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Renaissance

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___________________ places an emphasis on human value and achievement.

a)

Christianity

b)

socialism

c)

humanism

d)

Islam

2.

What does Renaissance mean?

a)

new learning

b)

rebirth

c)

restudy

d)

death

3.

What word refers to the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans?

a)

medieval

b)

ancient

c)

classical

4.

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

a)

Raphael

b)

Da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

5.

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

a)

Raphael

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Da Vinci

6.

What spread Renaissance ideas?

a)

paper

b)

the printing press

c)

universities

d)

All of the above

7.
Where was Christian humanism popular?
a)
In Italy
b)
In Northern Europe
8.

The Italian Renaissance painted people to look like gods. The Northern Renaissance showed their

a)

perfection

b)

flaws

c)

beauty

9.

The Italian Renaissance focused on religion and mythology. The Northern Renaissance focused on:

a)

religion and daily life

b)

religion and folktales

c)

daily life and mythology

d)

farms

10.

The Italian Renaissance showed___________ while the Northern Renaissance showed ____________:

a)

less nudity; more nudity

b)

less happiness; more happiness

c)

more nudity; less nudity

11.

Both the Italian and Northern Renaissance showed:

a)

emotion

b)

movement

c)

perspective

d)

All of the above

12.

If a sculpture's face has no emotion and is nude, it is from the ____________ period.

a)

Classical

b)

Medieval

c)

Renaissance

13.

If a sculpture's face shows emotion and is nude, it is from the ____________ period.

a)

Classical

b)

Medieval

c)

Renaissance

14.

If a painting has no perspective and the subjects are clothed, it is from the ___________ period.

a)

Classical

b)

Medieval

c)

Renaissance

15.

If a painting shows a Greek god and has perspective, it is from the ___________ period.

a)

Classical

b)

Medieval

c)

Renaissance

16.

If the main subject of a painting is larger than the others, it is from the ___________ period.

a)

Classical

b)

Medieval

c)

Renaissance

17.

If a painting has a detailed background, it is from the ___________ period.

a)

Classical

b)

Medieval

c)

Renaissance

18.

What is Romeo and Juliet about?

a)

2 teens who fall in love, but shouldn't, and commit suicide

b)

2 teens who hate each other

c)

2 families who love each other and have their kids get married

d)

2 families that plan a coordinated suicide

19.

What does "star-cross'd" mean?

a)

fated

b)

doomed

c)

lucky

d)

covered in stars

20.

Who wrote Don Quixote?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Miguel de Cervantes

c)

Niccolo Machiavelli

21.

Who wrote The Prince?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Johann Gutenberg

c)

Niccolo Machiavelli

22.

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Johann Gutenberg

c)

Niccolo Machiavelli

23.

Who perfected the making of moveable metal type?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Johann Gutenberg

c)

Niccolo Machiavelli

24.

What does this quote from The Prince mean?


"A prince should have no other aim or thought, nor take up any other thing for his study, but war and its organization and discipline..."

a)

A prince should have no aims or goals

b)

A prince should not take up anything for his study

c)

A prince should focus only on war

d)

A prince should be disciplined

25.

What does this quote from The Prince mean?


"Thus, it is well to seem merciful, faithful, humane, sincere, religious and also to be so; but you must have the mind...that when it is merciful to be otherwise you may be able to change to the opposite qualities."

a)

It is good to seem like a nice person, but you should be able to be a bad person if needed.

b)

If you're nice to people they'll be nice to you.

c)

It is merciful to be nice.

d)

It is best to always be nice.

26.

What does this quote from The Prince mean?


"In the actions of men and especially of princes, the end justifies the means."

a)

There are mean people in the world.

b)

The end of The Prince is a happy ending.

c)

If the end turns out the way you wanted, then it doesn't matter what you had to do to get it.

d)

It is best to always be nice.

27.

How did education change during the Renaissance? Choose all that apply.

a)

Churches opened all the schools

b)

Students began to learn about more than just religion

c)

Students only learned about religion

d)

Students began to take standardized tests

28.

The printing press helped spread ideas in all the following ways EXCEPT:

a)

books were only printed in Latin

b)

books were printed in common languages

c)

more people began to read

d)

more books were printed

29.

Which of the following led to the Renaissance? Choose all that apply.

a)

Black death ended feudalism

b)

Trade with the Americas increased

c)

Trade with Asia increased

d)

families competed to make their Italian city the best