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The Reniassance 2022

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The term "Renaissance" means ______________________.

a)

rebirth

b)

revive

c)

forward

d)

reward

2.

Who were the most influential patrons of the Italian Renaissance?

a)

The Catholic Popes

b)

Martin Luther

c)

The Kings and Queens of the Italian states

d)

The Medicis

3.

Which city initiated the Italian Renaissance?

a)

Rome

b)

Florence

c)

Venice

d)

Genoa

4.

This artist is considered the first great sculptor of the Renaissance. His statue "David" was the first great independent human sculpture of the Renaissance.

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Raphael

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Donatello

5.

Which famous artist painted this version of "The Last Supper"?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Raphael

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

El Greco

6.

Which Renaissance artist painted "the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel"?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Raphael

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Donatello

7.

Which Renaissance artist painted the masterpiece "The School of Athens"?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Raphael

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Donatello

8.

Which Renaissance architect was so influential that a "style" of architecture is named after him?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Andrea Palladio

d)

Lorenzo de Medici

9.

Michelangelo called the eastern doors of the Florence Baptistery the "Gates of Paradise". Which famous artist created these doors?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Andrea Polladio

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Lorenzo Ghiberti

10.

Who was the author of The Prince?

a)

Machiavelli

b)

Shakespeare

c)

da Vinci

d)

Dante

11.

Which of the following terms is defined as 'emphasis on a person as an individual, rather than as part of a group'?

a)

individualism

b)

secularism

c)

humanism

d)

pattern

12.

Which of the following terms is defined as 'a system of thought that gives primary importance to human matters rather than divine or supernatural ones'?

a)

humanism

b)

individualism

c)

secularism

d)

Renaissance

13.

Which Renaissance author wrote classics such as Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet?

a)

Machiavelli

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Dante

14.

Who was the true "Renaissance Man"?

a)

Shakespeare

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Machiavelli

15.

The Northern Renaissance differed significantly from the Italian Renaissance in that its works __________________.

a)

reflected the culture of the country

b)

were more religious

c)

were exactly the same from one country to another

d)

focused on classical Greek and Roman styles

16.

What was the most important effect of the invention of the printing press?

a)

Guttenberg used his wealth from the invention to support artists.

b)

It led to the development of public libraries in the 16th century.

c)

It increased literacy and the use of the vernacular.

d)

It led to a renewed study of Latin and Greek.

17.

Which Renaissance artist created the "Mona Lisa"?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Raphael

d)

Martin Luther

18.

Who invented the movable type printing press?

a)

John Wycliffe

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Johann Guttenberg

d)

William Shakespeare

19.

The "rebirth" of European society was a direct result of the curiosity of the survivors of which great global pandemic?

a)

COVID-1350

b)

COVID-19

c)

Bubonic Plague

d)

Spanish Flu

20.

Which of the following was not part of Renaissance art?

a)

"flat"

b)

more realistic

c)

based on perspective

d)

beautiful, balanced, and full of harmony