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Renaissance

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

a)

Renewed

b)

Rebuilt

c)

Remade

d)

Rebirth

2.

Who sculpted Moses found in the San Pietro in Vincoli of Rome?

a)

Leonardo

b)

Donatello

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Bernini

3.

Who is this Italian scholar, poet and philosopher known today as the father of Humanism.

a)

Gutenberg

b)

Brunelleschi

c)

Botticelli

d)

Petrarch

4.

What Italian artist from the Tuscany region painted the Mona Lisa?

a)

Raphael

b)

Da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Botticelli

5.

Michelangelo painted the cieling and back wall this chapel found on the grounds of Vatican City in Rome, Italy.

a)

Cornaro Chapel

b)

Sixteen Chapel

c)

Santa Maria delle Grazie

d)

Sistine Chapel

6.

Name this altar piece for St. Peter's Basilica by Michelangelo?

a)

Pieta'

b)

Ecstasy of Theresa

c)

Madonna

d)

Grieving Mary

7.

Name this fresco by Raphael that is found in the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican.

a)

School of Athens

b)

Birth of Venus

c)

Holy Trinity

d)

The Annunciation

8.

Where is "The Last Supper" by Leonard da Vinci located?

a)

The Louvre', Paris

b)

St. Peter's Basilica, Rome

c)

Florence Cathedral

d)

Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan

9.
Which of the following cities was an important center during the early Renaissance?
a)
Florence
b)
London
c)
Ghent
d)
Paris
10.
The political, economic and cultural growth of Florence, led by the __________ family, helped it become an influential Italian city during the 15th century.
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Da Vinci
c)
Medici
d)
Petrarch
11.

Identify this Renaissance art found in Florence, Italy.

a)

Donatello's David

b)

Michelangelo's Pieta'

c)

Michelangelo's David

d)

Michelangelo's Adam

12.

Who is this "Renaissance Man" ?

a)

Albrecht Durer

b)

Hugo Van der Goes

c)

Brunelleschi

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

13.
What did Leonardo NOT invent??
a)
parachute
b)
scissors
c)
tank
d)
printing press
14.

Name this painting by Verrocchio and his student Leonardo done in 1475.

a)

Holy Trinity

b)

The Annunciation

c)

Last Judgement

d)

Baptism of Christ

15.
Which Renaissance person is responsible for designing the dome of Saint Peter's Basilica?
a)
Leonardo da Vinci
b)
Alighieri
c)
Erasmus
d)
Michelangelo
16.
Which artist was famous for The Last Supper found in the Santa Maria del Grazie in Milan, Italy.
a)
Michelangelo 
b)
Leonardo 
c)
Raphael 
d)
Botticelli 
17.
What you call Mary holding baby Jesus.
a)
Pieta'
b)
Stigmata
c)
Madonna
d)
Trinity
18.

Who invented the printing press ?

a)

Machiavelli

b)

Gutenburg

c)

Galileo

d)

Donatello

19.
What theory of Galileo says the sun is at the center of the universe?
a)
Heliocentric
b)
Geocentric
c)
Relativity
d)
Quazimodo 
20.

Using his telescope, who was able to prove that the sun was at the center of the universe?

a)

Galileo

b)

Copernicus

c)

Robert Boyle

d)

Isaac Newton

21.

Who is the famous for their sonnets and plays and added 1700 words to the dictionary?

a)

Shakespeare

b)

Othello

c)

Hamelt

d)

Machiavelli

22.

Hey Ya'll ....what is the everyday language of ordinary people??

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Vernacular

c)

Greek

d)

Pig Latin

23.
Started the revolt agaist the Catholic Church for it's practice of pardon for sins committed during a person's lifetime in exchange for currency.
a)
Martin Luther
b)
MLK Jr.
c)
John Calvin
d)
King Henry VIII
24.
What characterizes the Renaissance best?
a)
Rigid Social Classes
b)
Emphasis on Human Potential
c)
The Strengthening of the Catholic Church
d)
Use of the Feudal System
25.
The term "Renaissance Man" refers to what ? 
a)
Recognized and well paid artist
b)
Has Many talents and skills
c)
personal pleasure over artistic accomplishments
d)
no moral standards
26.
The Protestant Reformation grew so quickly because of ____.
a)
Literacy Levels
b)
Trade
c)
Printing Press
d)
Sale of Coupons
27.

What Flemish artist painted Giovanni Arnolfini and Bride?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Botticelli

c)

Jan van Eyck

d)

Donatello

28.

What Italian artist from Florence painted Birth of Venus and Primavera in the 1480s ?

a)

Botticelli

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Raphael

d)

Jan van Eyck

29.

What artist from Florence painted Creation of Adam on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel around 1511 ?

a)

Botticelli

b)

Raphael

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Michelangelo

30.

This sculpture was finished by Michelangelo in 1499 and can be seen in St. Peter's Basilica; the only work he signed.

a)

The Pieta'

b)

Ecstacy of Theresa

c)

Burden of Mary

d)

The Madonna

31.
What German artist was known for his block prints and lithographs. 
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Raphael
c)
Da Vinci
d)
Durer
32.
What is the name of this painting by Michelangelo found on the back wall of the Sistine Chapel?
a)
Creation of Adam
b)
The Last Judgement
c)
Gates of Paradise
d)
Heaven
33.
This image seen on a door of the Baptistry in Florence was made by?
a)
Ghiberti
b)
Brunelleschi 
c)
Massoccio 
d)
Leonardo
34.

Who designed the Florence Cathedral dome?

a)

Masaccio

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Raphael

d)

Brunelleschi

35.
Who sculpted this version of David with the head of Goliath already severed?
a)
Raphael
b)
Donatello
c)
Michelangelo
d)
Bernini 
36.
What German artist did this lithograph called Praying Hands
a)
Masaccio
b)
Botticelli
c)
Donatello
d)
Durer
37.

What artist was known for painting many Madonnas; his most famous piece was School of Athens.

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo

c)

Botticelli

d)

Raphael

38.

Not knowing he was a sculptor, who asked Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel?

a)

Leonardo

b)

Pope Julius II

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Erasmus

39.
This artist was known as the Leonardo of the North.  This is his Self Portrait.
a)
Leonardo da Vinci
b)
Albrecht Durer
c)
Peter Paul Rubens
d)
Pieter Bruegel
40.

He also painted Birth of Venus; Who painted Primavera ?

a)

Brunelleschi

b)

Filippo Lippi

c)

Botticelli

d)

Titian

41.

Lady with an Ermine was painted by

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Titian

d)

Raphael

42.

__________ is the Renaissance artist known for his many great sculptures including David, Moses, and the Pieta'.

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Donatello

d)

Raphael

43.

What was the Catholic Church give when you paid for indulgences?

a)

automatic entrance into Heaven

b)

predestination

c)

charity

d)

A chance to fight in the 30 years war

44.

What are the complaints called that Martin Luther wrote against Indulgences?

a)

The 90 Thesis

b)

The 95 Theories

c)

The 95 Arguements

d)

The 95 Theses

45.

What group was responsible for prosecuting individuals accused of heresy, Protestantism, sorcery, immorality, blasphemy, witchcraft an also censored all printed material?

a)

Maroon 5

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Roman Inquisition

d)

Vulture

46.

What break through graphic system developed by Brunelleschi created space and depth within the paintings?

a)

chiaroscuro

b)

Impasto

c)

perspective

d)

tenebrism

47.

A style of art became popular at the end of the Renaissance and had harsh colors and obscure subject matter.

a)

Baroque

b)

Mannerism

c)

Flemish

d)

Rococo

48.

One of the first paintings done in perspective; by Masaccio.

a)

Holy Trinity

b)

Last Judgement

c)

Primavera

d)

Pieta'

49.

What did Galileo utter after the Roman Inquisition made him recant his Heliocentric Theory?

a)

what school did you go to again?

b)

You stupid people

c)

and yet it moves

d)

and the Earth is still round

50.

A printing process using a flat stone or metal plate which is etched and inked for multiple prints.

a)

Block print

b)

lithograph

c)

mosaic

d)

Impasto

51.

What did Michelangelo dub the Ghiberti's doors on the Baptistery?

a)

Gates of Heaven

b)

Doors of Eden

c)

Heavenly Gate

d)

Gates of Paradise

52.

After losing the job for the doors on the Baptistery who became the greatest architect from Italy?

a)

Caravaggio

b)

Albrect Durer

c)

Brunelleschi

d)

Botticelli

53.

Why was Raphael's School of Athens painting so popular?

a)

It was his last painting

b)

it had one point perspective

c)

it depicted many influential people

d)

it was extremely large

54.

It is believed that Raphael died on his 37th birthday; his tomb lies in what famous Roman building?

a)

Sistine Chapel

b)

St. Peter's Basilica

c)

Pantheon

d)

Maison Carree

55.

People who were north of Italy were called what during the Renaissance?

a)

Mannerist

b)

Flemish

c)

Germanic

d)

Goths

56.

An English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. Wrote Utopia.

a)

Sir Christopher Wren

b)

Sir Thomas More

c)

Sir Elton John

d)

Sir Albrecht Durer

57.

Michelangelo was a sculptor and a reluctant painter who depicted women ___________________.

a)

without faces

b)

like prostitutes

c)

elongated

d)

masculine

58.

This was Raphael's last painting which was evidence of his evolving talent.

a)

Burial of Count Orgaz

b)

Primavera

c)

Holy Trinity

d)

Transfiguration

59.

Name this famous sketch of man in perfect proportion by Leonardo da Vinci.

a)

Vitruvian Man

b)

Son of Man

c)

David

d)

Primavera

60.

This mannerist was the greatest Italian Renaissance painter of the Venetian school.

a)

El Greco

b)

Tintoretto

c)

Donatello

d)

Titian

61.

These cute cherubics were taken from whose painting?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Botticelli

c)

Masaccio

d)

Raphael

62.

Name this sculpture done by Donatello.

a)

King Henri VIII

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Gattamelata

d)

Knight of Tuscany

63.

One of King Henri Viii daughter's that burned over 290 protestants at the stake in her attempt to restore the Catholic church.

a)

Queen Elizabeth I

b)

Queen Victoria

c)

Queen Mary

d)

Queen Anne

64.

King of England that had six wives in his attempt to gain a male air to throne; he formed the Church of England so he could annul his first marriage.

a)

King Henri V

b)

King George

c)

King Louis XIV

d)

King Henri Viii

65.

Who sculpted Mary Magdalene, Jesus's closest confidant?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Bernini

c)

Brunelleschi

d)

Donatello

66.

Name this Mannerist style painting by El Greco

a)

Holy Trinity

b)

Last Judgement

c)

Burial of Count Orgaz

d)

Transfiguration

67.

German artist Albrecht Durer was known for these.

a)

embossing

b)

Block Prints

c)

Madonnas

d)

sculptures

68.

What Renaissance artist had an obsession with flight?

a)

Botticelli

b)

Brunelleschi

c)

Albrecht Durer

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

69.

What artist is credited with one point linear perspective?

a)

Albrecht Durer

b)

Brunelleschi

c)

Masaccio

d)

Ghiberti

70.

Somethimes called the Virgin Queen; what daughter of King Henri VIII ruled England and Ireland for 45 years?

a)

Queen Mary

b)

Queen Anne

c)

Queen Latifah

d)

Queen Elizabeth

71.

Name this artist that is known for his Mannerist style paintings; the most famous being Burial of Count Orgaz.

a)

Albrecht Durer

b)

El Greco

c)

Peter Paul Rubens

d)

Masaccio

72.

What Renaissance writer and politician said, "Is it better to be feared than loved or better to be loved than feared?"

a)

Niccolo' Machiavelli

b)

Dante Alighieri

c)

Lorenzo de' Medici

d)

Francis Bacon