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WorksheetsRenaissance and Reformation Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
a)
Italy was first to trade with the New World, thanks to Christopher Columbus
b)
Italian famland was rigch enough to provide surpluses for trade and wealth.
c)
Italy was the most unified area of Europe both culturally and politically.
d)
Italy was a center of trade routes that connected Europe and the East.
2.
Why do we call the time in European history from the 1300s to the 1600s a "Renaissance"?
a)
People started to question the Church and brought a rebirth of faith.
b)
People started to explore the limits of human achievement for the first time.
c)
People rediscovered and renewed things like the arts, literature, and architecture.
d)
People started to rediscover the true meaning of what it was to be alive.
3.
What was the Medici family most famous for?
a)
Ruling Venice with an iron fist and dominating trade in that city-state.
b)
Using marriage alliances to build political power thoughout Italy and Spain.
c)
Having power in politics, religion, and through being art patrons.
d)
Being great artists, scholars, and writers.
4.
What is a key reason the Renaissance began later in the North of Europe?
a)
The Hundred Years War led to great economic and social devastation.
b)
People in Northern Europe had less exposure to music and the arts.
c)
Northern Europeans suffered greatly in the Little Ice Age of the 1300s.
d)
Italian artists refused to work outside of their beloved homelands.
5.
Which Renaissance artist created the wooden statue of John the Baptist (pictured)?
a)
Raphael
b)
Donatello
c)
Michelangelo
d)
Leonardo
6.
Which Renaissance artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (pictured)?
a)
Donatello
b)
Raphael
c)
Michelangelo
d)
Leonardo
7.
Which Renaissance writer is famous for his dramatic and plays, sonnets, and close relationship with Queen Elizabeth I and King James I of England?
a)
Sir Thomas More
b)
Sir Francis Bacon
c)
Henry James
d)
William Shakespeare
8.
When Elizabeth I said, "I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart of a king, and a king of England, too, and I think foul scorn [for] any prince of Europe [who] should dare invade the borders of my realm," what was she trying to do?
a)
Inspire her troops in their upcoming battle against the Spanish Armada.
b)
Apologize for failing to lead her ships to battle against the Spanish Armada.
c)
Persuade her sexist admirals to follow her orders and attack Spain.
d)
Send a stern message to Philip of Spain after the sinking of her flagship, the HMS Mary Rose.
9.
What did it mean to be a "Renaissance" (Universal) Man?
a)
To be reborn into the Protestant faith and renew his commitment to Christ.
b)
To be good at many forms of art, including sculpture, painting, and music
c)
To be a follower of Copernicus' Heliocentric view, as opposed to Aristotle's Geocentric view.
d)
To be good at many academic disciplines, such as art, science, and mathematics.
10.
Which Renaissance artist inserted a self-portrait when he created this Italian painting?
a)
Raphael
b)
Donatelo
c)
Michelangelo
d)
Leonardo
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