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Renaissance and Art

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word renaissance mean?

a)

recreate

b)

reemerge

c)

rebirth

d)

reinvent

2.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

Milan

b)

Italy

c)

Britain

d)

Florence

3.

During the Renaissance, people became interested in

a)

mathematics.

b)

the ancient Greeks and Romans.

c)

Petrarch.

d)

gold.

4.

Why were the Medicis important to the Renaissance?

a)

The commissioned many expeditions.

b)

They started a university in Florence.

c)

They believed in the teachings of Luther.

d)

They were patrons of the arts.

5.

A political, social, economic, and cultural "rebirth" from the 1300's to the 1500's C.E.

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Reformation

c)

Classical Era

d)

Renaissance

6.

Painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper

a)

Jan van Eyck

b)

Machiavelli

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

7.

Renaissance artist who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and sculpted The David.

a)

Jan van Eyck

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

8.

The Renaissance emerged from Italian city-states like Florence, Venice, and Genoa.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Intellectual movement that focused on human potential and studying subjects like rhetoric, history, poetry, and grammar.

a)

Humanism

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Classical Era

d)

Crusades

10.

Which statement describes a characteristic of the Renaissance in Europe?

a)

The social structure became very rigid

b)

rebirth of Greek and Roman culture and ideas

c)

The political structure was disorganized

d)

Humanism decreased in importance

11.

Who were the main Patron class family in Italy? (First mafia family)

a)

Barrone

b)

Medici

c)

da Vinci

d)

Marietta

12.

What event killed 30 million people, or a third of Europe's population, during the late Middle Ages?

a)

The Black Death

b)

Hundred Years War

c)

A Tsunami

d)

The Renaissance

13.

What institution did people lose faith in because of its inability to fight the Black Death?

a)

The Monarchy

b)

The Police

c)

The Church

d)

The Trade Market

14.
What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?
a)
wealthy patrons
b)
church officials
c)
government grants
d)
kings competing for prestige
15.
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
16.
Which of the following is a synonym best used to describe the word "secular"
a)
Worldly
b)
Religious
c)
Chivalry
d)
Rebirth
17.

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

18.

Which of these famous structures did Michelangelo paint?

a)

the Louvre

b)

the Coliseum

c)

the Sistine Chapel

d)

the Eiffel Tower

19.

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.

20.

Middle Ages art focused on ______________________.

a)

church

b)

salvation

c)

individual

d)

kings

21.
The best synonym for secular is
a)
New
b)
Worldly
c)
Humane
d)
Religious