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Introduction to Renaissance and Enlightenment periods

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth”

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Renaissance period

c)

Dark ages

d)

Enlightenment period

2.

a period of rigorous scientific, political and philosophical discourse that characterised European society

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Renaissance period

c)

Dark ages

d)

Enlightenment period

3.

The renaissance period started in ......................... and ended in ...................

a)

1450 to 1600

b)

456 to 1456

c)

1685 to 1815

d)

1921 to 2000

4.

The enlightenment period started in ......................... and ended in ...................

a)

1450 to 1600

b)

456 to 1456

c)

1685 to 1815

d)

1921 to 2000

5.

An innovation is

a)

a new product or process/approach

b)

a solution

c)

an invention

d)

new idea

6.

a solution to an existing problem is ...........

a)

an idea

b)

an invention

c)

an event

d)

an approach

7.

Science, Art, Education, mathematics, politics all improved during

a)

renaissance period

b)

middle ages

c)

renaissance and enlightenment periods

d)

enlightenment period

8.

a solution to an existing problem is ...........

a)

an idea

b)

an invention

c)

an event

d)

an approach

9.

Renaissance started in

a)

America

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Rome

10.

Why is the City of Florence significant?

a)

It is where middle ages ended

b)

It is where renaissance begun

c)

It was economically developed

d)

It had many libraries

11.

Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelagelo are remembered for their work of

a)

Art

b)

music

c)

literature

d)

architecture

12.

True or False: The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous artworks from the Renaissance period by Michelangelo

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The following innovations and ideas originated from the renaissance and enlightenment period

a)

computer

b)

democracy

c)

human rights

d)

literature

14.

The invention of the wheel can be considered as ..................

a)

revolution

b)

innovation

c)

system

d)

product

15.

Which important period in history was folloed by the Renaissance period?

a)

Middle ages

b)

Dark ages

c)

Industrial age

d)

Enlightnement period