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Renaissance

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "renaissance" mean?

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2.

What two "classic" civilizations were people during the Renaissance getting inspiration from?

a)

ancient Romans and ancient Latins

b)

ancient Greek and ancient Latins

c)

ancient Rome and ancient Greece

d)

ancient Italian and ancient French

3.

The celebration of the individual and the talents that they can achieve was known as ___________ during the Renaissance?

a)

courtier

b)

humanism

c)

spirit

d)

social status

4.

What lead to the rise of the middle class during the Renaissance?

a)

increase in trade

b)

increase in population

c)

power of the Church

d)

more artists were painting

5.

Who painted this?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Raphael

c)

Donatello

d)

Michelangelo

6.

How was Lorenzo de Medici important to the Renaissance artists?

a)

He was a powerful leader

b)

He was a rich banker

c)

He was a patron of the arts

d)

He had a son who liked paintings

7.

What famous artist embodied the spirit of the Renaissance?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Isabella d' Este

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

8.

Why is this sculpture so important and memorable?

a)

It is made of marble

b)

It shows a strong, muscular human form

c)

It took two and half years to make

d)

It made Michelangelo very famous

9.

"Is it better to be loved or feared?" was the important question asked in what famous Renaissance book?

a)

The Courtier

b)

Il Galateo

c)

Don Quixote

d)

The Prince

10.

Which of the following was NOT one of ways that women challenged social norms during the Renaissance?

a)

They were artists

b)

They were rulers

c)

They married young

d)

They played music

11.

Fashion during the Renaissance was important because?

a)

It was a symbol of status for the upper social classes

b)

Clothing was cheap and easy to buy

c)

Anyone could wear whatever they wanted

12.

What is one reason why Don Quixote is the second most popular book in the world?

a)

It was originally written in Spanish

b)

It was easy to buy

c)

It was funny and parodied literature of the time

d)

It was a short book

13.

How were artists of the Northern Renaissance able to paint like the Italian Renaissance painters?

a)

they traveled to Italy to learn from them

b)

Leonardo da Vinci spent time in Flanders

c)

Northern Renaissance artists painted every day peasant life

d)

they bought paintings from Michelangelo

14.

Shakespeare wrote hundreds of plays throughout his lifetime, where were they preformed?

a)

The Sistine Chapel

b)

The London Royal Theater

c)

The Globe Theater

d)

The Venice Theater

15.

What is the name of this musical instrument?

a)

Guitar

b)

Drums

c)

Sitar

d)

Lute