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WorksheetsThe Renaissance
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
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Class
Date
1.
During the Renaissance, there was a revival of interest in...
a)
Chinese inventions
b)
Ancient philosophy of humanism
c)
Greek and Roman civilizations
d)
Democratic values
2.
How did Italy's location help make it the starting point of the Renaissance?
a)
Libraries were made public to house lost Greek and Roman Texts
b)
Greek merchants moved to Italy to avoid Ottoman trade networks
c)
Lack of trade with Constantinople inspired more art
d)
Its geographic location on the Mediterranean Sea increased economic trade
3.
Who sculpted the Pieta, David and painted the Sistine Chapel.
a)
Leonardo da Vinci
b)
Michaelangelo
c)
Raphael
d)
Cosimo de Medici
4.
This was an intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements:
a)
Secularism
b)
Patronism
c)
Meritocracy
d)
Humanism
5.
How did Italian Renaissance Art differ from Medieval art?
a)
It utilized new mediums, like tapestries and illuminated manuscripts
b)
It was more realistic, and had three dimensions
c)
It was almost entirely focused on Greco-Roman themes.
d)
It was more biblical than the medieval art
6.
Why did Shakespeare represent Humanism and the Renaissance?
a)
He focused on religious iconography and sins
b)
He focused on classical themes and play sfrom Greece and Rome
c)
He was primarily interested in promoting historical plays
d)
He focused on emotion and universal human themes
7.
A supporter of the Arts was called a...
a)
Patron
b)
King
c)
Plebeian
d)
Client
8.
The author who "invented" the modern essay and revived skepticism was...
a)
Montaigne
b)
Rabelais
c)
Bocaccio
d)
Mirandola
9.
The Italian Renaissance artist who painted The School of Athens was...
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Raphael
c)
Filippo Brunelleschi
d)
Andrea Mantegna
10.
The Italian artist who also excelled in astronomy, engineering, and anatomy was...
a)
Peter Perugino
b)
Raphael Sanzio
c)
Albrect Durer
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
11.
The Northern Renaissance artist who painted unique scenes of hell, combinations of animals, and fearful creatures was...
a)
Hans Holbein
b)
Heironymous Bosch
c)
Andrea Mantegna
d)
Lorenzo Ghiberti
12.
This woman was known as one of the first female professional writers in Europe. She wrote for the King of France, but was originally from Italy.
a)
Christine de Pisan
b)
Mona Lisa
c)
Isabella de Este
d)
Lucretia Borgia
13.
Which of the following most accurately characterizes the Italian Renaissance?
a)
the spread of democracy
b)
the outburst of creativity
c)
a growth of religious belief
d)
a decline in learning
14.
This woman was known for rescuing her husband from another city state, being friends with Leonardo da Vinci, and patronizing the arts.
a)
Christine de Pisan
b)
Loretta Botticelli
c)
Francesca Battista
d)
Isabella de Este
15.
Which of the following is associated with classical learning?
a)
the ideas of the middle ages
b)
the ideas of Greece & Rome
c)
the ideas of ancient China
d)
the ideas of ancient India
16.
Who wrote "Praise of Folly", a book that criticized the Pope?
a)
Sir Thomas More
b)
Erasmus
c)
Machiavelli
d)
Petrarch
17.
Which family was a patron of artists like Michelangelo?
a)
Fugger
b)
Medici
c)
Titian
d)
Doge
18.
Sir Thomas More wrote which of the following books?
a)
Utopia
b)
The Prince
c)
Praise of Folly
d)
Letters to Laura
19.
One Characteristic of the Northern Renaissance was...
a)
it dealt only with religious subjects
b)
it began before the Italian renaissance
c)
the printing press increased the production and sale of books
d)
it was controlled by the government
20.
All of the following were important Italian city-states except:
a)
Florence
b)
Papal States
c)
Marathon
d)
Venice
21.
Who led Florence during the time of the Bonfire of the Vanities, and instituted a theocracy?
a)
Savonarola
b)
Piero Medici
c)
Machiavelli
d)
Leo X
22.
Who is known as "the father of Humanism? He was famous for writing sonnets/poems.
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Petrarch
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Michelangelo
23.
Which ancient philosopher did people study during the Renaissance?
a)
Mirandola
b)
Socrates
c)
Aristotle
d)
Plato
24.
The Prince by Machiavell:
a)
destroyed traditional writing and set up a new style of prose
b)
provided a set of rules for rulers to take and hold power
c)
was the story of an English prince from the Middle Ages
d)
firmly established democracy as the government in italy
25.
Which of these artists was known as the master of portraiture in the Northern Renaissance, working for Henry VIII?
a)
Peter Brugel
b)
Lorenzo Ghiberti
c)
Hans Holbein
d)
Quentin Massys
26.
Who painted this, a painting of a peasant wedding, with little attention to detail in the faces, but detail in the scene itself?
a)
Peter Bruegel
b)
Quentin Massys
c)
Titian
d)
Albrecht Durer
27.
Jan Van Eyk's famous painting, the Arnolfini Wedding, is known for...
a)
Its extreme attention to detail
b)
Being the first use in the North of Linear Perspective
c)
Utilizing the "fresco" technique
d)
The dog - people love a cute dog
28.
Which Northern Renaissance artist was known as the "Da Vinci of the North" because of his scientific mind?
a)
Botticelli
b)
Masaccio
c)
Durer
d)
Giotto
29.
What technique was Giotto di Bondone famous for attempting, although not 100% accurately?
a)
Linear Perspective
b)
Emotion
c)
Classicism
d)
Individualism
30.
Who was responsible for funding the Florentine Academy and jump starting the Renaissance by patronizing the arts?
a)
Cosimo de Medici
b)
Giovanni Bocaccio
c)
Duchess Batista
d)
Bladassare Castiglione
31.
What did Lorenzo Valla's discovery that the "Donation of Constantine" was fake represent?
a)
The increasing power of the papacy during the Renaissance period
b)
The new styles of learning and critical thinking in the Renaissance
c)
The disagreements between Michelangelo and Pope Julius II
d)
The change in social classes in Renaissance Italy
32.
What did Christian Humanism focus on?
a)
The life of Jesus and early Christian teaching
b)
The importance of the Latin Vulgate bible
c)
Artistic achievement of the Greeks and Romans
d)
The importance of the Middle Ages
33.
Which of these did NOT contribute to the decline of the Renaissance in Italy?
a)
Many of the artists left the Italian Peninsula
b)
Repeated invasions by the French and Holy Roman Empire
c)
The decline of Florence's economy and artistic schools
d)
The invasions of Florence by the League of Venice
34.
Which of these men was known for his engravings into wood, like this one?
a)
Ghiberti
b)
Botticelli
c)
Durer
d)
Il Moro
35.
What kind of person represented the ideal of the "Renaissance Man"?
a)
someone who enjoyed secular pleasures
b)
someone who supported and appreciated art
c)
someone who specialized in a particular field
d)
someone who excelled in a variety of areas of study
36.
Who designed the dome of Florence?
a)
Cosimo Medici
b)
Ghiberti
c)
Brunelleschi
d)
Michelangelo
37.
Name the sculpture and the artist.
a)
David - Bernini
b)
David - Brunelleschi
c)
David - Donatello
d)
David - Michelangelo
38.
Name the artwork and the sculptor who created it.
a)
Il Duomo - Brunelleschi
b)
The Sacrifice of Isaac - Brunelleschi
c)
The Gates of Paradise - Ghiberti
d)
The Lamentation - Ghiberti
39.
Name the painting and the artist.
a)
Venus of Urbino - Brunelleschi
b)
La Primavera - Giotto
c)
Lamentation - Masaccio
d)
The Birth of Venus - Botticelli
40.
Who painted this portrait of King Henry VIII?
a)
Bosch
b)
Hilliard
c)
Holbein
d)
Titian
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