
In Arabic, the person who was known as ‘Aflatun’ was
(a) Plato
(b) Aristotle
(c) Dante
(d) Ceasar
Answer
Answer: (a) Plato
Question 8.
Renaissance is best known for its
(a) cultural developments
(b) social developments
(c) political developments
(d) economic developments
Answer
Answer: (a) cultural developments
Question 9.
Andreas Vesalius was a professor of _____ at the University of Padua.
(a) Medicine
(b) Astronomy
(c) Philosophy
(d) Mathematics
Answer
Answer: (a) Medicine
Question 10.
The opening of trade between Europe and China started in the
(a) 9th century
(b) 10th century
(c) 11th century
(d) 12th century
Answer
Answer: (d) 12th century
Question 11.
By the early fifteenth century, ______ was used for those masters who taught grammar, poetry, rhetoric, history, and moral philosophy.
(a) literates
(b) humanists
(c) authors
(d) writers
Answer
Answer: (b) humanists
Question 12.
When Renaissance occurred in Europe?
(a) 11th century
(b) 13th century
(c) 15th century
(d) 16th century
Answer
Answer: (c) 15th century
Question 13.
Petrarch was given the title of Poet Laureate in Rome in
(a) 1341
(b) 1342
(c) 1343
(d) 1344
Answer
Answer: (a) 1341
