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The Renaissance (Europe 1400s to 1600s)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the Renaissance, there was a "rebirth" of interest in

a)

military strategies.

b)

religion.

c)

art and learning.

d)

political freedom.

2.

What was the chief source of Florence's wealth?

a)

architecture

b)

sea trade

c)

textiles

d)

banking

3.

Which cultures did Renaissance humanists study?

a)

Egypt and India

b)

Greece and Rome

c)

India and Rome

d)

Greece and China

4.

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

a)

Renewed

b)

Rebuilt

c)

Remade

d)

Rebirth

5.
Humanism is a way of thought that focuses on which of the following?
a)
The human potential for achievement
b)
the needs of the group over the individual
c)
the works of medieval writers
d)
the doctrines of the Christian Church
6.
Born in Stratford England, __________ was one of its most popular playwrights and helped shape the Northern Renaissance.
a)
Dante Alighieri
b)
Cervantes
c)
Pieter Bruegel
d)
William Shakespeare
7.
One factor that enabled the Renaissance to flourish in Northern Italy was that the region had
a)
A wealthy class that invested in the arts
b)
A socialist form of government
c)
Limited contact with the Byzantine empire
d)
A shrinking middle class
8.
This painting by da Vinci shows the artistic concept that creates distance or depth.
a)
chiaroscuro
b)
sufmato
c)
perspective
d)
2D
9.

How did Gutenberg's printing press impact Europe?

a)

it decreased literacy throughout the continent

b)

it allowed literature to be mass produced

c)

it allowed more people to train and join the priesthood

d)

it decreased the production of navigational maps

10.

What major contribution did Machiavelli make to the Renaissance?

a)

He painted the Mona Lisa

b)

He wrote the book called "The Prince"

c)

He invented the movable type printing press

d)

He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome

11.

What is the the period of time in Europe called a "rebirth"?

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Renaissance

c)

Ancient

d)

Modern

12.

Who is a wealthy person that supports an artist?

a)

merchant

b)

banker

c)

patron

d)

king

13.

What is art technique shows images in three dimensions?

a)

secular

b)

perspective

c)

realism

d)

humanism

14.

What is a printing press?

a)

an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred

b)

a fee paid to the church to relax the penalty for sin

c)

an age marked by great achievements

d)

a machine for pressing print against inked movable type

15.

The wealth from ____________________ also helped promote, or support, the ideas and arts of the Renaissance.

a)

painting

b)

printing

c)

churches

d)

banking

16.

inventor of the printing press

a)

John Calvin

b)

Niccolo Machiavelli

c)

Cosimo de Medici

d)

Johann Gutenburg

17.

Sponsors, or __________________, used their wealth to help artists produce great works of art.

a)

humanists

b)

patrons

c)

protestants

d)

scientists

18.

One of the very important Renaissance developments was...

a)

Building houses

b)

Going to church

c)

Printing Press

d)

Farming chicken

19.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
20.
On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Germany