WorksheetsThe Northern Renaissance
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
Who was Christine de Pizan?
a)
The author of The Book of The City of The Ladies, and was one of the first women to create a living as a writer.
b)
A queen that fought for women's rights.
c)
Was a queen from England, Ireland, and Wales and was the last monarch
d)
The last queen of France before the revolution, and was convicted of treason.
2.
What did Thomas More write and why did he write it?
a)
He wrote the play Romeo and Juliet to show how strong love can be.
b)
He wrote the novel Utopia to show what a better model of society looked like.
c)
He wrote the novel The Book of the City of the Ladies to show the objections that men had against women getting an education.
d)
He wrote The Praise of the Folly that expresses the sentiment and philosophy of the author.
3.
What does utopia mean during this time?
a)
"no place"
b)
A perfect society
c)
An imaginary world
d)
Something that won't ever exist
4.
What did Johann Gutenberg create?
a)
He created the two types of plays (comedy and tragedy)
b)
He created an idea for a better model of society
c)
He created many realistic sculptures
d)
He created the first printing press
5.
Who was William Shakespeare
a)
He was the one of the most well known Christian humanists
b)
He was a craftsman from Mainz, Germany
c)
He was the most famous writer during the Elizabethan Age
d)
He was the man that showed everyone what a better society would look like from his point of view
6.
What was Desiderius Erasmus known for?
a)
He was known for writing many plays like Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth
b)
He was known for creating realistic sculptures like the sculpture Pieta
c)
He was known for his novel called Utopia that expressed how he viewed society
d)
He was known for being a Christian humanist in Holland
7.
What is different about this sculpture than others created before it?
a)
It is focused more on mythology and not realistic things
b)
It is more realistic and depicts real people
c)
It shows the ideals of the human body
d)
It is made to look like the body that everyone should have in their society
8.
What was the printing press?
a)
It was a machine created to print texts and pictures from
b)
It was used as a way to communicate with others
c)
It was a way to create money by machine
d)
It was made to create paper
9.
What impact did the Christian Humanism have on society?
a)
There was no impact at all
b)
The impact was only on language and religion
c)
Created sculptures that were more realistic than they were before
d)
It impacted the art, reigious scholarship, and helped shape personal spirtiuality
10.
What was the Christian Humanism movement?
a)
It was a movement that combined interests in the nature of humanity and Christian faith
b)
It was a movement that wanted to prosecute anyone who wasn't a Christian
c)
It was a movement that protested about peoples rights in the Christian community
d)
It was a movement that worked towards more rights for women
11.
What were the changes in art during this time period?
a)
Painters started to paint with water colors instead of oil paints
b)
Play writers created plays with women in them rather than men playing all of the roles
c)
Writers wrote new forms of poetry
d)
Writers began using dialect spoken by ordinary people in a country
12.
What did the printing press help do?
a)
It made it easier for people to buy the information because it was cheaper than before
b)
It made it easier for people to read the information
c)
It made it easier to teach the information to children
d)
It made it easier to comprehend what was on the page
13.
What lead to new discoveries?
a)
Ships, and maps
b)
Compass and charts
c)
Maps and charts
d)
Compass and maps
14.
What did Christian Humanists try to changed?
a)
They tried to change how people dressed
b)
They tried to change peoples thoughts on the church
c)
They tried to change peoples perspectives on how life should be lived
d)
They tried to change peoples thoughts on exploration
15.
How did the Renaissance leave its mark?
a)
Left its mark on the people and the government
b)
Left its mark on society, religiously, and helped artists create new ideas
c)
Left its mark on only artists
d)
Left its mark on only the people that went to church during this time
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