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Renaissance Unit Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
2.
The Sistine Chapel was painted by...
a)
Michalangelo
b)
Albrecht Durer
c)
Miguel Cervantes
d)
Leonardo DaVinci
3.
______________ 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
4.

Name three events that weakened the feudal system in Europe before the Renaissance. (select 3)

a)

Peasants' Revolt

b)

Use of Guillotines

c)

Black Death

d)

Hundred Years' War

e)

Fall of Rome

5.
What did humanism emphasize?
a)
All people must follow the code of honor.
b)
The church knew everything about the universe.
c)
All people have value and should maximize their potential.
d)
Some people were not able to better themselves
6.

The Renaissance was a rediscovery of Ancient ____ & ____ ideas. (select 2)

a)

Greek

b)

Chinese

c)

Roman

d)

Arabic

e)

Egyptian

7.

The ideas of the Renaissance spread more rapidly than ideas of previous eras because of this invention.

a)

The sewing machine

b)

The swift current boat

c)

New perspective in art

d)

The printing press

8.

Creating the illusion that a painting is three-dimensional is called

a)

perspective

b)

vernacular

c)

patron

d)

indulgence

9.

Wealthy people that show interest in worldly things by paying artists, writers and musicians to create beautiful works or art are called:

a)

Protestants

b)

Sonnets

c)

Patrons

d)

Vernaculars

10.

Who is the artist who painted the Mona Lisa & The Last Supper?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

perspective

d)

patron

11.

Name what Renaissance writers began writing in, their native language, instead of Latin?

a)

Vernacular

b)

Rhymes

c)

Perspective

d)

Secular

12.

What was an intellectual movement that focused on human achievement and potential?

a)

Realism

b)

Secular

c)

Reformation

d)

Humanism

13.
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
14.

The________family of Florence was one of the greatest patrons of Renaissance art

a)

Medici

b)

da Vinci

c)

Gutenberg

d)

Cervantes

15.

Who was the Dominican friar who tried to bring reform to the church in Florence and is known for writing "In Praise of Folly" using satire?

a)

Erasmus

b)

Castiglione

c)

More

d)

Cervantes

16.

Who wrote a picaresque novel on chivalry?

a)

Erasmus

b)

Cervantes

c)

Shakespeare

d)

More

17.

adviser to Henry VIII who described an ideal state in his novel, "Utopia"

a)

Van Eyck

b)

Erasmus

c)

More

d)

Durer

18.
a)
Classical Art
b)
Middle Ages Art
c)
Renaissance Art
d)
Islamic Art
19.
a)
Classical Art
b)
Middle Ages Art
c)
Renaissance Art
d)
Islamic Art
20.
Which statement BEST explains why the Renaissance first developed in cities like Florence and Venice?
a)
They had monasteries where ancient works were kept.
b)
They had universities where scholars studied and taught.
c)
They were economic centers where people exchanged goods and ideas.
d)
They were governed by a united kingdom that spent money on the arts.