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Unit 4 and 5 Assessment

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most Renaissance painters in Italy tended create works that:

a)

was realistic.

b)

showed bowls of fruit.

c)

were abstract and distorted.

d)

were in black and white.

2.

The printing press was invented by

a)

Jan van Eyck

b)

Johann Gutenberg

c)

Peter Bruegel the Elder

d)

Hans Holbein the Younger

3.

In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?

a)

He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.

b)

He was only a painter.

c)

He lived in Italy during the 1500s.

d)

He was Catholic.

4.

The heliocentric, or sun-centered, theory was proposed by

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Nicolaus Copernicus

c)

Francis Bacon

d)

Isaac Newton.

5.

Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the ______ Chapel.

a)

All Saints

b)

Sistine

c)

Louvre

d)

Our Lady of the Worthless Miracle

6.

The movement of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas, Africa and Europe was known as

a)

The Expedition Exchange

b)

The Cultural Exchange

c)

The Agricultural Exchange

d)

The Columbian Exchange

7.

What navigation tool helped sailors know which direction they were going?

a)

Astrolabe

b)

Sail

c)

Compass

d)

GPS

8.

Leonardo da Vinci had to work as an _____to another artist in order to learn.

a)

student

b)

apprentice

c)

artist

d)

manager

9.

A play that ends with the death of several main characters would be considered a _____.

a)

tragedy

b)

comedy

c)

horror

d)

thriller

10.

Martin Luther led the _____Reformation. His followers wanted to be Christian, but did not follow all of the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.

a)

English

b)

Protestant

c)

Counter

d)

Religious

11.

A play that tells a humorous story

a)

Thriller

b)

Horror

c)

Tragedy

d)

Comedy

12.

A form of government whose king or queen inherits the position from a parent.

a)

Monarchy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Anarchy

13.

To pay or order in advance a work of art, architecture, or writing

a)

Patron

b)

Commission

c)

Customer

d)

Client

14.

A person who pays to support another person, such as an artist or writer.

a)

Artist

b)

Patron

c)

Manager

d)

Publicist

15.

A Christian who opposed the Catholic Church.

a)

Artist

b)

Monarchy

c)

Minister

d)

Protestant

16.

During the 1600s what continent were enslaved humans taken from?

a)

South America

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

17.

What crops were grown in the Americas that were labor-intensive and helped lead to the slave trade?

a)

Cotton, Sugar and Tobacco

b)

Corn, beans, and squash

c)

Carrots, beans, and peas

d)

Corn, tobacco, and flax

18.

1.       Which explorer’s expedition was the first to circumnavigate the earth?

a)

Francis Bacon

b)

Ponce De Leon

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Hernan Cortes

19.

What is the name for the plague that devastated Europe in the 1300s?

a)

Bubonic

b)

Covid 19

c)

Small Pox

d)

Influenza

20.

Which of the following correctly matches the author with something he wrote?

a)

Niccolò Machiavelli and The Prince

b)

Christine de Pisan and Hamlet

c)

William Shakespeare and The Praise of Folly

d)

Desiderius Erasmus and Gargantua and Pantagruel

21.

Why did the king and queen of Spain agree to fund Columbus’ voyage?

a)

Gold, God, and Glory

b)

Routes to India

c)

Research and Education

d)

Mapmaking and Engineering

22.

Tribalism in Africa led to intense competition and warfare amongst tribes. Prisoners were sold into slavery in exchanged for manufactured goods, weapons, and rum. Which one of these goods was most valuable to tribes that looked to expand their power and influence in the region?

a)

Rum

b)

Silk

c)

Diamonds

d)

Weapons

23.

Once Africans boarded the slave ships for the journey to the Americas, what percentage did not survive the six to eight week voyage?

a)

10%

b)

100%

c)

50%

d)

5%

24.

When the Atlantic Slave trade was outlawed in 1807, what started happening to tribal kingdoms that gained power and influence during the trade's existence?

a)

Fell apart, leaving themselves vulnerable to European conquest in the late 1800s

b)

Grew stronger as they found other valuable exports in Africa

c)

Continued to dominate their region and export goods like gold, rubber, and chocolate

d)

Were toppled by rival tribes decades later

25.

What does the word Renaissance mean?

a)

Reputation

b)

Reincarnation

c)

Rebirth

d)

Reverse