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WorksheetsThe Renaissance
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which of the following italian city-states is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Genoa
Venice
Florence
Milan
What governing family was known as the largest patrons of the arts produced in Florence, Italy?
The Medicine family
The Michelangelo family
The Medici family
How did Gutenberg's printing press impact Europe?
it decreased literacy throughout the continent
it allowed literature to be mass produced
it allowed more people to train and join the priesthood
it decreased the production of navigational maps
Who is considered to be the most important multi-talented "Renaissance Man?"
Niccolo Machiavelli
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Johannes Gutenberg
"It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both."
Which Renaissance author was responsible for this quote?
Leonardo da Vinci
Niccolo Machiavelli
Thomas More
Johannes Gutenberg
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Botticelli
Machiavelli
Who invented the movable type printing press?
Leonardo da Vinci
Johannes Gutenberg
Martin Luther
Niccolo Machiavelli
Who is a wealthy person that supports an artist?
merchant
banker
patron
king
What is it called when an artist paints on wet plaster?
secular
fresco
realism
perspective
The Renaissance came after what period of time?
Ancient
Middle Ages
Modern
Post-Modern
How did the Medici family become wealthy?
patrons
weavers
bankers
weavers
True or False: Humanism supported the spread of education.
True
False
True or False: Education was available to all people during the Renaissance.
True
False
Renaissance artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel ceiling and sculpted the marble David.
Jan van Eyck
Michelangelo
Machiavelli
Leonardo da Vinci
Which is NOT an impact of the Gutenberg Press
Books were cheaper
Literacy rates increased
People began to study the Bible for themselves
Literacy rates decreased
Who wrote Utopia?
Petrarch
Johann Gutenberg
Erasmus
Sir Thomas More
Who wrote Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, and Macbeth?
Machiavelli
Shakespeare
Virgil
Homer
Renaissance writer who said "the end justifies the means," do good if possible, evil if necessary.
Charlemagne
William the Conqueror
Machiavelli
Petrarch
Renaissance art focused on the individual and worldly matters as well as Christianity.
True
False
Intellectual movement that focused on human potential and studying subjects like rhetoric, history, poetry, and grammar.
Humanism
Middle Ages
Classical Era
Crusades
What does the term "renaissance" mean?
reunion
rebirth
reinforce
reassurance
When did the Renaissance occur?
It began in 1776.
Between 1920 and 1960.
It started in the 1300s and ended in the 1600s.
After the end of World War I in 1918.
Which Renaissance artist is known for the painting portrayed here?
Dante Alighieri
the artist is unknown
Gutenberg
Leonardo Da Vinci
What culture(s) was the Renaissance centered around?
Greek/Roman
Turkish
Chinese
American
Which famous family was responsible for funding many Renaissance artists?
The Medici Family
The Auditore Family
The Ferrari Family
The Boccolini Family
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of the Renaissance?
Equality for women
Greek/Roman Influence
Humanism
Celebration of Secular Achievements
What is the name of this painting?
The School of Athens
The Renaissance Alive
Man in Action
Day in Greece
If someone is devious and ruthless, especially in politics, they might be called
Antagonistic
Philosophical
Belligerent
Machiavellian
The way this figure is standing with more weight on one leg and the torso twisted somewhat is called a _____ stance.
entasis
contrapposto
foreshortening
kore
Wall paintings made by painting onto wet plaster.
Frescos
Fauves
Firing
Focal point
Which word means "male head of the family?"
patron
sfumato
paterfamilias
vernacular
Which Renaissance masterpiece is pictured here and who sculpted it?
The Pieta by Michelangelo
Madonna and Child by Berlinghieri
The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci
The School of Athens by Raphael
