WorksheetsRenaissance
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
How did the Crusades contribute to the Renaissance in Europe?
a)
Crusaders destroyed the libraries of Muslim scholars.
b)
Crusaders rebelled against the Roman Catholic Church.
c)
Crusaders developed an interest in painting and sculpture
d)
Crusaders brought back learning from the East.
2.
How did trade on the Silk Road help to cause the Renaissance?
a)
Armies from Europe were able to defeat the Mongols.
b)
Italian cities on the trade routes to the East became wealthy.
c)
Ideas of Chinese philosophers became popular in the West.
d)
Merchants paid painters to paint them in fine new silk clothes
3.
Which art had the greatest influence on Renaissance artists?
a)
early medieval art
b)
ancient Greek and Roman art
c)
medieval Islamic art
d)
ancient Chinese art
4.
Suppose you could look at several paintings made in Italy before 1600. Which was most likely painted during the Renaissance?
a)
one in which nature is important
b)
one in which people appear stiff
c)
one with a solid blue background
d)
one that looks two-dimensional
5.
What economic change during the Renaissance made bankers more important?
a)
Jobs became more specialized
b)
Craftspeople set out signs to advertise their wares.
c)
People began to buy goods with money instead of bartering.
d)
Food for people in the cities began to be grown in the countryside.
6.
Why did craftspeople become more important during the Renaissance?
a)
Universities hired them.
b)
They worked for feudal lords
c)
They made stained glass for churches
d)
Merchants traded their goods all over Europe.
7.
Who would have been most likely to speak these words? " I have made a lot of money in business. I’ve hired a talented painter to decorate the inner walls of the church. I’m sure he’ll do a good job."
a)
a priest
b)
a scholar
c)
a patron
d)
a craftsperson
8.
What is a major reason why the Renaissance began in northern and central Italy?
a)
Nobles there led the Crusades.
b)
Peasants there learned to read.
c)
City-states there became wealthy.
d)
Kings there fought one another.
9.
Independent republics in Italy were governed by elected councils. Who often held the most power in those republics?
a)
rich merchants
b)
factory workers
c)
groups of priests
d)
guilds of painters
10.
How did wealthy Italian families encourage learning?
a)
They trained girls to teach school.
b)
They donated books to poor families.
c)
They rejected ideas that weren't new.
d)
They established universities.
11.
The Renaissance philosophy of humanism included a belief in the...
a)
need for foreign trade.
b)
worth of the individual.
c)
importance of tradition.
d)
authority of government.
12.
Which of these methods did humanist scholars teach as a way to learn about the world?
a)
Listen to the pope.
b)
Read the newspaper.
c)
Observe and experiment.
d)
Sit quietly and meditate.
13.
Which of these would be valued most by a Renaissance thinker who emphasized individualism (humanism)?
a)
a nation's strength
b)
a family's ancestors
c)
a person's achievements
d)
an army's success in battle
14.
In 1559 Cosimo de' Medici hired an architect to build the Uffizi, shown here, as government offices for Florence. Who were the Medici?
a)
A family of painters and sculptors living in Florence.
b)
A wealthy family that ruled the city-state of Florence.
c)
A wealthy family that ruled the city-state of Venice.
d)
A line of kings who ruled Florence during the Renaissance.
15.
When did the Renaissance begin?
a)
at the beginning of the Roman Empire
b)
at the end of the Roman Empire
c)
at the beginning of the Middle Ages
d)
at the end of the Medieval Period
16.
What was the main purpose of Medieval art?
a)
Show importance of people and nature
b)
Demonstrate wealth and status of lords
c)
Decorate peasants' houses with images of gods
d)
Teach people who couldn't read about religion
17.
How did merchants and bankers use their increased wealth in a way that contributed to the Renaissance?
a)
They commissioned artists and paid for new buildings and art.
b)
They took painting lessons from medieval artists
c)
They traded artwork for spices from the East.
d)
They hired artists to create new forms of currency.
18.
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of Medieval art?
a)
Most art was religious.
b)
Figures look stiff, with little sense of motion.
c)
Backgrounds were mostly one color, often blue or gold.
d)
Figures were lifelike and 3D.
19.
Which of the following was not a characteristic of Renaissance art?
a)
Faces were calm and without emotion.
b)
Art reflected a great interest in nature.
c)
Colors were shown responding to light.
d)
Full backgrounds showed perspective, adding depth
20.
Which is a characteristic of Renaissance art?
a)
The figures look stiff, with little sense of movement.
b)
Clothing shows movement and shadow.
c)
The clothing looks stiff, with little sense of movement.
d)
The figures show little knowledge of anatomy.
21.
Which characteristic is of Renaissance art?
a)
The figures look lifelike and three-dimensional.
b)
The figures look stiff and flat.
c)
The figures show little knowledge of anatomy.
d)
The figures are shown performing a heroic task.
22.
The _____ is a rediscovery of Greek and Roman Culture.
a)
Classical Age
b)
Medieval Period
c)
Reformation
d)
Renaissance
23.
_____ art is often nude, without backgrounds, and has active bodies and unemotional faces.
a)
Classical
b)
Medieval
c)
Renaissance
d)
Modern
24.
_____ art is often lifelike, with nature, and emotion and paintings are three-dimensional.
a)
Classical
b)
Medieval
c)
Renaissance
d)
Modern
25.
Renaissance _____ believed that individual people could shape their own lives and achieve great things.
a)
Church leaders
b)
humanists
c)
clergy
d)
merchants
26.
Which of the following were created by Michelangelo?
a)
The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
b)
The Dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore
c)
"David" and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
d)
"The Divine Comedy"
27.
Gutenberg's accomplishment that led to the spread of the Humanist movement throughout Europe was
a)
wood block printing
b)
his poem, "The Divine Comedy"
c)
"The Prince"
d)
the printing press with movable type
28.
Leonardo da Vinci's most famous contributions to Renaissance ART were...
a)
The "Last Supper" and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
b)
The "Pieta" and "David"
c)
"David" and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
d)
The "Mona Lisa" and the "Last Supper"
29.
More people were living in cities in Italy, which helped encourage the beginning of the Renaissance. This meant the city-states of Italy were...
a)
rural areas
b)
urban areas
c)
manors
d)
estates
30.
Which of the following most accurately characterizes the Renaissance?
a)
the spread of democracy
b)
the outburst of creativity
c)
a growth of religious belief
d)
a decline in learning
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