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Intro to Renaissance

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the term “renaissance” mean?

a)

Analyze

b)

Rebirth

c)

Summarize

d)

Recall

2.

Who was NOT and important figure in the Renaissance Period?

a)

Leonardo Da Vinci

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Guido de Arezzo

3.

True or False:

This “rebirth” in the Renaissance Period did not lay the foundation for much of today's society.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What did Martin Luther do in response to all church music being written in Latin?

a)

He did nothing

b)

He wrote hymns in German

c)

He wrote complex polyphonic music

d)

He went up to the church and complained

5.

What was the humanist movement in renaissance period? Check all that apply

a)

An intellectual movement

b)

What is it to be human

c)

Focusing on human accomplishments

d)

Being part of a group

6.

True or False:

The Gutenberg Press was made during the Renaissance Period.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What did artists in the renaissance period focus more on when they painted or sculpted?

a)

Animals

b)

Humans

c)

Symbolism

d)

Church

8.

What did artists in the medieval period focus more on when they painted or sculpted?

a)

Animals

b)

Humans

c)

Symbolism

d)

Church

9.

Determine which period this painting is from?

a)

Medieval Period

b)

Renaissance Period

10.

Determine which period this painting is from?

a)

Medieval Period

b)

Renaissance Period

11.

Determine which period this painting is from?

a)

Medieval Period

b)

Renaissance Period

12.

Determine which period this painting is from?

a)

Medieval Period

b)

Renaissance Period

13.

Determine which period this painting is from?

a)

Medieval Period

b)

Renaissance Period

14.

Determine which period this painting is from?

a)

Medieval Period

b)

Renaissance Period

15.

Who started the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Guido d'Arezzo

b)

Hildegard von Bingen

c)

Leonardo Di Caprio

d)

Martin Luther

16.

How did they make books before the Gutenberg Press?

a)

They magically made them

b)

They had the Gutenberg Press in Medieval Times

c)

The books just existed.

d)

They handwrote and bounded the books themselves