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Renaissance Quick Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
2.
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 
3.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Boticceli
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
4.
Why was the invention of the printing press so important?
a)
It embodied the spirit of the Renaissance
b)
It made books available to a wider audience
c)
It made Johannes Gutenburg famous
d)
It spurred the invention of the telescope
5.
The Sistine Chapel was painted by...
a)
Michalangelo
b)
Albrecht Durer
c)
Miguel Cervantes
d)
Leonardo DaVinci
6.
How did the city-states of Italy gain wealth?
a)
Through industry
b)
 Through banking and trade
c)
Through the sale of Renaissance art
d)
Through the large farming estates
7.
The wealthy family of Florence that controlled the city-state and was a patron of Renaissance artists was the _________ family.
a)
Da Vinci
b)
Medici
c)
Petrach
d)
Orsini
8.
The writer of Romeo and Juliet, MacBeth, and Hamlet was
a)
Brunelleschi
b)
Machiavelli
c)
Dante
d)
Shakespeare
9.
The Renaissance first began in the city-state of
a)
Florence
b)
Rome
c)
Venice
d)
Milan
10.
On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
11.
Leonardo da Vinci was called a "Renaissance Man" and was a(n)...
a)
inventor
b)
painter
c)
sculptor
d)
all of the above
12.
A Patron
a)
buys art
b)
sells art
c)
makes art
d)
dates art
13.
The Renaissance showed a renewed interest in the cultures of
a)
Rome and Greece
b)
Europe and Asia
c)
Egypt and Mesopotamia
d)
Africa and Islam