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The Renaissance

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Who painted "The Last Supper"?
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Botticelli
c)
Kepler
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
3.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Boticceli
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
4.
Who is the creator of this sculpture? 
a)
Michelango
b)
Raphael
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
5.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Renaissance art?
a)
Perspective
b)
Incorporation of nature
c)
Flat/2-D
d)
Realistic/3-D
6.
a)
Classical Art
b)
Middle Ages Art
c)
Renaissance Art
d)
Islamic Art
7.
a)
Classical Art
b)
Middle Ages Art
c)
Renaissance Art
d)
Islamic Art
8.
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
9.
______________ art was flat with rigid, emotionless figures, while ______________ art had full backgrounds with figures that showed emotion and detail.
a)
Renaissance, Medieval
b)
Renaissance, Classical
c)
Classical, Medieval
d)
Medieval, Renaissance
10.
Title...
a)
School of Athens
b)
Last Judgment
c)
Last Supper
d)
Sistine Chapel
11.
Italian artist who also excelled in astronomy, engineering, and anatomy 
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Raphael
c)
Johann Guttenberg
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
12.
 A movement in Renaissance Europe, celebrating human potential and achievement and stressing the study of subjects such as history, grammar, literature, and philosophy.
a)
Renaissance
b)
Humanism
c)
arts
d)
patron
13.
A person who supports an activity or institution by providing financial backing.
a)
Renaissance
b)
Humanism
c)
arts
d)
patron
14.
An Italian city-state and leading cultural center during the Renaissance.
a)
Florence
b)
city-state
c)
Leonardo Da Vinci
d)
Brunelleschi
15.
  An Italian Renaissance painter, born in 1452 A.D., who painted many masterpieces, such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, and also excelled in scientific research.
a)
Florence
b)
city-state
c)
Leonardo Da Vinci
d)
Brunelleschi
16.
Architect best known for designing and building large domes for churches; especially the Duomo in Florence.
a)
Florence
b)
city-state
c)
Leonardo Da Vinci
d)
Brunelleschi
17.
 An Italian Renaissance artist, born in 1475 A.D., who worked mainly as a sculptor but also painted such famous works as the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
a)
Shakespeare
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Raphael
d)
Petrarch
18.
Italian artist of Florence who studied the great works by Leonardo da Vinci and appreciated the classical period.  His most famous works was The School of Athens.
a)
Shakespeare
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Raphael
d)
Petrarch
19.
 The early leader of the Humanist movement, an Italian poet and scholar.  One of the first thinkers to stress the value of classical learning, teachings of Greece and Rome.
a)
Shakespeare
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Raphael
d)
Petrarch
20.
 A German who, in the mid-1400s, invented a press for printing with movable type.
a)
Johann Gutenberg
b)
Elizabethan Age
c)
Renaissance Man
d)
vernacular
21.
 A technique of painting, developed during the Renaissance, that represents the appearance of objects in three-dimensional space.
a)
printing press
b)
perspective
c)
Renaissance Man
d)
vernacular
22.
Identify this Renaissance art.
a)
Da Vinci's Last Supper
b)
Michelangelo's Pieta
c)
Michelangelo's David
d)
Durer's St. Jerome in His Study
23.
During the Renaissance, there was a revival of interst in 
a)
perspective
b)
humanism
c)
Greek and Roman civilizations
d)
individual achievement
24.

In The Prince Machiavelli stated what as his thesis?

a)

It is better to be loved than feared

b)

It is better to be feared than loved

c)

It is better to fear love

d)

It is better to love fear

25.
Born in Stratford England, __________ was one of its most popular playwrights and helped shape the Northern Renaissance.
a)
Dante Alighieri
b)
Cervantes
c)
Pieter Bruegel
d)
William Shakespeare
26.
Which of the following plays was NOT written by William Shakespeare?
a)
Hamlet
b)
MacBeth
c)
Romeo & Juliet
d)
The Divine Comedy
27.
Which of the following cities was an important center during the early Renaissance?
a)
Florence
b)
London
c)
Ghent
d)
Paris
28.
One factor that enabled the Renaissance to flourish in Northern Italy was that the region had
a)
A wealthy class that invested in the arts
b)
A socialist form of government
c)
Limited contact with the Byzantine empire
d)
A shrinking middle class
29.
Secular means
a)
part of religion
b)
separate from religion
c)
similar
d)
part of religion
30.

What governing family was known as the largest patrons of the arts produced in Florence, Italy?

a)

The Medicine family

b)

The Michelangelo family

c)

The Medici family

31.

How did Gutenberg's printing press impact Europe?

a)

it decreased literacy throughout the continent

b)

it allowed literature to be mass produced

c)

it allowed more people to train and join the priesthood

d)

it decreased the production of navigational maps

32.

What major contribution did Machiavelli make to the Renaissance?

a)

He painted the Mona Lisa

b)

He wrote the book called "The Prince"

c)

He invented the movable type printing press

d)

He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome

33.

How did the humanists of the Renaissance differ from traditional medieval ideas?

a)

They had an interest in the spiritual life of people

b)

They lacked interst in ancient Greek and Roman culture

c)

They rejected traditonal Christian principles

d)

They emphasized the importance of the individual

34.

Architectural evidence of Greek and Roman influence on building created during the Renaissance is seen where?

a)

Duomo

b)

St. Peter's Basilica

c)

Coliseum

d)

Shinto shrines

35.

Who is considered to be the most important multi-talented "Renaissance Man?"

a)

Niccolo Machiavelli

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

36.

"It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both."

Which Renaissance author was responsible for this quote?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Niccolo Machiavelli

c)

Marth Luther

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

37.

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Botticelli

d)

Machiavelli

38.
This gentleman was THE true Renaissance Man.
a)
Petrarch
b)
Machiavelli
c)
Da Vinci
d)
Michelangelo
39.

The Renaissance occurred during what years?

a)

200-299

b)

100-900

c)

500-1300

d)

1300-1600

40.

During the Renaissance, a new intellectual movement known as humanism evolved. What was the significance of the humanist movement?

a)

Humanists felt formal education was impractical and unnecessary; therefore, many schools were closed.

b)

Humanists spread the teachings of Eastern philosophers such as Confucius throughout Europe.

c)

Humanists were very interested in religious studies and sought to increase the influence of the Church.

d)

Humanists were inspired by classical texts and emphasized the dignity and worth of the individual.

41.

A new technique using watercolor on fresh plaster was known as...?

a)

Chiaroscuro

b)

Fresco

c)

Perspective

d)

Pointillism

42.

Which of the following is a prime example of "perspective" (adding depth to pictures)?

a)
b)
c)
d)
43.

Donatello di Niccolo di Beto Bardi was a master of what?

a)

Oil Painting

b)

Sketching human anatomy

c)

Fossil excavation and classification

d)

Sculpting

44.

Which Renaissance painter completed this famous work of art?

a)

Leonardo Da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo Buonarroti

c)

Rafael Sanzio

d)

Donatello di Niccolo di Betto Bardi

45.

This Spanish writer penned Don Quixote of La Mancha...

a)

Chaucer

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Cervantes

d)

Alighieri

46.

Which Renaissance artist engraved this woodcut about the apocalypse?

a)

Jan Van Eyck

b)

Albrecht Durer

c)

Titian

d)

Sandro Botticelli

47.

The technique of oil painting began where?

a)

Southern Italy

b)

Northern Italy

c)

Flanders

d)

England

48.

What was the first mass produced book using the Gutenberg printing press?

a)

Romeo and Juliet

b)

The Canterbury Tales

c)

The Bible

d)

Don Quixote

49.

What technique is being highlighted in this painting by Titian? (The use of light and shadows)

a)

Chiaroscuro

b)

Perspective

c)

Fresco

d)

Tempera

50.

Who wrote "The Divine Comedy"?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Miguel de Cervantes

c)

Dante Alighieri

d)

Chaucer

51.

Who is widely considered the greatest play writer of the Renaissance era?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Miguel de Cervantes

c)

Dante Alighieri

d)

Chaucer

52.

What is the name of this painting by Jan van Eyck?

a)

The Arnolfini Portrait

b)

Wedding Day

c)

The Birth of Venus

d)

Madonna del Prato

53.

Which Renaissance figure sketched many inventions including a flying machine?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo Buonarroti

c)

Rafael Sanzio

d)

Donatello di Niccolo di Beto Bardi

54.

Why was the Printing press so important during the Renaissance?

a)

It helped spread his ideas of Humanists

b)

People began printing newspapers in America

c)

People began writing mean articles about Kings

d)

The bible was only printed in Latin

55.

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

56.

Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?

a)

Italians were better Catholics

b)

Italy had better means of transportation

c)

Italy sat in the middle of the Silk Road

d)

Extreme wealth that Italians made from trade

57.

The 2 biggest patrons of the renaissance were:

a)

Bonnie and Clyde

b)

Medici Family and Popes

c)

Leonardo and Michelangelo

d)

Donatello and Botticelli

58.

The Renaissance in England was most known for:

a)

Tea

b)

Singing

c)

Literature

d)

Break Dancing

59.

Donatello created a bronze Statue of...

a)

Harry Potter

b)

David

c)

Jesus

d)

Gandhi

60.

Raphael studied the works of...

a)

Leonardo and Michelangelo

b)

Donatello

c)

Justinian

d)

Abe Lincoln

61.
The best synonym for secular is
a)
New
b)
Worldly
c)
Humane
d)
Religious
62.
To become known as an important patron, one most needed to be
a)
Wealthy
b)
Creative
c)
Religious
d)
Intellectual
63.
Renaissance painters in Flanders, as in Italy, tended to produce work that was
a)
Realistic
b)
Idealistic
c)
Distorted
d)
Formal and tightly secure
64.
Which of the following did Desiderius Erasmus and Thomas More have in common?
a)
Both were French.
b)
Both wrote only in English.
c)
Both were considered humanists.
d)
Both rejected religion and the Bible.
65.
Which two of these were created by Leonardo da Vinci? 
a)
The Last Supper, Mona Lisa
b)
David, Sistine Chapel
c)
Mona Lisa, Sistine Chapel
d)
Expulsion of Heliodorus, School of Athens

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