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WorksheetsRebirth/Renaissance
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 9mins
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)
Michelangelo
b)
Albrecht Durer
c)
Miguel Cervantes
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
6.
Which of these would be valued most by a Renaissance thinker who emphasized individualism?
a)
a nation's strength
b)
a family's ancestors
c)
a person's achievements
d)
an army's success in battle
7.
Title...
a)
Madonna
b)
Mona Lisa
c)
Margaret
d)
da Vinci
8.
Renaissance artist who painted The School of Athens
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Raphael
c)
Johann Guttenberg
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
9.
Italian artist who also excelled in astronomy, engineering, and anatomy
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Raphael
c)
Johann Guttenberg
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
10.
Artist who painted the Mona Lisa & The Last Supper
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Leonardo da Vinci
c)
perspective
d)
patron
11.
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
12.
Which of the following is associated with classical learning?
a)
the ideas of the middle ages
b)
the ideas of Greece & Rome
c)
the ideas of ancient China
d)
the ideas of ancient India
13.
Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Renaissance began in Italy?
a)
Wealthy Italian patrons supported the arts
b)
Cultural diffusion encouraged curiosity and spread Arab and African ideas
c)
The Black Plague did not hit Italy as a result of the Alps
d)
Renewed interest in the cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome
14.
Which of the following was NOT a pillar of the Renaissance?
a)
Individualism
b)
Humanism
c)
Mannerism
d)
Secularism
15.
Which of the following is a synonym best used to describe the word "secular"
a)
Worldly
b)
Religious
c)
Chivalry
d)
Rebirth
16.
Advantages of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press include all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Cheaper book prices
b)
Increase in education/literacy
c)
Increase in church power
d)
Rapid spread of ideas
17.
Lorenzo de Medici was the patron of arts for what Renaissance city?
a)
Venice
b)
Milan
c)
Genoa
d)
Florence
18.
In The Prince, Machiavelli stated what as his thesis?
a)
It is better to be loved than feared
b)
It is better to be feared than loved
c)
It is better to fear love
d)
It is better to love fear
19.
What powerful institution was challenged with the rebirth of critical thinking and science?
a)
the church
b)
the government
c)
the home
d)
the school
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