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Renaissance History

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "Renaissance" mean?

a)

to die

b)

rebirth

2.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Japan

c)

northern Italy

d)

Mongolia

3.

What did the Renaissance of Italy refer to?

a)

rebirth of dancing and music

b)

rebirth of art and learning

4.

What is one way the Renaissance helped the economy?

a)

decrease demand for Middle Eastern products

b)

increase demand for Middle Eastern products

5.

What is one way the Renaissance benefited the economy?

a)

encouraged the use of credit and banking

b)

discourage the use of credit and banking

6.

Italian city-states, like Florence, Venice and Genoa became rich from trade - true or false

a)

true

b)

false

7.

Who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper?

a)

Petrarch

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

8.

What did Medieval art and literature focus on?

a)

music and dancing

b)

church and salvation

c)

individual, worldly matters & Christianity

d)

animals

9.

What did the Renaissance art and literature focus on?

a)

music and dancing

b)

church and salvation

c)

individuals, worldly matters & Christianity

d)

animals

10.

Artists from which time period used great detail and perspective in their artwork?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Medieval

11.

Who was considered the "Father of Humanism"?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Petrarch

d)

Erasmus

12.

Celebrate the individual

a)

Humanism

b)

Dogism

c)

sonnets

d)

Protestant

13.

Who invented the printing press?

a)

Francesco Petrarch

b)

Dante Alighieri

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

14.

What does vernacular mean?

a)

speaking properly

b)

everyday language

15.

Who was 1 of the most important Renaissance scientists & artists?

a)

Francesco Petrarch

b)

Dante Alighieri

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

16.

How were humanist ideas spread

a)

war, trade, travel and the printing press

b)

the Internet

c)

phone calls

d)

peace, no trading and books

17.
On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
18.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
19.
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 
20.

The Sistine Chapel was painted by...

a)

Michalangelo

b)

Albrecht Durer

c)

Miguel Cervantes

d)

Leonardo DaVinci

21.
______________ 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
22.
Title...
a)
Madonna
b)
Mona Lisa
c)
Margaret
d)
da Vinci
23.
Title...
a)
School of Athens
b)
Last Judgment
c)
Last Supper
d)
Sistine Chapel
24.
Artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome 
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Leonardo Da Vinci
c)
Perspective
d)
Patron
25.
Italian artist who also excelled in astronomy, engineering, and anatomy 
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Raphael
c)
Johann Guttenberg
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
26.
Artist who painted the Mona Lisa &The Last Supper
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Leonardo da Vinci
c)
perspective 
d)
patron
27.
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 
28.

Which of these famous structures did Michelangelo paint?

a)

the Louvre

b)

the Coliseum

c)

the Sistine Chapel

d)

the Eiffel Tower

29.

• Venetian explorer who visited the court of Kublai Khan

• One of the first Westerners to travel the Silk Road to China

• Travels increased the interest of Europeans in the lands of the East


Who is described above?

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Vasco da Gama

d)

Christopher Columbus

30.

Which of these men of the Renaissance was known equally for his art as well as inventions?

a)

Rueben

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Aristotle

31.

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

• Tycho Brahe

• Johannes Kepler

All of the above were famous Renaissance

a)

philosophers.

b)

priests.

c)

artists.

d)

scientists.

32.

• Gunpowder

• Printing press

• Compass

All of the above were results of what in the Renaissance?

a)

the move toward using money

b)

a shift from science to religion

c)

an increased interest in the arts

d)

an increase in scientific inquiry

33.

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

a)

Renewed

b)

Rebuilt

c)

Remade

d)

Rebirth

34.

The painting seen here is the -

a)

Madonna

b)

Mona Lisa

c)

Margaret

d)

da Vinci

35.

Artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

Perspective

d)

Patron

36.
Humanism is a way of thought that focuses on which of the following?
a)
The human potential for achievement
b)
the needs of the group over the individual
c)
the works of medieval writers
d)
the doctrines of the Christian Church
37.
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
38.
Which of the following cities was an important center during the early Renaissance?
a)
Florence
b)
London
c)
Ghent
d)
Paris
39.
This painting by da Vinci shows the artistic concept that creates distance or depth.
a)
chiaroscuro
b)
sufmato
c)
perspective
d)
2D
40.
The Printing Press 
a)
Allowed ideas to be spread faster because books were easier to get
b)
Was created by Leonardo Da Vinci
c)
Was invented by the Ottoman Turks
d)
Helped Mansa Musa spread Islam
41.

What sculpture is this?

a)

David by Donatello

b)

Danny by Raphael

c)

David by Leonardo

d)

David by Michelangelo

42.
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
43.
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

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