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Renaissance Formative Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following Italian city-states is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?

a)

Genoa

b)

Venice

c)

Florence

d)

Milan

2.

What governing family was known as the largest patrons of the arts produced in Florence, Italy?

a)

The Machiavelli family

b)

The Medici family

c)

The Michelangelo family

d)

The Medicine family

3.

How did Gutenberg's printing press impact Europe?

a)

It decreased literacy throughout the continent

b)

It decreased the production of navigational maps

c)

It allowed more people to train and join the priesthood

d)

It allowed literature to mass produced

4.

Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo and Newton were known for contributing what to the Reniassance?

a)

New concepts on the universe

b)

New trade routes and goods

c)

Books printed in local vernaculars

d)

New concepts on religion

5.

How did the humanists of the Renaissance differ from traditional medieval ideas?

a)

They lacked interest in ancient Greek and Roman culture

b)

They rejected traditional Christian principles

c)

They emphasized the importance of the individual

d)

They had an interest in the spiritual life of people

6.

What major contributiuon did Machiavelli make to the Renaissance?

a)

He wrote the book called The Prince

b)

He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome

c)

He invented the movable type printing press

d)

He painted the Mona Lisa

7.

Which statement describes a characteristic of the Renaissance in Europe?

a)

Rebirth of Greek and Roman culture and ideas

b)

The social structure became very rigid

c)

Humanism decreased in importance.

d)

The political structure was disorganized

8.

What helped to increase the amount of vernacular literature during the Renaissance? (Check ALL that apply)

a)

Publication of Greek and Roman mythology

b)

Realism in art

c)

Invention of the printing press

d)

Humanist belief

9.

What was an important influence for Renaissance humanists?

a)

The Manorial System

b)

The Greek and Roman cultures

c)

The Mesoamerican and North American cultures

d)

The River Valley Civilization cultures

10.

Architectural evidence of Greek and Roman influence on buildings created during the Renaissance is seen where? (Check ALL that apply)

a)

Duomo

b)

St. Peter's Basilica

c)

Coliseum

d)

Shinto shrines

11.

Which Renaissance artist is responsible for the above sculpture?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Niccolo Machiavelli

c)

Sandro Botticelli

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

12.

Who is considered to be the most important multi-talented "Renaissance Man?"

a)

Johannes Gutenberg

b)

Niccolo Machiavelli

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Michelangelo

13.

-spread ideas quickly throughout Europe

-literacy rates increased in many areas

-people were able to read The Bible in their vernacular


What technological advancement is being described above?

a)

New navigational tools introduced

b)

Invention of the telescope

c)

Invention of the printing press

d)

Diffusion of Romance languages

14.

Who was the German astronomer who proved that planets' orbits are elliptical?

a)

Sir Isaac Newton

b)

Johannes Kepler

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

15.

Who revolutionized the world with the invention of the printing press?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Niccolo Machiavelli

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

16.

Who is not considered to be an influential person of the Renaissance?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Luther

d)

Botticelli

17.

"It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both."


Which Renaissance author was responsible for this quote?

a)

Niccolo Machiavelli

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Martin Luther

18.

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Botticelli

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

19.

Who was the English scientist who discovered the laws of motion and gravity?

a)

Johannes Kelper

b)

Sir Isaac Newton

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

20.

Who was the Polish astronomer who theorized the heliocentric universe?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Johannes Kepler

c)

Nicolaus Copernicus

d)

Sir Isaac Newton