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WorksheetsIntroduction to the Renaissance
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 40mins
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Class
Date
1.
The French word "Renaissance" refers to the
a)
End of the middle ages
b)
rebirth of classical age
c)
rebirth of Rome
d)
Age of discovery and learning
2.
What is one way that Medieval and Renaissance artists differ?
a)
Renaissance art focuses more on religion
b)
Medieval artists were more realistic
c)
Renaissance artist turned to Roman and Greek works for inspiration
d)
They are the same
3.
Classical art was mainly produced in Rome and ...
a)
Spain
b)
Italy
c)
Greece
d)
France
4.
On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
5.
Humanism...
a)
emphasized the Bible
b)
leads to happier lives
c)
encourages people to learn Latin and Greek
d)
focuses on the potential of humans to achieve
6.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Rebirth
b)
Stagnation
c)
Traditional
d)
A Latin term for art
7.
______________ art was flat with rigid, emotionless figures, while ______________ art had full backgrounds with figures that showed emotion and detail.
a)
Renaissance, Medieval
b)
Renaissance, Classical
c)
Classical, Medieval
d)
Medieval, Renaissance
8.
The focus of Art created during the Renaissance was
a)
to teach people about Christianity
b)
to master different techniques
c)
to show the importance of people and nature
d)
to create images of nobles
9.
There was little perspective in art created during
a)
the Renaissance
b)
the Classical Age
c)
the age of Reason
d)
The age of Exploration
10.
Humanism focuses on
a)
the abilities of humans
b)
the achievements of humans
c)
the study of the humanities (art, history, and literature)
d)
all of these are correct
11.
Characteristics of medieval art include
a)
egg tempura paint
b)
saints and halos
c)
all of these are correcty
d)
no 3-D perspective
12.
Renaissance art has?
a)
3-D perspective
b)
all of these!
c)
nature
d)
life-like people with emotion
13.
What Italian city served as the birthplace of the Renaissance?
a)
Rome
b)
Venice
c)
Siena
d)
Florence
14.
Where was Venice located?
a)
on the island of Sicily
b)
on the Adriatic Sea
c)
on the mediterranean Sea
d)
inland
15.
What family were bankers and patrons (supporters) of the arts?
a)
The Simpsons
b)
The Medici
c)
The Brunelleschi
d)
The Donatello
16.
Which family controlled Florence?
a)
da Vinci
b)
Tudors
c)
Hapsburgs
d)
Medici
17.
Florence grew wealthy through
a)
trade
b)
banking
c)
book selling
d)
trade, textiles, and banking
18.
Which of the following cities relied on its seaports for trade?
a)
Genoa
b)
Florence
c)
Milan
d)
Sienna
19.
Classical (Greek and Roman) art has
a)
life like statues with little or no emotion
b)
paintings made with oil paint
c)
life like statues with emotion
d)
paintings that use math to create 3-D perspective
20.
What was the major cause for the creation of the prosperous cities
a)
War
b)
A bustling economy
c)
Fall of feudalism
d)
Non are correct
21.
What was a city-state made up of?
a)
Powerful city
b)
Surrounding towns
c)
surrounding countryside
d)
All of these made up a city-state
22.
Who were patrons?
a)
People who moved to city-states from manors
b)
People who changed their job
c)
People who paid artists to make their city beautiful
d)
None of the following are patrons
23.
What did Humanists believe
a)
Focus only on Religion
b)
Abandon all religious thought
c)
Balance religion and human nature
d)
Thought all humans were sinful
24.
Humanists prized individual achievement more that a person's class or family.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Based on your knowledge of humanism, what advice would a humanist give to a student?
a)
"Only people of noble birth have the ability to achieve greatness."
b)
"Learn about subjects that focus on human life and culture."
c)
"Imitate the works of ancient Greece and Rome, but do not create anything new."
d)
"Accept everything without question."
26.
What is humanism?
a)
a belief that a person's class or family is more important than individual achievement
b)
a belief that people should follow religious teachings without question
c)
a way of thinking that focused on individual dignity, nature, and human society
d)
a belief that people should not try to control their own lives
27.
What was one reason for the growth of trade in Europe?
a)
The Silk Road in China became too dangerous for traders to travel on it.
b)
European cities were located on trade routes.
c)
Europeans had little interest in goods from the East.
d)
none of these choices
28.
Which of the following was a goal of Renaissance artists?
a)
They tried to copy the characteristics of medieval art.
b)
They tried to capture the way things looked in the real world.
c)
They always showed subjects that were religious.
d)
They tried to create art that looked two-dimensional.
29.
When did the Renaissance begin?
a)
at the beginning of the Roman Empire
b)
at the end of the Roman Empire
c)
at the beginning of the Middle Ages
d)
at the end of the Middle Ages
30.
This late medieval poet is credited as beginning the turn towards Humanism:
a)
Petrarch
b)
Donatello
c)
Boccacio
d)
Dante
31.
"Classical knowledge" as a focus of humanist ideals primarily meant a focus on...
a)
Ancient Greece
b)
Persian Culture
c)
Medieval Scholars
d)
Church documents
32.
What is Chiaroscuro?
a)
The shading of light and dark in drawings and paintings.
b)
A type of sausage.
c)
A type of painting.
d)
An artist in Renaissance Florence.
33.
Which of the following is a characteristic of Renaissance art?
a)
The figures look stiff and flat.
b)
The figures look lifelike and three-dimensional.
c)
The figures show little knowledge of anatomy.
d)
The figures are shown performing a heroic task.
34.
Which period would this art piece be from?
a)
Classic
b)
Medieval
c)
Renaissance
d)
Modern
35.
Which period would this art piece be from?
a)
Renaissance
b)
Classic
c)
Medieval
d)
Modern
36.
Which period would this art piece be from?
a)
Renaissance
b)
Medieval
c)
Classic
d)
Modern
37.
Who was the “father” of Humanism
a)
Giotto
b)
Dante
c)
Petrarch
d)
Boccaccio
38.
How did artists of the Renaissance want their subjects to look?
a)
Flawless
b)
Perfect
c)
Realistic
d)
Inspirational
39.
What technique that was created during the Renaissance is shown in this artwork?
a)
Shading
b)
Perspective
c)
Natural
d)
Religious
40.
In what period did art serve as a way to teach people who were illiterate about Christianity
a)
Medieval Period
b)
Classical Period
c)
Renaissance
d)
Reformation
41.
What opened trade routes to the East from Western Europe?
a)
The Crusades opened routes
b)
The formation of the City State
c)
Exploration by European countries
d)
Missionaries
42.
The formation of the Mongol Empire
a)
Threatened the security of the Holy Land
b)
Discovered how to make silk
c)
protected the trade routes to Western Europe
d)
Started a war with Byzantine
43.
What geographic placement of Genoa and Venice made them trade centers for Western Europe?
a)
They were close to the Rhine River
b)
They were on the Silk Road
c)
They were centrally located between trade routes
d)
They were on the Mediterranean Sea
44.
Money Changers were
a)
People who made coins
b)
People who exchanged one currency for another
c)
magicians
d)
bankers
45.
The government of Florence was a _________________with elected officials.
a)
democracy
b)
republic
c)
monarchy
d)
oligarchy
46.
Crafts people belonged to groups called_____________ who often ruled the Italian City-State
a)
guilds
b)
patrons
c)
societies
d)
fraternities
47.
Milan was known for the production of
a)
cloth
b)
ivory
c)
spices
d)
metal and armor
48.
Florence developed the specialization of
a)
Ivory and gold production
b)
spices and perfume
c)
coffee and scones
d)
banking and clothmaking
49.
The area of study that includes history, literature, culture, and philosophy is called
a)
the humanities
b)
the sciences
c)
liturgy
d)
the arts
50.
One of the major changes brought by the philosophical movement of humanism was
a)
the shift from war to peace
b)
more focus on the teachings of the church.
c)
life after death.
d)
the focus on Human endeavors
51.
Who believed that people should use their minds to question everything?
a)
humanists
b)
monks
c)
bankers
d)
trivia experts
52.
Machiavelli would most likely estimate the worth of a leader according to his
a)
honesty
b)
faithfulness
c)
flexibility
d)
integrity
53.
Machiavelli recommends that a prince’s actions should be guided by
a)
humanity
b)
equity
c)
sincerity
d)
self-interest
54.
He painted the mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
a)
Leonardo da Vinci
b)
Michaelangelo
c)
Raphael
d)
Donatello
55.
Who invented the movable type for the printing press?
a)
Napoleon Bonaparte
b)
Miguel de Cervantes
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Johannes Guttenberg
56.
How did Renaissance writers like Dante, Cervantes, and Shakespeare influence later writers?
a)
by writing in Latin
b)
by creating the first newspapers
c)
by writing the Bible
d)
by writing in the common lanugage
57.
What is it called when artists make things more "three dimensional" by adding lines that fade into the distance?
a)
Sufamato
b)
Contrast
c)
Perspective
d)
Chiaroscuro
58.
What did Machiavelli write the Prince?
a)
He wanted to show people how to be evil
b)
He wanted to show people what to do to run a country
59.
Leonardo da Vinci was known as a Renaissance man, which of the following things was he known for doing?
a)
Painting
b)
Inventing
c)
Sculpting
d)
All of the Above
60.
The wealthy family of Florence that controlled the city-state and was a patron of Renaissance artists was the _________ family.
a)
Da Vinci
b)
Medici
c)
Petrach
d)
Orsini
61.
How did the city-states of Italy gain wealth?
a)
Through industry
b)
Through banking and trade
c)
Through the sale of Renaissance art
d)
Through the large farming estates
62.
Which was NOT a characteristic of humanism?
a)
an emphasis on the individual and society
b)
gaining knowledge through reason and not just religious faith
c)
an emphasis on the Catholic Church
d)
It was based on Greek and Roman ideas
63.
Trade gives a changing worldview because....
a)
Everyone is the same that you trade with
b)
Cultural diffusion and the spread of ideas and knowledge
c)
Trading money
d)
Different forms of currency offered
64.
City States...
a)
had their own government
b)
were ruled by King
c)
were ruled by Queen
d)
were ruled by Church
65.
The Northern Renaissance spread to....
a)
Asia
b)
The Middle East
c)
France, Germany, England
d)
Northern Africa
66.
Literature was changed in Europe because of the....
a)
Stamping machine
b)
Printing Press
c)
Printing machine
d)
3d printer
67.
The Renaissance began in what country
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Germany
68.
Who designed the dome of Florence?
a)
Bruneyesci
b)
Brunellescci
c)
Brunelleschi
d)
Michelangelo
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