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CLASS_B_Renaissance

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word "renaissance" means

a)

Αναγέννηση

b)

Ανθρωπισμός

c)

Διαφωτισμός

2.

Famous artist who painted the Mona Lisa and was also an inventor

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Verrocchio

c)

Leonardo DaVinci

3.

Renaissance began in

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

4.

Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the great creative minds of the Italian _____________, hugely influential as an artist and sculptor but also immensely talented as an engineer, scientist and inventor

a)

Renaissance

b)

Revolution

c)

Period

5.

"illegitimate son"

means:

a)

outside marriage

b)

outlaw

c)

married

6.

sculptor

means

a)

ζωγράφος

b)

γλύπτης

c)

χρυσοχόος

7.

The Mona Lisa is one of the world’s most famous and __________pictures

a)

intriguing

b)

perception

c)

unecessary

8.

It is a portrait of a wife of a Florentine noble. For several days she came to Leonardo and sat for her portrait to be painted. However she refused 37 to smile, Leonardo even tried hiring musicians but to no avail. One day just for a fleeting second she gave a faint smile and Leonardo was able to capture it. Her smile encapsulates a tremendous mysteriousness which is both fascinating and intriguing.

WHY IS MONA LISA'S SMILE SO SPECIAL?

a)

it is wide

b)

it is symmetric

c)

it is mysterious

9.

pioneering

means:

a)

πρωταγωνιστής

b)

πρωτοπόρος

c)

μοναχικός

10.

He wrote in left-handed (a)   script.

11.

Da Vinci was:


tick 3 options

a)

painter

b)

sculptor

c)

traveller

d)

inventor

e)

doctor

12.

Michelangelo Buonarroti was born on 6 March 1475 in Caprese near Florence (Italy) where his father was the local magistrate. A few weeks after his birth, the family moved to Florence. In 1488, Michelangelo was apprenticed to the painter Domenico Ghirlandaio. He then lived in the household of Lorenzo de' Medici, the leading patron of the arts in Florence.

WHO WAS MICHELANGELO'S TEACHER?

a)

Domenico Ghirlandaio

b)

Lorenzo de Medici

c)

Caprese

13.

His 'Pietà' (1497) made his name and he returned to Florence a famous sculptor.


WHAT IS LA PIETA?

a)

a painting

b)

a statue

c)

a piece of jewellery

d)

a novel

14.

Michelangelo's next major commission was the _________of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican

a)

wall

b)

ceiling

c)

door

d)

painting

15.

recognised


means:

a)

κατανοήθηκε

b)

αναγνωρίστηκε

c)

επιλέχθηκε

16.

Michelangelo’s unmistakable genius in various art forms was early recognised and he became one of the world’s most ___________artists remembered and adored by future generations.

a)

lonely

b)

unknown

c)

famed

17.

They were interviewing her for the job.

She ________________ for the job.

a)

had been interviewed

b)

was being interviewed

c)

was interviewed

18.

We have done our homework.

Our homework _______________by us

a)

was done

b)

has been done

c)

has done

19.

Jim can cut out the picture.

The picture __________ by Jim

a)

can cut

b)

can have been cut

c)

can be cut

20.

William will not repair the car.

The car ___________________by William

a)

won't be repaired

b)

is repaired

c)

will be repaired

21.

Could mum feed the dog?

_________the dog _________ by mum?

a)

could.......be fed

b)

could .............. have been fed

c)

can...........be fed

22.

The fire has destroyed the house.

The house ________________ by the fire.

a)

was destroyed

b)

has been destroyed

c)

has destroyed

23.

I was telling you to stop!

You____________to stop!

a)

were being told

b)

are told

c)

were told

24.

This terrifies me.

I ________________ by this.

a)

am terrified

b)

was terrified

c)

am being terrified

25.

She sang a song.

A song (a)   by her

26.

Kerrie has paid the bill.

The bill (a)   by Kerrie

27.

Nora pays a lot of money for this service.

A lot of money (a)   for this service by Nora

28.

Sheila is making a cup of tea.

A cup of tea (a)   by Sheila

29.

Tim is preparing the party

The party (a)   by Tim

30.

TURN THIS INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE


The students will ask the teacher.

(a)