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The renaissance

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the societal ramifications of the translation of the Bible into vernacular?

4 lines
2.

Which of these artists were in the northern renaissance

a)

jan van eyck

b)

Biden

c)

Da Venci

d)

michelangelo

3.

Was the renaissance truly necessary?

a)

Yes, it brought new art to the world.

b)

Yes, it helped the bible be translated into multiple languages so others could read it.

c)

No, it ruined new art for me.

d)

No, it wouldn't have even been recognized if we didn't have those arts today.

4.

What did More do?

a)

wrote a book called utopia that shaped later socialism and communism for europe

b)

Executed people

c)

Rebelled against the church, causing his followers and him to be put to death.

d)

Served as the pope for the church.

5.

Who were the two major enthusiasts of christian humanism

a)

Erasmus

b)

Henry the VIII

c)

Thomas more

d)

Wycliff

6.

Why was Thomas More Executed

a)

His book utopia, and the ideas it represented

b)

His refusal to convert with henry the 8th, because of the imminent protestant reformation.

c)

His Hate of the Pope, and the revolution he started.

d)

His controversial political career before he became the chancellor.

7.

What was the approximate time period of the Renaissance and what year did it die out?

a)

1340 to 1545

b)

1340 to 1450.

c)

1450 to 1550.

8.

What were the general locations of the Renaissance?

a)

It was all over Europe.

b)

Spanish Netherlands to GB.

c)

Eastern Europe to Asia.

d)

Italy and Northern Europe.

9.

What was Secularism?

a)

A new form of people not believing in God.

b)

Rebelling against rebellious teachings.

c)

The idea of moving away from The Church in art, literature, and other.

d)

Nobles and Kings used Secularism to attack the people and bring them back to The Church.

10.

Ideal Realism depicted...

a)

Ripped, yolk, and ideal statues with elegant bodies.

b)

Weak bodies demonstrating service to God.

c)

Angels protecting the Church.

11.

The Printing Press was made during the Northern Renaissance and was critical to the...

a)

Expansion of ideas from the Renaissance.

b)

Propaganda by the Church.

c)

News publications.

d)

Spreading lies across France's monarchy.

12.

Albrecht Durer painted...

a)

Everyday life.

b)

Realistic Bodies and Landscapes.

c)

Satire of the Church.

13.

The Renaissance only appealed to the rich because...

a)

It was an artistic transformation of the upper class.

b)

It was a way to expand their power and to destabilize the Church.

c)

Attack inventors and artists and depict the rich as god-like.

d)

Depict the everyday life of the rich in lies.

14.

Which art is from the Northern Renaissance?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

What is the main subject of Northern Renaissance Art?

a)

Nobility and the Upper Class

b)

Greek Mythology

c)

Common People

d)

Christianity

16.

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

17.

A painting technique done on fresh wet plaster...

a)

Humanism

b)

Fresco

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Perspective

18.
What is the artistic technique that is used to show depth and distance on a flat surface?
a)
realism
b)
perspective
c)
idealism
d)
distancism
19.

What is one way that Medieval and Renaissance artists differ?

a)

Renaissance art focuses more on religion

b)

Medieval artists were more realistic

c)

Renaissance artist turned to Roman and Greek works for inspiration

d)

They are the same

20.
Which of the following is associated with Humanism?
a)
the ideas of the middle ages
b)
the ideas of Greece & Rome
c)
the ideas of ancient China
d)
the ideas of ancient India
21.
Where did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Germany
22.

The statue of "David" was created by _____________.

a)

Da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Erasmus

d)

Gutenberg

23.
Advantages of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press include all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Cheaper book prices
b)
Increase in education/literacy
c)
Increase in church power
d)
Rapid spread of ideas
24.

The Renaissance came after what period of time?

a)

Ancient

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Modern

d)

Post-Modern

25.

? --->Literature printed quickly --> literature printed for less money----> Greater spread of ideas

Which of these would complete the diagram?

a)

the Book of Common Prayer

b)

the Italian university system

c)

the Gutenberg printing press

d)

the Petrarchan style sonnet