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Renaissance and Reformation

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
2.
What is one way that Medieval and Renaissance artists differ?
a)
Renaissance art focuses more on religion
b)
Medieval artists were more realistic
c)
Renaissance artist turned to Roman and Greek works for inspiration
d)
They are the same
3.
On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
4.
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 
5.
The Sistine Chapel was painted by...
a)
Michalangelo
b)
Albrecht Durer
c)
Miguel Cervantes
d)
Leonardo DaVinci
6.
______________ art was flat with rigid, emotionless figures, while ______________ art had full backgrounds with figures that showed emotion and detail.
a)
Renaissance, Medieval
b)
Renaissance, Classical
c)
Classical, Medieval
d)
Medieval, Renaissance
7.
Renaissance artist who painted The School of Athens
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Raphael
c)
Johann Guttenberg 
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
8.
What is the artistic technique that is used to show depth and distance on a flat surface?
a)
realism
b)
perspective
c)
idealism
d)
distancism
9.
"The end justifies the means" was a key belief of this man, who wrote "The Prince" 
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Castiglione
c)
Shakespeare 
d)
Petrarch
10.
a)
Classical Art
b)
Middle Ages Art
c)
Renaissance Art
d)
Islamic Art
11.
a)
Classical Art
b)
Middle Ages Art
c)
Renaissance Art
d)
None of the above
12.
a)
Classical Art
b)
Middle Ages Art
c)
Renaissance Art
d)
Islamic Art
13.
a)
Classical Age Art
b)
Middle Ages Art
c)
Renaissance Art
d)
Islamic Art
14.

One of the most important ideas from the Renaissance that allowed ideas to spread more quickly.

a)

Perspective

b)

Greece and Rome

c)

Building designer

d)

Printing Press

15.

What does the word Renaissance translate to?

a)

Rebirth

b)

New Born

c)

Secular

d)

Dowry

16.
Born in Stratford England, __________ was one of its most popular playwrights and helped shape the Northern Renaissance.
a)
Dante Alighieri
b)
Cervantes
c)
Pieter Bruegel
d)
William Shakespeare
17.
Born in Stratford England, __________ was one of its most popular playwrights and helped shape the Northern Renaissance.
a)
Dante Alighieri
b)
Cervantes
c)
Pieter Bruegel
d)
William Shakespeare
18.
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