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The Renaissance

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following BEST summarizes the Renaissance?

a)

Era when the Church grew strong & powerful

b)

Effect of the Germanic invasions on Europe

c)

Time when people used knowledge to challenge past ideas

d)

All the above

2.

The Italian Renaissance...

a)

Was fostered by Erasmus

b)

Led to criticisms of the Church

c)

Taught people for values of humanity

d)

Inspired secular works

3.

All the following happened in the North EXCEPT?

a)

Praise of the Folly

b)

The Prince

c)

Humanism

d)

Utopia

4.

Which pair reflects the image?

a)

Michelangelo - Last Supper

b)

Rafael - Mona Lisa

c)

Da Vinci - Last Supper

d)

Da Vinci - La Pieta

5.

Which humanist scholar relates to the image?

a)

Erasmus

b)

Petrarch

c)

Sir Thomas Moore

d)

Machiavelli

6.

He wrote The Prince which criticized government?

a)

Machiavelli

b)

Erasmus

c)

Da Vinci

d)

Sir Thomas Moore

7.

Why were the Medici important to the Italian Renaissance?

a)

Used their wealth to write the Gutenberg Bible

b)

Patronized the works of Raphael

c)

Inspired kings like Henry VIII to aupport the arts

d)

Valued humanist scholarship

8.

How was the Renaissance influenced by the printing press

a)

Published works

b)

Spread new ideas

c)

Disseminated humanist thought

d)

All the above

9.

How did the Ottoman Empire influenced Europe at this time?

a)

Islamic scholars moved to Europe to work in schools

b)

Mosaics inspired the Last Supper

c)

Arabic numerals assisted credit & usury practices

d)

Muslims sold eastern goods at a fair price to European merhants

10.

He was considered the "Prince of the Humanists?"

a)

Erasmus

b)

Sir Thomas Moore

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Petrarch

11.

Which Italian city-state is pictured that influenced the Renaissance?

a)

Istanbul

b)

Rome

c)

Florence

d)

Barcelona

12.

How did the printing press influence the image?

a)

Furthered the publication of Bibles in Latin

b)

Led to a decline in Bible sales

c)

Allowed countries to publish Bibles in their own language

d)

Gave the Church more power