WorksheetsItalian Renaissance
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
The term "renaissance" means:
rebirth
death
art
plague
The period we know as the European Renaissance occurred approximately:
800-1000
1300-1600
1700-1900
500-1500
Why was the Renaissance considered to be a time of rebirth?
Most Europeans believed in reincarnation during this time.
The first vaccinations were used.
The birthrate increased by 30%.
There was a revival of art and learning influenced by the culture of ancient Greece and Rome.
The Renaissance began in ____.
Paris, France
Rome, Italy
Athens, Greece
Florence, Italy
Which of the following phenomena of the Middle Ages did NOT contribute to the start of Renaissance culture?
outbreak of the Black Death
The Crusades
Overseas trade by the Italian city-states
the Nika riots in Constantinople
One change in thinking that arose during the Renaissance was___.
a focus on the collective group
a focus on people's individual achievements
a focus on attending church services
a focus on religious art
Which time period was more secular?
The Middle Ages
The Renaissance
During the Renaissance, the city-state of Florence was led by the powerful ____ family.
Medici
Borgia
Capet
Sforza
Which of the following is NOT true about the Medici family?
They got rich by fighting in the Crusades.
They ruled the city-state of Florence.
They were patrons of the arts.
They grew rich through banking.
Humanism is an intellectual movement_____.
that promotes the power of the Pope.
focused on human potential and achievements.
focused on the use of perspective in art.
that promotes friendship between Christians and those of other religions.
the vernacular is____.
Ancient Greek.
the language used in Church services.
Latin.
someone's native language/the language spoken by most people in an area - not Latin.
Patrons of the arts are people who____.
financially support artists
create great artwork
work to suppress artwork deemed inappropriate
sell art in village markets
A secular culture is concerned with....
religious practices
worldly pleasures ; the here and now
spiritual matters
painting
A "renaissance man" was someone who____.
was very handsome.
was born into the nobility.
was not supposed to create art.
strove to master almost every area of study.
______, is an artistic technique developed during the Renaissance that shows three dimensions on a flat surface.
chiaroscuro
oil paints
perspective
gold leaf
Which of the following is NOT true about Renaissance art?
Renaissance artists did not use religious themes
Renaissance artists were influenced by themes from classical Greece and Rome
Renaissance artists used realism
Renaissance artists often used perspective
Which of the following was NOT a Renaissance artist?
Michelangelo
Donatello
Raphael
Master Splinter
Is this a Renaissance or Medieval painting?
Medieval
Renaissance
Is this a Renaissance or Medieval painting?
Medieval
Renaissance
Who painted this?
Raphael Sanzio
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Giovanni Boccaccio
Leonardo da Vinci
Which of the following is NOT true about this sculpture of David?
It is an example of realism because it is a detailed image of a real human
It was sculpted by Raphael
The sculpture is influenced by ancient Greek and Roman sculptures
It was created in Italy.
Which of the following did NOT produce a work of literature during the Renaissance?
Raphael Sanzio
Niccolo Machiavelli
Giovanni Boccaccio
Francesco Petrarch
Which of the following wrote the Decameron - a series of realistic stories that included a description of the Black Death ravaging Florence?
Dante Alighieri
Francesco Petrarch
Leonardo da Vinci
Giovanni Bocaccio
Which of the following was an early humanist who is famous for his sonnets, (14 line poems), to a mysterious woman named Laura?
Dante Alighieri
Francesco Petrarch
Giovanni Boccaccio
Niccolo Machiavelli
Which Renaissance writer and politician wrote The Prince?
Francesco Petrarch
Niccolo Machiavelli
Leonardo da Vinci
Isabella d'Este
During another period of renaissance, gun powder and printing were invented in _____. Both of these inventions would reach Europe through trade.
The Congo
China
Ethiopia
Japan
