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The Early Renaissance

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

a)

Renewed

b)

Rebuilt

c)

Remade

d)

Rebirth

2.

The painting seen here is the -

a)

Madonna

b)

Mona Lisa

c)

Margaret

d)

da Vinci

3.

Artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

Perspective

d)

Patron

4.
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
5.
During the Renaissance, there was a revival of interst in 
a)
perspective
b)
humanism
c)
Greek and Roman civilizations
d)
individual achievement
6.
Humanism is a way of thought that focuses on which of the following?
a)
The human potential for achievement
b)
the needs of the group over the individual
c)
the works of medieval writers
d)
the doctrines of the Christian Church
7.

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

8.
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
9.
Which of the following plays was NOT written by William Shakespeare?
a)
Hamlet
b)
MacBeth
c)
Romeo & Juliet
d)
The Divine Comedy
10.
Which of the following cities was an important center during the early Renaissance?
a)
Florence
b)
London
c)
Ghent
d)
Paris
11.
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
12.
Secular means
a)
part of religion
b)
separate from religion
c)
similar
d)
part of religion
13.
 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
14.
A person who supports an activity or institution by providing financial backing.
a)
Renaissance
b)
Humanism
c)
arts
d)
patron
15.
 An independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory.
a)
Florence
b)
city-state
c)
Leonardo Da Vinci
d)
Brunelleschi
16.
  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
17.
 The most famous English writer of the Renaissance, best known for his plays Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
a)
Shakespeare
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Raphael
d)
Petrarch
18.
 One who excels in many different fields of study.
a)
Johann Gutenberg
b)
Elizabethan Age
c)
Renaissance Man
d)
vernacular
19.
A person’s native language.
a)
Johann Gutenberg
b)
Elizabethan Age
c)
Renaissance Man
d)
vernacular
20.

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

21.

What was an important influence for Renaissance humanists?

a)

the River Valley Civilization cultures

b)

The Greek and Roman cutures

c)

The Manorial System

22.

Which statement describes a characteristic of the Renaissance in Europe?

a)

The social structure became very rigid

b)

rebirth of Greek and Roman culture and ideas

c)

The political structure was disorganized

d)

Humanism decreased in importance

23.

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

24.

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

25.

Which Renaissance artist is responsible for creating the "La Pieta?"

a)

Leonarda da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Niccolo Machiavelli

d)

Sandro Botticelli

26.

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

a)

Niccolo Machiavelli

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

27.

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Botticelli

d)

Machiavelli

28.

What is the study of knowledge?

a)

philosophy

b)

anthropology

c)

archaeology

d)

biology

29.

Who is a wealthy person that supports an artist?

a)

merchant

b)

banker

c)

patron

d)

king

30.

What is the belief that humans are the center of the universe?

a)

secular

b)

perspective

c)

realism

d)

humanism

31.

What are ideas that are non-religious?

a)

humanism

b)

renaissance

c)

secular

d)

philosophy

32.

Besides wealthy patrons, who else supported the arts?

a)

the artists

b)

the church

c)

the peasants

d)

the middle class

33.

How did the Medici family become wealthy?

a)

patrons

b)

weavers

c)

bankers

d)

weavers

34.

True or False: Humanism supported the spread of education.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

True or False: Education was available to all people during the Renaissance.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Which of these men of the Renaissance was known equally for his art as well as inventions?

a)

Rueben

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Aristotle

37.

What was Niccolò Machiavelli's main argument in his work The Prince?

a)

A ruler should do whatever is necessary to maintain power.

b)

A ruler should follow all of the teachings of the Catholic Church.

c)

A ruler should make his subjects as happy as possible.

d)

A ruler should strive to maintain equality and fairness.

38.

Which of the following statements describes the type of government which existed in Florence during the Renaissance?

a)

It was a small Italian town ruled by the king of Italy in Rome.

b)

It was completely under the control of the Catholic Church.

c)

It was a city-state ruled by the wealthy Medici family.

d)

It was the capital of Italy and had a large bureaucracy.

39.
The traders in the city-state of Venice, Itlay were in contact with which culture?
a)
Muslims
b)
Spanish
c)
French
d)
Native Americans
40.

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

41.

A supporter of the Arts were called

a)

Patrons

b)

Kings

c)

The church

42.

Instead of Latin, some Renaissance writers, such as William Shakespeare, Dante Alighieri, Niccolo Machiavelli, and Miguel de Cervantes, wrote in the _____.

a)

Vernacular

b)

Secular

c)

Humanism

d)

Printing Press

43.

Italian artistic term used to describe the dramatic effect of contrasting areas of light and dark in paintings

a)

chiaroscuro

b)

tenebroso

c)

chiaobelo

d)

tennebrosso

44.

What did the Renaissance of Italy refer to?

a)

rebirth of dancing and music

b)

rebirth of art and learning

45.

What did the Renaissance of Italy refer to?

a)

rebirth of dancing and music

b)

rebirth of art and learning

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