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Ren Quizizz 2

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these statements describes a change brought about by the Renaissance?

a)

Society became dominated by the Catholic Church.

b)

Society began to value the afterlife.

c)

Society became more focused on life on earth.

d)

Society was dominated by lords.

2.

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

a)

Renewal

b)

Rebuilding

c)

Rewind

d)

Rebirth

3.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

Iberian peninsula

b)

Greece and Rome

c)

Italian peninsula

d)

Northern Europe

4.

Humanism

a)

emphasized following authorities

b)

encouraged travel

c)

focused on the study of the classics and on the individual

d)

none of the above

5.

Which of the following was an important Italian Renaissance city-state and home of the Medicis?

a)

Florence

b)

Venice

c)

Ghent

d)

Sicily

6.

What types of works of literature and philosophy were rediscovered during the Renaissance?

a)

Theological

b)

Classical

c)

Muslim

d)

Chinese

7.

An important source of rediscovered classical learning was

a)

the Muslim world

b)

the Americas

c)

Afro-Eurasia

d)

the Northern Renaissance

8.

Humanism stressed the seeking of knowledge through ?

a)

faith

b)

reason

c)

hunch

9.

Select all of the reasons why the Renaissance began in Italian city-states.

a)

Trade brought wealth

b)

Ducks

c)

They were Christian

d)

They were located among old Roman ruins

10.

The Renaissance is a rebirth of which cultures?

a)

Greek and Byzantine

b)

Roman and Muslim

c)

Islamic and Greek

d)

Greek and Roman

11.

Advantages of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press include all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Cheaper books

b)

Increases in literacy

c)

concentration of wealth

d)

Rapid spread of ideas

12.

The first moveable type printing press that allowed mass (a lot ) production of materials was invented by

a)

Leonardo da Vinci.

b)

Johann Gutenberg.

c)

Nicolas Copernicus

d)

Leonardo di Caprio

13.

The printing press was developed in

a)

15th century Germany

b)

15th century Italy

c)

14th century Germany

d)

14th century Italy