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Renaissance Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?

a)

Christian devotion

b)

classical art and learning

c)

chivalry and tournaments

d)

good health after the plague

2.

Which two cultures make up the Classical style?

a)

France and England

b)

Greece and Rome

c)

China and Japan

d)

Mali and Incan

3.

What time period is this art from?

a)

Classical

b)

Medieval

c)

Renaissance

4.

Which of these is NOT indicative of Renaissance art?

a)

Realistic bodies

b)

Three-dimensional scenes

c)

Two-dimensional scenes

d)

Realistic clothing

5.

If you or I were speaking in my vernacular language, what language would we be speaking?

a)

English

b)

Italian

c)

German

d)

Chinese

6.

Which time period is this art from?

a)

Classical

b)

Renaissance

c)

Medieval

7.
Which of the following words describe the art of the Middle Ages?
a)
realistic
b)
three-dimensional
c)
religious
d)
not religious
8.
What invention helped spread Renaissance ideas around Europe?
a)
the cotton gin
b)
the printing press
c)
the steam engine
d)
the typewriter
9.
Who invented the printing press?
a)
Martin Luther
b)
King Henry VIII
c)
Johann Gutenberg
d)
George Washington
10.
The word 'Renaissance' comes from the French word meaning what?
a)
Awaken
b)
Rebirth
c)
Redo
d)
Renewal
11.

Which country did the Renaissance start in?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

12.

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.

13.
______________ 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
14.
Title...
a)
Madonna
b)
Mona Lisa
c)
Margaret
d)
da Vinci
15.
Title...
a)
School of Athens
b)
Last Judgment
c)
Last Supper
d)
Sistine Chapel
16.

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

17.
An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements
a)
Secular
b)
Patrons
c)
Merit
d)
humanism
18.

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

19.
I am a poet and philosopher. I am known as the "Father of Humanism". Who am I?
a)
More 
b)
Cervantes
c)
van Eyck
d)
Petrarch 
20.

I am an Italian artist and inventor.

I excelled in painting, sculpting, astronomy, engineering, and anatomy.

I am a true Renaissance man.

Who am I?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Raphael

c)

Johann Guttenberg

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

21.

Which Italian city was a center for art and was the home of the famous Medici family who were patrons of the arts?

a)

Venice

b)

Rome

c)

Florence

d)

Milan

22.

What is a patron?

a)

Another name for an artist

b)

A wealthy person who paid artist to create art

c)

A poet who wrote love stories

d)

A playwrite such as William Shakespeare

23.

Who created this famous statue "The David"

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Donatello

c)

Da Vinci

d)

Raphael

24.

What invention is this?

a)

Printing Press

b)

Flying Machine

c)

Cardboard Maker

d)

Paper Press

25.

Who was William Shakespeare?

a)

A singer

b)

A writer

c)

A designer

26.

Was Shakespeare married?

a)

Yes, he was

b)

No, he wasn´t

27.

What theatre did Shakespeare build?

a)

He built the Globe Theatre

b)

He built the Lincoln Center

c)

He built the Opera House

28.

Shakespeare wrote three kinds of plays...

a)

Tragedy, Comedy and History

b)

Comics and History

c)

Science and Biology

29.

Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?

a)

Italians were better Catholics

b)

Italy had better means of transportation

c)

Italy had the smartest people

d)

Extreme wealth that Italians made from trade

30.

What does the word renaissance mean?

a)

recreate

b)

reemerge

c)

rebirth

d)

reinvent

31.
According to Copernicus, the sun  
a)
Revolved around the earth
b)
Was the center of the Universe
c)
Was the biggest star
d)
 Had many moons
32.
The Scientific Revolution challenged many medieval ideas about science. All of the following were astronomers during the Scientific Revolution except __.
a)
Nicolaus Copernicus
b)
Ptolemy
c)
Galileo Galilei
d)
Johannes Kepler
33.
 _____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory 
a)
a. Isaac Newton
b)
b. Galileo Galilei 
c)
c. Adam Smith
d)
d. Dennis Diderot
34.
During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________
a)
King
b)
Family
c)
Church
d)
Sir Salami 
35.
Which scientist developed laws of motion?  
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Copernicus
c)
Galileo
d)
Newton
36.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system