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renaissance

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Renaissance means

a)

Rebirth

b)

Restart

c)

Reform

d)

Relation

2.

Which country did the Renaissance start in?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

3.

Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?

a)

Italians were better Catholics

b)

Italy had better means of transportation

c)

Italy sat in the middle of the Silk Road

d)

Extreme wealth that Italians made from trade

4.
Which of the following cities was an important center during the early Renaissance?
a)
Florence
b)
London
c)
Ghent
d)
Paris
5.

Which powerful family used wealth and violence to gain their power?

a)

The Medici Family

b)

The Shakespeare Family

c)

The Caesar Family

d)

The Da Vinci Family

6.

During the Renaissance, there was a revival of interst in

a)

perspective

b)

The catholic church

c)

Greek and Roman Civilizations

d)

individual achievement

7.

Secularism is

a)

creating religious paintings to glorify God

b)

studying art and literature

c)

painting three dimensional scenes on a flat surface so they look realistic

d)

focusing on worldly happiness instead of service to the church

8.

An intellectual movement that focused on "worldly" potential and achievements

a)

Civil movement

b)

Patrons

c)

Merit

d)

humanism

9.

Who is considered the father of humanism?

a)

Petrarch

b)

Kepler

c)

Galileo

d)

Gutenberg

10.

Why did humanism inspire many people during the Renaissance?

a)

It encouraged the study of the ancient civilization of China to uncover secrets from the past.

b)

It encouraged the study of Greek and Roman culture to guide and inspire their work.

c)

It encouraged the study of the ancient civilization of Egypt to uncover secrets from the past.

d)

It encouraged the study of the ancient civilization of the Incas & Aztecs to uncover secrets from the past.

11.

Which of these changes occurred during the Renaissance?

a)

The Church was all-powerful.

b)

The Church’s power declined.

c)

Factories began using electricity.

d)

Women gained equal rights with men.

12.

How did Renaissance art differ from Medieval art?

a)

It was more godly

b)

It was more realistic, and had three dimensions

c)

it portrayed religious subjects

d)

it was more biblical

13.
This painting by da Vinci shows the artistic concept that creates distance or depth.
a)
chiaroscuro
b)
sufmato
c)
perspective
d)
2D
14.

What was Niccolò Machiavelli's main argument in his work The Prince?

a)

A ruler should do whatever is necessary to maintain power.

b)

A ruler should follow all of the teachings of the Catholic Church.

c)

A ruler should make his subjects as happy as possible.

d)

A ruler should strive to maintain equality and fairness.

15.

Who was Johann Gutenberg?

a)

the inventor of the telescope

b)

the inventor of the printing press

c)

the founder of the laws of planetary motion

d)

a religious reformer

16.

During the Renaissance, people became interested in

a)

mathematics.

b)

the ancient Greeks and Romans.

c)

Petrarch.

d)

gold.

17.

A person who financially supports the Arts is called

a)

Patron

b)

King

c)

Nobleman

d)

Fan

18.

Which of the following best describes, "the spirit of the renaissance"?

a)

"People should work hard and stick to tradition."

b)

"People are not creative and shouldn't try new things."

c)

"People are capable of learning and should create new things."

d)

"knowledge is reserved only for those in positions of authority.”

19.
A person who produces work "in the vernacular" is one who
a)
relies on realism.
b)
uses only natural light.
c)
uses a verse form of writing
d)
writes in a local, rather than a classical, language.
20.
Which of the following did Desiderius Erasmus and Thomas More have in common?
a)
Both were French.
b)
Both wrote only in English.
c)
Both were considered humanists.
d)
Both rejected religion and the Bible.