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People_Renaissance

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)

Death

b)
Remade
c)
Rebirth
2.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)
Spain
b)
Italy
c)
Germany
3.

Leonardo da Vinci is famous for?

a)

Invented the printing press

b)

Painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper and was known as the Renaissance Man

c)

Great sculptor and painter. Created the statue of David and painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling

d)

The greatest play write during the Renaissance Era. Famous for writing Romeo and Juliet

4.

Michelangelo is famous for?

a)

Invented the printing press

b)

Painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper and was known as the Renaissance Man

c)

Great sculptor and painter. Created the statue of David and painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling

d)

The greatest play write during the Renaissance Era. Famous for writing Romeo and Juliet

5.

The Medici Family

a)

Rebirth of classical arts

b)

The idea that individuals are important and  should celebrate their achievements

c)

The wealthiest family that controlled Florence for over 300 years.

d)

The city-state that became wealthy through trade

6.
"The end justifies the means" was a key belief of this man, who wrote "The Prince" 
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Castiglione
c)
Shakespeare 
d)
Petrarch
7.

Select all of the Renaissance artists (hint all turtles)

a)

Leonardo Da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Raphael

d)

Donatello

8.

He is best known for creating a 4 million brick dome for the Cathridal of Florence.

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Ghiberti

d)

Brunelleschi

9.

Father of Humanism

a)

Petrarch

b)

Castiglione

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Erasmus

e)

Thomas More

10.

author of The Prince

a)

Petrarch

b)

Castiglione

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Erasmus

e)

Thomas More

11.

An italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer who invented the telescope and described the moons of Jupiter and rings of Saturn.

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Galileo

d)

Albert Einstein

12.

England's "National Poet" and a famous playwright known for his sonnets and plays like "Romeo & Juliet"

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

John Milton

c)

Niccolo Machiavelli

d)

Dante

13.

Invented the printing press

a)

Michelangelo Buonarroti

b)

Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Albrecht Dürer

14.

What was the Catherine's purpose in her life?

a)

To obtain the power and control behind the throne.

b)

To obtain money and men in the Royalty of France.

c)

To obtain the power in her husband Henry's life.

15.

Why did King Henry want to annul his first marriage?

a)

He didn't like his wife anymore.

b)

His wife had betrayed him.

c)

His wife could not give him a male heir.

d)

His wife cheated on him.