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Europe in Modern Times: Renaissance Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A "rebirth," a time of renewed interest in art and learning.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Humanism

c)

Perspective

d)

Absolutism

2.

Small, triangular-sailed oceangoing ships

a)

Canoes

b)

Caravels

c)

Pontoons

d)

Plantations

3.

The route between the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans along the northern coast of North America

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

North Sea

c)

Northwest Passage

d)

Mediterranean Sea

4.

The study of nonreligious subjects such as history and philosophy.

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Perspective

c)

Absolutism

d)

Humanism

5.

Large Commercial Farms

a)

Plantations

b)

Fascism

c)

Northwest Passage

d)

Caravels

6.

A technique that allows artists to portray a three-dimensional space on a flat surface.

a)

Shading

b)

Perspective

c)

Sculpting

d)

Photography

7.

Changes made by the Catholic Church to keep Catholicism strong.

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Catholic Reformation

c)

Catholic Revolution

d)

Absolutism

8.

A three-stage pattern of Atlantic trade that carried goods and enslaved people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

Northwest Passage

c)

French Revolution

d)

Fascism

9.

A series of major advances in science during the 1500s and 1600s.

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

Space Revolution

d)

Scientific Method

10.

A political system of centralized and unlimited government power.

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Abolishment

c)

Democracy

d)

Absolutism

11.

An act that limited the power of the monarch and listed the rights of Parliament and the English people.

a)

Democracy

b)

English Revolution

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

English Constitution

12.

A movement during the 1600s and 1700s to apply observation and reason to human affairs.

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Absolutism

c)

Fascism

d)

Humanism

13.

A political movement that removed the French king from power and formed a republic.

a)

Feudalism

b)

French Revolution

c)

Fench Movement

d)

Democratic System

14.

A shift from hand tools driven by animal or human power to large-scale machinery powered by fuels or natural forces.

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

Human Revolution

c)

Scientific Revolution

d)

Industrialization

15.

What country did the Renaissance start in?

a)

Italy

b)

Portugal

c)

Spain

d)

France

16.

What cultures contributed to Renaissance art and learning? Select all that apply.

a)

Chinese

b)

Greek

c)

Roman

d)

Muslim

17.

Who are some important artists during the Renaissance Period?

a)

Michelangelo & Leonardi da Vinci

b)

Al-Khwarizmi

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Bartolomeu Dias

18.

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

a)

America

b)

Spain

c)

Great Britain

d)

France