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WORLD HISTORY UNIT 1 The Renaissance REVIEW

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was Leonardo da Vinci known as?
a)
"a monk"
b)
"a vassal"
c)
"a politician"
d)
"Renaissance Man"
2.
Advantages of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press include all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Cheaper book prices
b)
Increase in education/literacy
c)
Increase in church power
d)
Rapid spread of ideas
3.
An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements
a)
Secular
b)
Patrons
c)
Merit
d)
humanism
4.
Which of the following is associated with Humanism?
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
5.
Where did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Germany
6.
What was Leonardo da Vinci known as?
a)
inventor
b)
painter
c)
sculptor
d)
all of the above
7.
During the Renaissance people started to focus on __________ instead of religion.
a)
individual achievement
b)
the bubonic plague
c)
sports and games
d)
Chinese culture
8.
What is the term referring to anything not religious?
a)
Indulgences
b)
Secularism
c)
Reformation
d)
Edict of Worms
9.
The Sistine Chapel was painted by...
a)
Michalangelo
b)
Albrecht Durer
c)
Miguel Cervantes
d)
Leonardo DaVinci
10.
The Renaissance was all of the following EXCEPT
a)
an urban society
b)
an age of recovery from the plagues, political upheaval, and the decline of Church authority
c)
the end of poverty
d)
a higher regard for the value of the individual human
11.
Classical culture is described as:
a)
the culture of the Northern Renaissance
b)
the spillover of the Byzantine and Persian Art Styles
c)
Culture of the Ancient Greeks and Romans
d)
Ancient Chinese Culture
12.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Rebirth
b)
Stagnation
c)
Traditional
d)
A Latin term for art
13.
"The end justifies the means" was a key belief of this man, who wrote "The Prince" 
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Castiglione
c)
Shakespeare 
d)
Petrarch
14.
Which of the following is associated with Humanism?
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
15.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Boticceli
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
16.
What was the Renaissance a "rebirth" of?
a)
Religion
b)
Classical culture
c)
Life (after the black death)
d)
Middle Ages
17.
The Printing Press 
a)
Allowed ideas to be spread faster because books were easier to get
b)
Was created by Leonardo Da Vinci
c)
Was invented by the Ottoman Turks
d)
Helped Mansa Musa spread Islam
18.
The best synonym for secular is
a)
New
b)
Worldly
c)
Humane
d)
Religious
19.
The intellectual and cultural movement known as humanism arose from the study of
a)
medieval scholarship.
b)
original Christian writings.
c)
classical Greek and Roman culture.
d)
the contributions of the Tang and Song dynasties.
20.
The printing press was invented by
a)
Jan van Eyck.
b)
Johann Gutenberg.
c)
Peter Bruegel the Elder.
d)
Hans Holbein the Younger.
21.
What is secularism?
a)
A belief in god.
b)
A love of art.
c)
Greco-Roman Culture
d)
Non-religious beliefs
22.
Humanism believes in the value of what?
a)
Money
b)
Religion
c)
Secularism
d)
The Individual
23.
What is the artistic technique called Perspective?
a)
An opinion or way of thinking.
b)
A newly discovered color.
c)
A way of painting giving paintings a three dimensional look.
d)
The paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
24.
The Renaissance started in what country?
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
England
d)
United States
25.
Humanism focuses on mostly
a)
Church ideas
b)
Religious issues
c)
Wordly subjects
26.
What was the era called before the Renaissance
a)
Golden Years
b)
Dark Ages
c)
Guilded Age
27.
Local spoken Language
a)
 vernacular
b)
latin
c)
secular
d)
perspective
28.
Flemish painter who perfected the technique of oil painting
a)
Johannes Gutenberg
b)
Niccolo Machiavelli
c)
Jan van Eyck
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
29.
a member of the middle class
a)
fresco
b)
republic
c)
patrician
d)
burgher
30.
painting done on fresh wet plaster with water-based paints
a)
perspective
b)
fresco
c)
oil painting
31.
intellectual movement based on the study of the literature of ancient Greece and Rome
a)
humanism
b)
secular
c)
realism
32.
The main way in which the works of Northern European Renaissance artists differed from those of Italian artists was in
a)
realism
b)
scale
c)
craftsmanship
d)
C.  use of color.
33.
The main goal of a humanistic education was to
a)
groom students for political careers.
b)
promote individuality and creativity.
c)
teach people how to lead good lives
d)
produce scholars of ancient literature
34.
Venice became an important state because
a)
was ruled by a hereditary monarch
b)
waged a successful war against its neighbors
c)
enjoyed the patronage of the Medici family
d)
served as a commercial link between Asia and Western Europe
35.
During the Renaissance, small Italian states were able to function independently because
a)
they were located on important trade routes
b)
the crusades enriched their treasuries
c)
the Italian courts guaranteed their autonomy
d)
Italy did not have a strong central government
36.
a form of government in which the leader is not a monarch and certain citizens have the right to vote
a)
monarchy
b)
republic
37.
Wrote "The Prince"
a)
Johannes Gutenberg
b)
Jan van Eyck
c)
Niccolo Machiavelli
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
38.

Who is considered the father of humanism?

a)

Petrarch

b)

Kepler

c)

Galileo

d)

Gutenberg

39.

Why were the Medicis important to the Renaissance?

a)

The commissioned many expeditions.

b)

They started a university in Florence.

c)

They believed in the teachings of Luther.

d)

They were patrons of the arts.

40.

Which of these men of the Renaissance was known equally for his art as well as inventions?

a)

Rueben

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Aristotle

41.

What was Niccolò Machiavelli's main argument in his work The Prince?

a)

A ruler should do whatever is necessary to maintain power.

b)

A ruler should follow all of the teachings of the Catholic Church.

c)

A ruler should make his subjects as happy as possible.

d)

A ruler should strive to maintain equality and fairness.

42.

During the Renaissance, a new intellectual movement known as humanism evolved. What was the significance of the humanist movement?

a)

Humanists felt formal education was impractical and unnecessary; therefore, many schools were closed.

b)

Humanists spread the teachings of Eastern philosophers such as Confucius throughout Europe.

c)

Humanists were very interested in religious studies and sought to increase the influence of the Church.

d)

Humanists were inspired by classical texts and emphasized the dignity and worth of the individual.

43.

Which of the following was an impact of the invention of the printing press?

a)

more people learned how to read

b)

the power of the church declined

c)

humanism spread

d)

all of the choices are correct

44.

A person who produces work in the vernacular is one who:

a)

uses only natural light to create art

b)

uses a verse form of writing

c)

writes in a local, common language

d)

writes only in Latin

45.

Which of the following describes a "Renaissance Man"?

a)

someone who specialized in one particular area of study

b)

someone who supported and appreciated the arts without creating art

c)

someone who openly criticized the Church without fear of punishment

d)

someone who excelled in many areas of study

46.

For which of the following is Michelangelo known for?

a)

being a "Renaissance Man"

b)

painting the Mona Lisa

c)

inventing the moveable type printing press

d)

painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

47.

During the Renaissance the power of the Kings and Queens of Europe...

a)

increased.

b)

decreased.

48.

Renaissance means...

a)

Rebirth

b)

Invent

c)

Art

d)

Philosophy

49.

The Renaissance was based on studying...

a)

Greek and Roman texts

b)

Indian Religions

c)

African Histories

d)

Persian Myths

50.

In his publication the “Book of the Courtier”, Baldassare Castiglione

a)

Outlined the economic system of Renaissance Europe

b)

Expressed the characteristics of a perfect Renaissance noble

c)

Discussed social struggles of the lower class during the Renaissance

d)

Described the attributes of the Catholic Church during the Renaissance

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