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Renaissance Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Check all the boxes that apply for Leonardo da Vinci

a)

Was an inventor

b)

Is considered the Renaissance man

c)

Created the Mona Lisa

d)

Painted the Sistine Chapel

e)

Was a master of perspective

2.

Which invention did Leonardo make?

a)

Parachute

b)

Diving Suit

c)

Ornithopter

d)

Double hull

3.

What did Leonardo invent

a)

Mathematics

b)

Engineering

c)

Zoology

d)

Optics

4.

Vocab: This word refers to living in cities?

a)

Urban

b)

Humanism

c)

Patron

d)

Secular

5.

During the Renaissance, there was an interest in exploring human potential.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The Italian city states worked together and did not try compete with one another.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Renaissance is a French word that mean this?

a)

Light

b)

Artistic

c)

Rebirth

d)

Fresh

8.

developed a printing press using moveable type so books could be made faster

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Da Vinci

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Martin Luther

9.

a way of thinking that stressed the importance of human abilities and actions

a)

Personism

b)

Humanism

c)

Individualism

d)

Religiousism

10.

What was one reason Europeans were able to study ancient Greek and Roman works during the Renaissance?

a)

They were brought back from the crusades.

b)

The Byzantine Empire lent them copies of these works.

c)

They finally upgraded their network to 5g.

d)

Scholars were sent to China to retrieve lost works.

11.

What did the printing press help with?

a)

Print pictures

b)

Print letters

c)

Print color

d)

Print clothes

12.

How did the rise of towns help develop Renaissance ideas?

a)

People kept knowledge to themselves but would share if a person paid enough money.

b)

The closeness of people encouraged a greater exchange of ideas.

c)

Towns always had a university where people could study.

d)

There is no correlation between the rise of towns and the Renaissance.

13.

Who invented the Printing Press?

a)

Johannes Gutenberg

b)

John Calvin

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Leonardo DA Vinci

14.

What did Italy’s wealth have to do with the start of the Renaissance?

a)

The money in Italy was used to pay for large armies which they used to conquer a territory equal to the size of the Roman Empire.

b)

Italy used its wealth to pay for new technologies that gave it an advantage over other countries.

c)

Merchants use money to bribe other countries to give them their secrets.

d)

The rich could pay artists to make beautiful paintings, sculptures, and buildings.

15.

This person helped to calibrate the English language

a)

Dante

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Cervantes

16.

Humanists believed that a person should focus on only one skill and become the best at that one thing.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Who is a famous Italian artist

a)

Leonardo DA vinci

b)

Diato

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Elizabeth

18.

What is the time period between 1350 and 1550 called?

a)

The Dark Ages

b)

Pax Romana

c)

Renaissance

d)

Reformation

19.

Who is considered one the leading figures of the Renaissance?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Henry IV

c)

Pope Gregory VII

d)

Christopher Columbus

20.

What was the significance of Italy being at the center of the Roman Empire?

a)

The Roman ruins were an inspiration for creating new art.

b)

It was an advantageous military location.

c)

There was a secret stockpile of ancient works that was discovered during the Renaissance.

d)

When the Muslim armies attacked Rome, they brought ancient Greek and Roman works with them.

21.

wealthy banking family that financially supported artists and thinkers

a)

Polo Family

b)

Medici Family

c)

Luther Family

d)

Chase Family

22.

What family became one of the most famous patrons of the arts during the Renaissance?

a)

Pascucci

b)

Medici

c)

Gasol

d)

Rockefeller

23.

What was one benefit of Italian city states’ competition with one another?

a)

They created better and better medical techniques which prolonged the life of many.

b)

Their competition evolved into what is today the Olympics.

c)

They never really competed with one another.

d)

Art advanced more quickly because they would constantly try to outdo each other.

24.

Vocab: One who supports the art can be described as this?

a)

Urban

b)

Humanism

c)

Patron

d)

Secular

25.

The Renaissance resulted in advancements in art and little else.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and statue of David?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Raphael

c)

Donatello

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

27.

Were did the renaissance start at?

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Turkey

28.

During the Renaissance, people turned completely away from religion.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Who is considered the Renaissance man and painted the Mona Lisa and Last Supper?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Raphael

c)

Donatello

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

30.

Why was Leonardo da Vinci considered to be the quintessential Renaissance man?

a)

He was gifted as an artist, but lacked skill in most other areas.

b)

Skill in cooking and other domestic duties made him the embodiment of the Renaissance.

c)

He was highly skilled in a variety of topics like art, engineering, anatomy, and science.

d)

He spent most of his life translating Greek and Roman texts to Italian.

31.

Vocab: Based on Greek and Roman ideas, this gave importance to the individual as well as encouraged people to be active in their cities?

a)

Urban

b)

Humanism

c)

Patron

d)

Secular

32.

birthplace of the Renaissance; Italian city-state

a)

Venice

b)

Rome

c)

Florence

d)

Milan

33.

What is humanism?

a)

An idea that there should be an upper class that controls most of the wealth.

b)

A way of setting up a society based on oaths and land.

c)

The belief that one religion should be practiced by all people.

d)

An attitude that is concerned with people, their values, and their capabilities.

34.

"Marvels of the World" by Marco Polo aided in what?

a)

Rebirth of classic literature

b)

Discovery of new routes to India

c)

The fall of the Yuan dynasty

d)

European interest in Eastern goods

35.

French word meaning "rebirth"; A Time when people rediscovered the culture of Greece and Rome

a)

Reformation

b)

Renaissance

c)

Classical

d)

Revitalization

36.

Florence Italy is known all of the following except?

a)

Birthplace of the Renaissance

b)

Home of the Medicis

c)

The city of wool

d)

Banking

37.

Italy was divided into many smaller city states as opposed to being one large country.

a)

True

b)

False

38.
The Medici Family...
a)
Were the first mafia family to live in Italy
b)
Were the most famous painters in Florence
c)
Were the family of Mona Lisa
d)
Were patrons of the arts in Florence
39.
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
40.
Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Renaissance began in Italy?
a)
Wealthy Italian patrons supported the arts
b)
Cultural diffusion encouraged curiosity and spread Arab and African ideas
c)
The Black Plague did not hit Italy as a result of the Alps 
d)
Renewed interest in the cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome
41.
What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?
a)
wealthy patrons
b)
church officials
c)
government grants
d)
kings competing for prestige