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Renaissance

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

Iberia

b)

Italy

c)

Indianapolis

d)

Innisfree

2.

What sculpture is this?

a)

David by Donatello

b)

Danny by Raphael

c)

David by Leonardo

d)

David by Michelangelo

3.

Where do historians feel the Renaissance began in Italy?

a)

Twin Valley Middle School

b)

Venice

c)

Florence

d)

The Globe Theater

4.

One of the most important ideas from the Renaissance that allowed ideas to spread more quickly.

a)

Perspective

b)

Greece and Rome

c)

Building designer

d)

Printing Press

5.

Philosophers and painters of the Renaissance and wanted to return to the times of ...

a)

Perspective

b)

Greece and Rome

c)

The Middle Ages

d)

about 3 weeks ago

6.

Florence, Milan, Rome were all Italian ____________ during the Renaissance

a)

Frescos

b)

Humanisms

c)

City States

d)

Architects

7.

Which was a key intellectual movement or philosophy of the Renaissance?

a)

Humanism

b)

City State

c)

Cultural relativism

d)

Behavioralism

8.

A painting technique done on fresh wet plaster...

a)

Humanism

b)

Fresco

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Perspective

9.

Who was the painter of the Sistine Chapel?

a)

da Vinci

b)

Raphael

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Michelangelo

10.

What does the word Renaissance translate to?

a)

Rebirth

b)

New Born

c)

Secular

d)

Dowry

11.

Book of Machiavelli which stated it was "okay to do bad if you do good for your people"....

a)

Dante's Inferno

b)

Dowry

c)

Secular

d)

The Prince

12.
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
13.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Boticceli
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
14.
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
15.

Whose famous writings are the picture shown above?

a)

Da Vinci

b)

Donatello

c)

Fresco

d)

Michelangelo

16.
Humanism...
a)
emphasized the Bible
b)
leads to happier lives
c)
encourages people to learn Latin and Greek
d)
focuses on the potential of humans to achieve 
17.
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
18.
Advantages of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press include all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Cheaper book prices
b)
Increase in education/literacy
c)
Increase in church power
d)
Rapid spread of ideas
19.
Which of the following cities was an important center during the early Renaissance?
a)
Florence
b)
London
c)
Ghent
d)
Paris
20.
The first moveable type of printing press that allowed mass production of materials was invented by
a)
Leonardo da Vinci.
b)
Johann Gutenberg.
c)
William Shakespeare.
d)
Michelangelo di Buonarroti Simoni.
21.
Reopening of the "Silk Road" primarily allowed which of the following events to occur?
a)
the immigration of Chinese throughout Asia
b)
the increase of trade and spread of new ideas
c)
the spread of diseases to Europe
d)
allowed for quicker travel from China to Europe
22.
The traders in the city-state of Venice, Itlay were in contact with which culture?
a)
Muslims
b)
Spanish
c)
French
d)
Native Americans
23.

What did the Renaissance of Italy refer to?

a)

rebirth of dancing and music

b)

rebirth of art and learning

24.

What is one way the Renaissance helped the economy?

a)

decrease demand for Middle Eastern products

b)

increase demand for Middle Eastern products

25.

What is one way the Renaissance benefited the economy?

a)

encouraged the use of credit and banking

b)

discourage the use of credit and banking

26.

Italian city-states, like Florence, Venice and Genoa became rich from trade - true or false

a)

true

b)

false

27.

Who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper?

a)

Petrarch

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

28.

What did Medieval art and literature focus on?

a)

music and dancing

b)

church and salvation

c)

individual, worldly matters & Christianity

d)

animals

29.

Artists from which time period used great detail and perspective in their artwork?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Medieval

30.

Who was considered the "Father of Humanism"?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Petrarch

d)

Erasmus

31.

Celebrate the individual

a)

Humanism

b)

Dogism

c)

sonnets

d)

Protestant

32.

What does vernacular mean?

a)

speaking properly

b)

everyday language

33.

How were humanist ideas spread

a)

war, trade, travel and the printing press

b)

the Internet

c)

phone calls

d)

peace, no trading and books

34.

What is one way European society changed thanks to the printing press?

a)

People quit the feudal system to find work else where

b)

People began reading books in their vernacular

c)

Literacy declined during the Renaissance

d)

People began writing scripts for movies

35.

How did Renaissance art differ from Medieval art?

a)

It was more godly

b)

It was more realistic, and had three dimensions

c)

it portrayed religious subjects

d)

it was more biblical

36.

What economic change occurred during the Renaissance that allowed for the flourishing of the art?

a)

Introduction of paper money

b)

People began to Barter again

c)

The Governments of Europe paid to educate Artists

d)

Growth of a wealthy Merchant Class that became patrons the Arts

37.

A supporter of the Arts were called

a)

Patrons

b)

Kings

c)

The church

38.

What is one way that Medieval and Renaissance artists differ?

a)

Renaissance art focuses more on religion

b)

Medieval artists were more realistic

c)

Renaissance artist turned to Roman and Greek works for inspiration

d)

They are the same

39.

Which of these famous structures did Michelangelo paint?

a)

the Louvre

b)

the Coliseum

c)

the Sistine Chapel

d)

the Eiffel Tower

40.

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

a)

Society was dominated by the church.

b)

Society began to value individualism.

c)

Society was focused on warfare.

d)

Society was dominated by lords.

41.
Which of the following statements BEST describes how wealth was distributed during the Renaissance?
a)
Everyone had the same amount of wealth.
b)
A few families had most of the wealth.
c)
Nobody had any wealth because the economy was doing so poorly.
d)
Many poor people took the wealth from the wealthy in a violent battle.
42.

Who invented the Printing Press?

a)

Gutenberg

b)

Erasmus

c)

More

43.

Who wrote the essay "The Prince?"

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Machiavelli

c)

Erasmus

d)

Sir Thomas More

44.

Middle Ages art focused on ______________________.

a)

church

b)

salvation

c)

individual

d)

kings

45.

Which was not an important city state in Italy during the Renaissance?

a)

Florence

b)

Venice

c)

Genoa

d)

Constantinople

46.
To become known as an important patron, one most needed to be
a)
Wealthy
b)
Creative
c)
Religious
d)
Intellectual
47.
A person who produces work "in the vernacular" is one who
a)
relies on realism.
b)
uses only natural light.
c)
uses a verse form of writing
d)
writes in a local, rather than a classical, language.
48.
Renaissance painters in Flanders, as in Italy, tended to produce work that was
a)
Realistic
b)
Idealistic
c)
Distorted
d)
Formal and tightly secure
49.
A period of European history, lasting from 1300 to 1600, during which renewed interest in classical culture led to far-reaching changes in art, learning, and views of the world was ____________________________.
a)
Catholic Reformation
b)
Reformation
c)
Peace of Augsburg
d)
Renaissance
50.
What are the subjects of the 3 center panels on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
a)
Life of Jesus
b)
Greek Mythology
c)
Stories from the book of Genesis
d)
Stories from the New Testament

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