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WorksheetsItaly: Birthplace of Renaissance
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Rebirth
b)
Stagnation
c)
Traditional
d)
A Latin term for art
2.
What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?
a)
wealthy patrons
b)
church officials
c)
government grants
d)
kings competing for prestige
3.
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
4.
Which of the following is associated with Humanism?
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
5.
Where did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Germany
6.
Who painted "The Last Supper"?
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Botticelli
c)
Kepler
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
7.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Boticceli
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
8.
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
9.
What was the Renaissance a "rebirth" of?
a)
Religion
b)
Classical culture
c)
Life (after the black death)
d)
Middle Ages
10.
During the Renaissance, why was Florence significant?
a)
Birthplace and symbol of the Renaissance
b)
Birthplace of Michelangelo
c)
The last place the Black Plague hit
d)
Home of all of the significant artists and sculptors
11.
The Medici Family...
a)
Were the first mafia family to live in Italy
b)
Were the most famous painters in Florence
c)
Were the family of Mona Lisa
d)
Were patrons of the arts in Florence
12.
The Medici Family...
a)
Were the first mafia family to live in Italy
b)
Were the most famous painters in Florence
c)
Were the family of Mona Lisa
d)
Were patrons of the arts in Florence
13.
"The end justifies the means" was a key belief of this man, who wrote "The Prince"
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Castiglione
c)
Shakespeare
d)
Petrarch
14.
Who is the creator of this sculpture?
a)
Michelango
b)
Raphael
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
15.
There was a person that could dance, sing, play music, and write poetry. What do we call the person?
a)
Noble man
b)
Peasant man
c)
Renaissance man
d)
Superman
16.
Which statement best describes a characteristic of the Renaissance in Europe?
a)
the social structure became very rigid
b)
creativity in the arts was encouraged
c)
the political structure was similar to that of the Roman Empire
d)
humanism decreased in importance
17.
One factor that enabled the Renaissance to flourish in Northern Italy was that the region had
a)
a wealthy class that invested in the arts
b)
a socialist form of government
c)
limited contact with the Byzantine Empire
d)
a shrinking middle class
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