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WorksheetsRenaissance
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was Leonardo da Vinci known as?
a)
"a monk"
b)
"a vassal"
c)
"a politician"
d)
"Renaissance Man"
2.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a)
Medici
b)
Botticelli
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Michelangelo
3.
What is the definition of anatomy?
a)
the study of the human body
b)
the phobia of blood
c)
the study of ants' structure
d)
the phobia of ants
4.
Who painted "The Last Supper"?
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Botticelli
c)
Kepler
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
5.
Who is an Italian writer who wrote a book describing how leaders should rule?
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Kepler
6.
What attitude was typical of Italy during the Renaissance?
a)
enthusiasm for agriculture
b)
emphasis of belonging to a group
c)
empahsis on the individual
d)
desire to forget the past
7.
On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
8.
Many ideas of the European Renaissance were based on the cultures of ancient
a)
Greece and Egypt
b)
Greece and Rome
c)
Greece and China
d)
Greece and India
9.
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
10.
The period called the Renaissance refers to the
a)
rebirth of classical culture.
b)
restoration of basic human values.
c)
remainder of learning not yet lost.
d)
remembrance of better time.
11.
Which city state in Italy did the Medici family control?
a)
Venice
b)
Milan
c)
Papal States
d)
Florance
12.
What attitude was typical of Italy during the Renaissance?
a)
enthusiasm for agriculture
b)
emphasis of belonging to a group
c)
empahsis on the individual
d)
desire to forget the past
13.
Humanism was the idea that
a)
salvation was not important for humans
b)
studying the ancient works could help people improve their lives
c)
humans were predestined as saints or sinners
d)
humans had a sinful nature
14.
Renaissance art was notable for:
a)
showing religious themes for the first time
b)
focusing on humans and their emotions
c)
including many miliatary scenes
d)
having flat backgrounds with figures up front
15.
What happened to city-states once they became wealthy?
a)
Founded universities and schools
b)
Brought in artists to make the city more beautiful
c)
Designed and created new buildings
d)
Wealthy city-states did all of the above
16.
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
17.
The Renaissance was an age of recovery from
a)
Bubonic Plague
b)
Political instability
c)
Decline of Church power
d)
All of the above
18.
How/why did the Renaissance begin?
a)
It was not realistic, more symbolic meaning that readers had to interpret
b)
The old nobles and wealthy merchants blended together to create the new upper class of city-states.
c)
It made life better and was a rebirth of interest in art and learning and in the subjects the Greeks and Romans studied.
19.
How did Florence become wealthy?
a)
Spread ideas, created more books, helped people read more and get better at a lot of different things.
b)
Developed oil painting
c)
It came from trading cloth, especially wool, and later from banking.
20.
Niccolo Machiavelli
a)
He painted, sculpted, and designed buildings, painted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome and he believed God inspired talents
b)
A merchant from the city of Venice, travels China and published a book about his travels
A merchant from the city of Venice, travels China and published a book about his travels
c)
A diplomat in Florence, he wrote The Prince in 1513 and claimed that people were greedy self-centered
21.
Medici family
a)
Bankers, richest family in Florence, they had branch banks as far away as London
b)
He painted, sculpted, and designed buildings, painted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome and he believed God inspired talents
c)
A poet in Florence, he wrote one of the world's greatest poems in the vernacular
22.
Leonardo da Vinci
a)
One of the best Renaissance scientists and a great artist, also an inventor and an engineer
b)
A merchant from the city of Venice, travels China and published a book about his travels
c)
Encouraged Europeans to search for Latin manuscripts in monasteries
23.
Which of the following most accurately characterizes the Renaissance?
a)
the spread of democracy
b)
the outburst of creativity
c)
a growth of religious belief
d)
a decline in learning
24.
Which city-state is considered by historians to be the birthplace of the Renaissance?
a)
Milan
b)
Venice
c)
Genoa
d)
Florence
25.
Which two classical civilizations were rediscovered during the Renaissance?
a)
China and Japan
b)
Ghana and Mali
c)
Greece and Rome
d)
Mesopotamia and Egypt
26.
What does it mean to be a "Renaissance Man"?
a)
to stand out as an artist
b)
to be well versed in classical literature
c)
to excel in many fields
d)
to speak many languages
27.
Which of the following are not accomplishments of Leonardo DaVinci?
a)
He painted the Mona Lisa
b)
He designed a Machine Gun
c)
He designed the Printing Press
d)
He painted the Last Supper
28.
The area of study that includes history, literature, culture, and philosophy is called
a)
the humanities
b)
the sciences
c)
liturgy
d)
the arts
29.
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
30.
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
31.
What technique that was created during the Renaissance is shown in this artwork?
a)
Shading
b)
Perspective
c)
Natural
d)
Religious
32.
Who painted this
a)
Da Vinci
b)
Raphael
c)
Michelangelo
d)
Durer
33.
______________ 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
34.
Technique that produces the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface
a)
patron
b)
Renaissance
c)
perspective
d)
Michelangelo
35.
Renaissance artist who painted The School of Athens
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Raphael
c)
Johann Guttenberg
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
36.
What did Machiavelli argue in his book, The Prince?
a)
power has a corrupting influence
b)
people have a basic desire to do good
c)
the ends justify the means
d)
a ruler should act virtously
37.
Who sculpted the famous statue of David during the Renaissance?
a)
Leonardo da Vinci
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Donatello
d)
Raphael
38.
What was a major focus of Renaissance art compared to Medieval art?
a)
Depicting religious figures only
b)
Emphasizing human anatomy and realism
c)
Using only gold backgrounds
d)
Avoiding perspective
39.
Who is known for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
a)
Botticelli
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Raphael
40.
Which of the following best describes the main focus of humanist scholars during the Renaissance?
a)
Exploring science and technology
b)
Developing new forms of government
c)
Reviving classical Greek and Roman literature and philosophy
d)
Studying religious texts exclusively
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