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15.1 What is the Renaissance?

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 24mins

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.

Who inspired Renaissance artists?

a)

Chinese and Koreans

b)

Romans and Greeks

4.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Japan

c)

Florence, Italy

d)

Mongolia

5.

What did the Renaissance of Italy refer to?

a)

HIndu Beliefs

b)

rebirth of art and learning

6.

What does the word renaissance mean?

a)

dancing

b)

fun

c)

rebirth

7.

When was the Renaissance ?

a)

1300s–1600s

b)

1999-2009

c)

2005- 2021

8.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

Milan

b)

Guatemala

c)

Britain

d)

Florence

9.

During the Renaissance, people became interested in

a)

Bachata MUSIC.

b)

the ancient Greeks and Romans.

c)

Petrarch.

d)

gold.

10.
Why did the growth of trade industry weaken feudalism?
a)
Peasants left manors for towns where they could find work.
b)
The rise of a merchant class weakened the power of monarchs
c)
The rise of manors switched from agriculture to manufacturing.
d)
Agriculture stopped being profitable because merchants imported food.
11.
Which of the following is a major reason that Italy was the birthplace of the Renaissance?
a)
City-states in Italy were center of trade and commerce.
b)
Italian scholars had preserved much of the learning of ancient Rome.
c)
Many of the great writers of the Renaissance were Italian.
d)
Feudalism had been stronger in Italy than in other parts of Europe.
12.
Renaissance humanist believed that studying classical works could
a)
lead to a revival of the Roman empire.
b)
deepen one's religious faith.
c)
cause one to reject religious traditons
d)
help to create a better earthly life.
13.
The secularism of the Renaissance was a shift from what feature of medieval life?
a)
manor economy
b)
feudal system
c)
emphasis on religious values
d)
study of classical learning
14.
The "Gargantua" and "Pantagruel", François Rabelais
a)
described a fictional ideal society.
b)
explained how rulers get to keep power.
c)
outlined the principles of a liberal education.
d)
satirized political and social problems.
15.
Feudalism grew weaker when
a)
trade and industry grew.
b)
national monarchies lose power.
c)
the Protestant Reformation began.
d)
the power of the Church increased.
16.
One reason why Italy became the birthplace of the Renaissance was that
a)
there were more universities in Italy than in any other country.
b)
feudalism was not as firmly established in Italy as in other countries.
c)
Italy was united under a single powerful monarch.
d)
Roman artistic traditions had never died out in Italy.
17.

Which country did the Renaissance start in?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

18.

Which of these statements describes a change brought about by the Renaissance?

a)

Society was dominated by the church.

b)

Society began to value individualism.

c)

Society was focused on warfare.

d)

Society was dominated by lords.

19.

Who was considered the "Father of Humanism"?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Petrarch

d)

Erasmus

20.

__________ celebrates the individual

a)

Humanism

b)

Dogism

c)

sonnets

d)

Protestant

21.

This is the idea that people should study the classical civilizations.

a)

Humanism

b)

Greek studies

c)

Roman studies

d)

Renaissance

22.

The "classical civilizations" are...

a)

Greece and Mesopotamia

b)

Greece and Rome

c)

Rome and Mesopotamia

d)

Rome and China

23.
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
24.
Humanism...
a)
emphasized the Bible
b)
leads to happier lives
c)
encourages people to learn Latin and Greek
d)
focuses on the potential of humans to achieve 
25.
Which of these would be valued most by a Renaissance thinker who emphasized individualism?
a)
a nation's strength 
b)
a family's ancestors
c)
a person's achievements
d)
an army's success in battle
26.
Which of the following most accurately characterizes the Renaissance?
a)
the spread of democracy
b)
the outburst of creativity 
c)
a growth of religious belief
d)
a decline in learning 
27.
Which of the following is associated with classical learning?
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
28.
The best synonym for secular is
a)
New
b)
Worldly
c)
Humane
d)
Religious
29.
The intellectual and cultural movement known as humanism arose from the study of
a)
medieval scholarship.
b)
original Christian writings.
c)
classical Greek and Roman culture.
d)
the contributions of the Tang and Song dynasties.
30.
Which of the following did Desiderius Erasmus and Thomas More have in common?
a)
Both were French.
b)
Both wrote only in English.
c)
Both were considered humanists.
d)
Both rejected religion and the Bible.
31.
What kind of person represented the ideal of the "Renaissance man"?
a)
someone who enjoyed worldly pleasures
b)
someone who excelled in many areas of study
c)
someone who specialized in a particular field of study
d)
someone who supported and appreciated the arts without creating art
32.
__________________ was a Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements.
a)
Indulgence
b)
Humanism
c)
Secular
d)
Perspective

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