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Renaissance

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these famous structures did Michelangelo paint?

a)

the Louvre

b)

the Coliseum

c)

the Sistine Chapel

d)

the Eiffel Tower

2.

Developments in cartography made it easier for explorers in their travels to new lands. Which of the following best describes cartography?

a)

the study of the Earth's natural processes

b)

the study of the Earth's weather patterns

c)

the study and practice of making maps

d)

the study of past human societies

3.

Which of these men of the Renaissance was known equally for his art as well as inventions?

a)

Rueben

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Aristotle

4.

--->Literature printed for quickly

--> literature printed for less money

----> Greater spread of ideas

Which item best fits these effects?

a)

Perspective art

b)

writing in vernacular

c)

Gutenberg's printing press

d)

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

5.

Which of these changes occurred during the Renaissance?

a)

The Church was all-powerful and was the top of the feudal society.

b)

Humanism encouraged creativity and the Church’s power declined.

c)

Factories began using electricity and children were forced into labor

d)

Women gained the right to vote and equal rights with men.

6.

What does the word renaissance mean?

a)

recreate

b)

reemerge

c)

rebirth

d)

reinvent

7.

Why were the Medicis important to the Renaissance?

a)

The commissioned many expeditions.

b)

They started a university in Florence.

c)

They believed in the teachings of Luther.

d)

They were patrons of the arts.

8.

What invention helped to spread the ideas of the Renaissance?

a)

the printing press

b)

the caravel

c)

the telescope

d)

eyeglasses

9.

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

10.

What did an indulgence grant a person?

a)

a pardon (forgiveness) for sin

b)

money for food

c)

an interview with a priest

d)

a guarantee into heaven

11.

The movement to change the church during the Renaissance was called?

a)

Counter-Reformation

b)

Counter- Revolution

c)

Revolution

d)

Reformation

12.

Who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper?

a)

Petrarch

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

13.

Artists from which time period used great detail and perspective in their artwork?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Medieval

14.
Who was the most important English playwright?
a)
William Shakespeare
b)
Leonardo da Vinci
c)
Niccolo Machiavelli
d)
King Richard I
15.

What was a mathematical achievement of the Renaissance?

a)

using multiplication and division

b)

using letters in algebraic equations

c)

they developed calculus

d)

the developed the concept of zero

16.

Martin Luther

a)

was an independent thinker who listed complaints against the church and started a reform movement.

b)

was a dedicated priest to the church and led people in the Crusade against Muslims.

c)

worked closely with the Pope and painted the Sistine Chapel

d)

was a simple man who did not want to cause any trouble so he kept his thoughts and ideas to himself.

17.

The Reformation

a)

was a rebirth of classical Greek and Roman ideas

b)

was a reform movement against the church

c)

was a new style of art used during the Renaissance

d)

was the changing of language in literature

18.

The 95 theses

a)

was a list of Luther's complaints against the church

b)

was a collect of 95 pieces of Renaissance art

c)

was a story that detailed life in the Middle Ages

d)

was Leonardo da Vinci journal

19.
A source that is original, from the time period & a first hand account
a)
Primary 
b)
Secondary 
20.

Martin Luther's 95 These would be considered a

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

21.
On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
22.
Humanism...
a)

emphasized the Bible and Christian worship

b)

only wanted Martin Luther to be the leader of the church and this lead to a new branch of Christianity.

c)

encourages people to learn Latin and Greek languages

d)

focuses on independent thinking and sense of possibility

23.
______________ art was flat with rigid, emotionless figures, while ______________ art had full backgrounds with figures that showed emotion and detail.
a)
Renaissance, Medieval
b)
Renaissance, Classical
c)
Classical, Medieval
d)
Medieval, Renaissance
24.

The artistic technique developed during the Renaissance that made paintings appear 3D.

a)

Perspective

b)

Technicolor Artistry

c)

Cross Hatch Shading

d)

Mosaic

25.
a)
Classical Art
b)
Middle Ages Art
c)
Renaissance Art
d)
Islamic Art
26.
a)
Classical Art
b)
Middle Ages Art
c)
Renaissance Art
d)
None of the above
27.
What were the complaints Luther made against the Church called?
a)
95 Theses
b)
95 Topic Sentences
c)
59 Theses
d)
95 Wrongs
28.
Which of the following was one of Luther's criticisms of the Church?
a)
Sale of Indulgences
b)
Reading the Bible
c)
Praying
d)
Belief in God
29.

How did writing change during the Renaissance?

a)

Authors started to write in their vernacular- native language,

b)

Authors wrote only about religion in the language of the church - Latin

c)

Women started to write many new forms of literature including comedy.

d)

Haiku poems were written to express their belief in the spirits of nature.

30.

Martin Luther protested against the church practices. This formed a new branch of Christianity. What is thus branch called?

a)

Christians

b)

Catholics

c)

Protestant

d)

Orthodox