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WorksheetsRenaissance Quiz Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
Why did the Renaissance first begin in Italy? Italy had...
trade routes
mountains
priests
explorers
Italy in the Renaissance was not a unified country. It was made up of several small nation states. Which of the following cultures had a similar structure?
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Greece during the Golden Age
Roman during Pax Romana
How did the ideas of the Middle Ages and Renaissance differ? The ideas of the Middle Ages focused on...
money
religion
education
government
Who were the humanists during the Renaissance? They were the...
explorers
farmers
clergy
educators
People who supported the arts were called...
patrons
monarchs
heresy
rebellion
What effect did the merchant families, like the de’ Medici Family, have on the Renaissance in Italian cities? The families...
wanted to show off their money
used their money to keep trade routes safe
supported the work of scientists, artists, and educators
formed new governments
Who could be educated during the Renaissance?
only girls
only clergy
princes and princesses
any boy whose family could afford it
What language did most Renaissance writers write in?
Latin
their own language
German
English
The difference in the way things look close up and far away is called...
gravity
perspective
heresy
rebellion
How did art differ from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance? Renaissance art was...
more religious
less life-like
more life-like
less colorful
Who was the “true Renaissance man”?
Gutenberg
Luther
Newton
Da Vinci
Who invented movable type and the printing press?
Gutenberg
Luther
Newton
Da Vinvi
Why was the printing press important to the Renaissance? It was...
used by the Pope to spread the Catholic religion
used to spread new thoughts and ideas
never used by monks
used by school boys all over Europe
Who proved things were held to the earth by a force?
Gutenberg
Luther
Newton
Da Vinci
What was one effect of the Reformation?
The Roman Catholic Church became less powerful
The Lutheran Church took over all of Europe
The Jewish people took over all of Europe
There were no more religions in Europe
What troubled Martin Luther the most? He...
wanted to become Jewish
was an inventor
did not believe in selling forgiveness
wanted to become Pope
If a person went against the churches’ teachings he/she would be charged with...
heresy
rebellion
tutoring
lying
In many places in Europe during the Renaissance Protestants were persecuted for their religious beliefs. What other culture had similar persecutions?
Egypt
Hindus in India
Christians in Rome
Buddhists in China
What does this quote from William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” tell us about the Renaissance? It was a time of...
new beginnings
feudalism
fear and isolation
war
What type of person would enjoy this quote? A...
king
child
humanist
painter
