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The Renaissance

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name a new technique in Renaissance art:

a)

2D flat perspective

b)

religious subject matter

c)

chiaroscuro

d)

painting with red, blue, and gold

2.

Name the inventor of the printing press:

a)

Hans Jus

b)

Johanes Gutenberg

c)

Charlemagne

d)

King Henry the 8

3.

What improvement happened due to the printing press:

a)

monks could hand copy manuscripts

b)

common people could learn to read

c)

kings could have rare manuscripts

d)

books took a long time to make

4.

Name the "new" class that was created due to the Rise of the Guilds:

a)

the master class

b)

the under class

c)

the other class

d)

the middle class

5.

Choose famous Renaissance artists:

a)

Johann Gutenberg

b)

Raphael

c)

Donatello

d)

King Henry the 8

6.

True or False: The Renaissance means "rebirth".

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What is a Guild?

a)

a group of musicians

b)

a group of athletes

c)

a revolutionary group

d)

a group of business people

8.

A patron is....

a)

someone who supports monks

b)

a business group

c)

someone who supports the arts

d)

the middle class

9.

The Sistine Chapel was painted by....

a)

da Vinci

b)

Donatello

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Raphael

10.

The Renaissance was inspired by which older cultures?

a)

China and Japan

b)

Europe and Russia

c)

Greece and Rome

d)

Spain and Portugal

11.

How did having a monopoly help guilds?

a)

They had to do more work and sell their goods for less money

b)

They could sell their goods for more money and became rich

c)

It increased competition between similar merchants driving prices down

d)

They were so good at the board game that other people gave them money

12.

Why were the Middle Ages nicknamed the "Dark Ages"?

a)

Civilians lived in dark caves deep in forests

b)

The weather was often cloudy with little sunlight

c)

As a result of urbanization causing smoke and smog

d)

Society was grim due to death and disease (Black Plague)

13.

Before the Renaissance, what were the two classes in the feudalism system?

a)

President and Secretary

b)

Nobles and Poor (Peasants/Serfs)

c)

King and Knights

d)

Social Studies and ELA

14.

What new class formed during the Renaissance due to merchants and increased trade.

a)

The Middle Class

b)

The Medieval Class

c)

The Ruling Class

d)

Mr. C's Class

15.

In order to learn a new trade, young people trained as _________ in guilds where they were taught by masters of that trade.

a)

Kings

b)

Serfs

c)

Apprentices

d)

Bankers

16.

How did bankers make money during the Renaissance?

a)

They charged interest on money people borrowed

b)

They earned no money and only wanted to help people

c)

They paid people to work for them

d)

They gave people money and asked for donations back

17.

What does secular mean?

a)

Secluding yourself away from people and big cities

b)

Hiding from civilization due to disease

c)

Not living in any one place and traveling the world

d)

becoming more interested in worldly ideas

18.

During the Renaissance people gained their wealth mainly from?

a)

Owning land

b)

Working on farms

c)

Trading or Banking

d)

Taxes

19.

The fact that Italy is shaped like a boot made it a good place for ships to stop because

a)

people thought the idea of a boot-shaped country was funny, so many tourists wanted to see it for themselves.

b)

everyone who lived during the Renaissance loved buying new shoes, and Italy seemed like the perfect place for boots.

c)

it was easy to see from far away because it had such a unique shape.

d)

a lot of cities were on the water, and cities were a perfect place to sell or trade goods.