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WorksheetsRenaissance Exam
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 27mins
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Class
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1.
What was the Hundred Years' War?
a)
A series of serf revolts
b)
A fight against the plague
c)
War between France and England
d)
German civil war
2.
What does the word Renaissance mean?
a)
Renaming
b)
Redo
c)
Reincarnation
d)
Rebirth
3.
Which of the following statements is true.
a)
Middle Ages had humanist scholars
b)
The Renaissance had feudalism
c)
The Middle Ages used perspective in their art
d)
Renaissance artists also made non religious artwork
4.
What is humanism?
a)
The idea that people and this life are important
b)
The belief that people are gods
c)
The idea that poeple can't do anything wrong
d)
A very strong super human being
5.
What did humanists study?
a)
Middle Ages art and history
b)
Medieval Chinese art and History
c)
African art and history
d)
Classical Greek and Roman art and history
6.
What would a "Renaissance Man" be like?
a)
An old man who had a beard who dressed nice
b)
A well rounded person who exceeded society's expectations
c)
Someone who was really good at war and military tactics
d)
A man who ruled his kingdom with an iron fist
7.
What was included in the Spirit of the Renaissance?
a)
A fascination with classical cultures and human potential
b)
A renewed interest in feudalism
c)
A renewed belief in the Greek gods
d)
Renewed interest that the afterlife is all that matters
8.
During the Renaissance, how was a person's status determined?
a)
Birthright
b)
Relationship with the feudal lord
c)
Your wealth and ability
d)
The family you chose to be apart of
9.
Why was Florence so influential during the Renaissance?
a)
The wealthy promoted banking and art
b)
The best people were born in Florence
c)
Florence was the closest city to China
d)
They had the biggest and best trained military
10.
Who was the most powerful family in Florence?
a)
Petrarch
b)
Da Vinci
c)
Medici
d)
King Henry
11.
Why was the Medici family so important?
a)
They were the best at making weapons
b)
They wanted Florence to be the most beautiful city in Europe
c)
They wanted to make Venice the most beautiful city
d)
They believed morality was better than being rich
12.
Who was the best example of a Renaissance person?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Donatello
c)
Raphael
d)
Da Vinci
13.
How did Renaissance ideas spread throughout Europe?
a)
By the declaration of the king
b)
By travel, trade and mass printing
c)
People on horses rode around spreading them
d)
People lived closer together in Europe then so it spread
14.
What was the Black Death?
a)
Sickness that killed thousands
b)
Sickness that killed billions
c)
Sickness that killed millions
d)
A mild fever
15.
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Bible being translated into spoken languages?
a)
Literacy rate increased
b)
More people followed the ideas of the church.
c)
The printing press became less useful.
d)
Church groups fought against the Bible being translated
16.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Medieval art?
a)
It is flat (one dimensional)
b)
There is a religious theme
c)
There is a single colored background
d)
It has life-like, realistic people
17.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Renaissance art?
a)
It has perspective
b)
It is 3D
c)
There is a single colored background
d)
It has life-like, realistic people
18.
Which Renaissance artist painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
a)
Leonardo da Vinci
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Raphael
d)
Artemesia Gentileschi
19.
Which Renaissance writer wrote The Prince, which discussed how a leader should govern?
a)
Niccolo Machiavelli
b)
William Shakespeare
c)
Andreas Vesalius
d)
Dante Aligheri
20.
Which Renaissance writer wrote The Divine Comedy and was exiled by the church?
a)
Niccolo Machiavelli
b)
William Shakespeare
c)
Andreas Vesalius
d)
Dante Aligheri
21.
Which Renaissance person wrote an anatomy book that gave specific names to our internal organs?
a)
Niccolo Machiavelli
b)
William Shakespeare
c)
Andreas Vesalius
d)
Dante Aligheri
22.
Which Renaissance woman assisted her brother with astronomy and wrote a book on genealogy?
a)
Queen Elizabeth I
b)
Sophie Brahe
c)
Queen Isabella I
d)
Artemesia Gentileschi
23.
Which Renaissance queen refused to marry and considered herself to be married to England?
a)
Queen Elizabeth I
b)
Sophie Brahe
c)
Queen Isabella I
d)
Artemesia Gentileschi
24.
Which Renaissance queen sponsored the voyage of Christopher Columbus?
a)
Queen Elizabeth I
b)
Sophie Brahe
c)
Queen Isabella I
d)
Artemesia Gentileschi
25.
Which Renaissance woman painted images of women as powerful female heroines?
a)
Queen Elizabeth I
b)
Sophie Brahe
c)
Queen Isabella I
d)
Artemesia Gentileschi
26.
Why was education important to Cosimo de' Medici?
a)
He needed his bank employees to know how to read and write
b)
He was not educated as a child.
c)
He wanted people to be able to read the bible.
d)
He wanted to revive an interest in Greek and Roman art.
27.
Which of the following was NOT a positive result of Black Death?
a)
Workers could charge more for their labor.
b)
Economy began to grow.
c)
Disease didn't damage farmland and buildings.
d)
He wanted to revive an interest in Greek and Roman art.
28.
Which city became the center of Italian art, literature, and culture during the Renaissance?
a)
Genoa
b)
Milan
c)
Venice
d)
Florence
29.
a)
This is an example of Renaissance art
b)
This is an example of Medieval art
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31.
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36.
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b)
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