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The Renaissance

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what was the Renaissance?

a)

The most important city in Italy

b)

The renewal or rebirth in Greek and Roman arts

c)

Having to do with a town or city rather than a rural area

d)

None of the above

2.

Urban means...

a)

Having to do with a town or city rather than a rural area

b)

Roman arts

c)

Money

3.

Who was Filippo Brunelleschi

a)

Politician

b)

Artist

c)

Sculptor,architect,engineer

d)

writer

4.

a system of money in a general use in a particular country

a)

Doge

b)

Renaissance

c)

Urban

d)

Currency

5.

Doge

a)

The chief magistrate of Venice or Genoa, officially ran city

b)

a Greek word for renaissance

c)

A way of art

6.

who was Shakespeare?

a)

artist

b)

sculptor

c)

writer

d)

play writer 

7.

when did the renaissance take place?

a)

1500-1700

b)

1300-1600

c)

1000-2000

d)

none of the above

8.

chiaroscuro is a technique...

a)

that uses shadows

b)

that uses light and shadows

c)

of sculpture

d)

none of the above

9.

raphael was a...

a)

artist

b)

sculptor

c)

writer

d)

politician

10.

what was the major citie in the renaissance?

a)

florence

b)

genoa

c)

milan

d)

venice

e)

all of the above

11.

what made Venice a unique city

a)

cathedral

b)

riches

c)

roads were waterways

d)

arts they produced

12.

how did the geography of Italy impact trade(2 answers)

a)

surrounded by mountains

b)

port cities located on the coast

c)

and surrounded by water

d)

location made trade easier with other regions

13.

what was the most improant city state in italy

a)

Florence

b)

Venice

c)

Milan

d)

genoa

e)

all of the above

14.

fresco was...

a)

a way of painting with watercolors

b)

an important renaissance figure

c)

a painting by Leonardo Da vinci

d)

none of the above

15.

where did the renaissance take place

a)

Egypt

b)

Rome

c)

Britain

d)

none of the above

16.

the murder of Lorenzo di Medici was planned by ___ people.

a)

3

b)

10

c)

2

d)

8

17.

in the renaissance people became...

a)

polytheistic

b)

humanists

c)

monotheistic

d)

all of the above

18.

where was the famous cathedral located

a)

genoa

b)

venice

c)

florence

d)

milan

19.

in the renaissance the black death______________

a)

eased

b)

never existed

c)

began

20.

Bonus! : identify the Italian flag

a)
b)
c)
d)