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World History RENAISSANCE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Renaissance mean?

a)

rebirth

b)

middle age

c)

sanctuary

d)

return

2.

The Renaissance began in what country?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Spain

3.

The City-States of Italy grew wealthy through

a)

wine-making

b)

farming

c)

trade

d)

war

4.

He wrote a book about his travels all over China

a)

Raphael

b)

Gutenberg

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Michelangelo

5.

Michelangelo painted which of the following?

a)

Mona Lisa

b)

Ceiling of Sistine Chapel at the Vatican

c)

School of Athens

d)

The Last Supper

6.

What did Gutenberg invent?

a)

flying machine

b)

tanks

c)

banks

d)

printing press

7.

German artist famous for his wood engravings that were printed:

a)

Durer

b)

Raphael

c)

Donatello

d)

Michelangelo

8.

Known for his 13 foot statue of David

a)

Raphael

b)

Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

Jan van Eyck

d)

Michelangelo

9.

He was an inventor, scientist, artist, architect, and mathematician. A true Renaissance man.

a)

Donatello

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Raphael

10.

English playwright still famous today

a)

Gutenberg

b)

Botticelli

c)

Shakespeare

d)

Alighiere

11.

The art of negotiating (making deals with others)

a)

diplomacy

b)

flandering

c)

humanism

d)

secular

12.

He wrote "The Prince", a how-to book for rulers

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Miguel de Cervantes

c)

Dante Alighieri

d)

Machiavelli

13.

He wrote the Divine Comedy about travels through hell (inferno), purgatory, and heaven.

a)

Johannes Gutenberg

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Dante Alighieri

d)

Miguel Cervantes

14.

He wrote Don Quixote de la Mancha while in prison in Spain

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Miguel de Cervantes

c)

Dante Alighieri

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

15.

Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting of the smiling lady is called:

a)

Madonna

b)

Princess

c)

School of Athens

d)

Mona Lisa

16.

The Italian city built on islands, famous for ship building.

a)

Rome

b)

Milan

c)

Venice

d)

Vici

17.

How did the Medici family get so wealthy in Florence, Italy?

a)

wine making

b)

trade

c)

farming

d)

banking

18.

He painted "The School Athens" on the wall of the Sistine Chapel:

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Rafael

c)

Donatello

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

19.

This famous poet started libraries so people could read fiction, plays, and poems by writers.

a)

Medici

b)

Petrarch

c)

Durer

d)

Alighieri

20.

This Belgium artist is famous for adding oil to his paints to create rich, bright color in his paintings:

a)

Jan Van Eyck

b)

Raphael

c)

Durer

d)

Michelangelo