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The Renaissance

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   was the perfect example of a renaissance man


(Hint: name)

2.

Which one of these was NOT a characteristic of why the Renaissance was born in Italy?

a)

Cultural heritage from classical Greece and Rome

b)

Monarchy´s interest in knowledge

c)

Wealthy merchant classes

3.

(a)   was the movement that focused on human potential and achievements.

4.

Select all that apply:

Some Renaissance´s characteristics are:

a)

All educated people were expected to create art

b)

God did not exist anymore

c)

The Church stopped being the most important institution

d)

A newfound belief in the dignity of the individual changed society

e)

Women should be famous for their knowledge and talent

5.

True or False:

Donatello´s "David" was the first European sculpture of a large, free-standing nude since ancient times

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The most important writer of the Elizabethan Age was:

a)

Dante

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Socrates

d)

Michelangelo Buonarotti

7.

Queen Elizabeth I worked during her reign to support ____________

a)

the development of English art and literature.

b)

the creation of a new Papal Curia

c)

the elimination of the English Church

d)

the rebirth of the Middle Ages

8.

______________ taught people to endure suffering while they awaited their rewards in heave.

a)

The Church

b)

Queen Elizabeth

c)

Queen Elizabeth

d)

William Shakespeare

e)

Pope Urban VI

9.

(a)   suggested that a person might enjoy life without offending God.

10.

The Renaissance´s "life motto" was (a)  

11.

Who wrote the book called The Courtier (1528)?

a)

Dante

b)

Baldassare Castiglione

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Donatello

12.

The courtier was a book about:

a)

The Renaissance Men and Women

b)

Expectations for upperclass men and women

c)

Party rules for men

d)

Ladies´etiquette