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WorksheetsGrade 8 General Knowledge Term 1.1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is this artwork called?
The Creation of God
The Creation of Adam
The Sistine Chapel
Banksy
Who painted this?
Michaelangelo
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
Banksy
What is the "Renaissance"?
A philosophy
A type of pizza
A city in Italy
The "rebirth" of interest in classical civilisation
What does the word "philosophy" mean?
Iconoclast
Hatred of ancient Greek artworks
Love of wisdom
Love of school
Where is this artwork?
The Vatican
The Louvre
Bristol
In a private collection
Who is the philosopher in the middle pointing to the sky?
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
Pythagoras
Who is the philosopher who is known as the father of geometry?
Aristotle
Plato
Pythagoras
Euclid
Which famous contemporary artists used this artwork? (Select all the correct answers)
Lil Nas X
Beyonce
Jay Z
Banksy
Michaelangelo
What is an "iconoclast"?
Someone who destroyed artwork of the ancient Greeks and romans
An artist
An icon
someone who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
What happened to the print of this Banksy artwork?
It was painted over
It has been lost
It was shredded at an auction
Nothing.
What year was Nelson Mandela released from prison?
1987
1974
1990
1994
Why was Nelson Mandela imprisoned? Select all the correct answers.
He was a terrorist
He was an ANC member
He was leading the armed resistance against apartheid
For plotting to overthrow the government
Is ANC an abbreviation or an acronym?
abbreviation
acronym
What was a "passbook" during apartheid?
A book that gave black people coupons to buy food
A book that gave black people permission to be in a "white" area
A book that helped black people pass their exams
A book that sent black people to prison
Where is Soweto?
Durban
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Cape Town
