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Renaissance

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word renaissance mean?

a)

recreate

b)

reemerge

c)

rebirth

d)

reinvent

2.

When did the Renaissance occur?

a)

1300s–1600s

b)

1300s–1500s

c)

1200s–1600s

d)

none of these

3.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

Milan

b)

Italy

c)

Britain

d)

Florence

4.

During the Renaissance, people became interested in

a)

mathematics.

b)

the ancient Greeks and Romans.

c)

Petrarch.

d)

gold.

5.

Who is considered the father of humanism?

a)

Petrarch

b)

Kepler

c)

Galileo

d)

Gutenberg

6.

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.

7.

What invention helped to spread the ideas of the Renaissance?

a)

the printing press

b)

the caravel

c)

the telescope

d)

eyeglasses

8.

Who was Johann Gutenberg?

a)

the inventor of the telescope

b)

the inventor of the printing press

c)

the founder of the laws of planetary motion

d)

a religious reformer

9.

Why were Copernicus’ proposals about the solar system so unique?

a)

People believed that Earth was the center of the universe.

b)

People believed that the Moon was the center of the universe.

c)

People believed that the Sun was the center of the universe.

d)

People believed that Earth was flat.

10.

The movement to change the church during the Renaissance was called?

a)

Counter-Reformation

b)

Counter- Revolution

c)

Revolution

d)

Reformation

11.

People who wanted the Catholic Church reformed (changed) were called?

a)

Lutherans

b)

Calvinists

c)

protesters

d)

Protestants

12.

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Donatello

c)

Jan Van Eyck

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

13.

What were the two most famous works by Michelangelo?

a)

The Last Supper

b)

David

c)

The Sistine Chapel

d)

The Wedding

14.

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

a)

Barrone

b)

Medici

c)

da Vinci

d)

Marietta

15.

What region would contribute the most to new knowledge in Europe?

a)

China

b)

Africa

c)

Russia

d)

The Middle East

16.

What was the first book to be printed on a printing press?

a)

Utopia

b)

Hamlet

c)

The Bible

d)

The Vedas

17.

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

18.

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

19.

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

20.
What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?
a)
wealthy patrons
b)
church officials
c)
government grants
d)
kings competing for prestige
21.

Which of these famous structures did Michelangelo paint?

a)

the Louvre

b)

the Coliseum

c)

the Sistine Chapel

d)

the Eiffel Tower

22.

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.

23.
Which of the following is associated with Humanism?
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
24.

Who wrote the essay "The Prince?"

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Machiavelli

c)

Erasmus

d)

Sir Thomas More

25.

The statue of "David" was created by _____________.

a)

Da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Erasmus

d)

Gutenberg

26.

Who wrote "Love SONNETS to Laura?"

a)

Da Vinci

b)

Ninja Turtles

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Petrarch

27.

Which was not an important city state in Italy during the Renaissance?

a)

Florence

b)

Venice

c)

Genoa

d)

Constantinople

28.
What is the artistic technique that is used to show depth and distance on a flat surface?
a)
realism
b)
perspective
c)
idealism
d)
distancism
29.
What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?
a)
wealthy patrons
b)
church officials
c)
government grants
d)
kings competing for prestige
30.
Which of the following is associated with Humanism?
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
31.
"The end justifies the means" was a key belief of this man, who wrote "The Prince" 
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Castiglione
c)
Shakespeare 
d)
Petrarch
32.
Why does the Renaissance take longer to spread to the northern parts of Europe?
a)
It did not take longer
b)
Northern Europeans did not embrace the ideas of the Renaissance
c)
The Alps separated Italy from the rest of Europe, making it harder to spread ideas
d)
The Black Death started in Northern Europe
33.
a)
Classical Art
b)
Middle Ages Art
c)
Renaissance Art
d)
Islamic Art
34.
Raphael is best known for his creation of which of the following?
a)
Mona Lisa
b)
Last Supper
c)
Murals of the Sistine Chapel
d)
School of Athens
35.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Renaissance art?
a)
Perspective
b)
Incorporation of nature
c)
Flat/2-D
d)
Realistic/3-D
36.
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
37.

the leading English language poet and playwright of the Renaissance

a)

Gutenberg

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Albrecht Durer

d)

Thomas More

e)

Erasmus

38.

The northern Renaissance began in the cities of

a)

Flanders

b)

England

c)

Germany

d)

France.

39.

Rubens, van Eyck, and Bruegel were all

a)

Italian humanists.

b)

northern Renaissance painters.

c)

northern Renaissance writers.

d)

best known for their engravings.

40.

What were two results of an increase in the number of books in circulation?

a)

stronger economy and more literate population

b)

stronger economy and less people wanting books

c)

weaker economy and more people wanting books

d)

weaker economy and more literate population

41.

Which of these famous structures did Michelangelo paint?

a)

the Louvre

b)

the Coliseum

c)

the Sistine Chapel

d)

the Eiffel Tower

42.

The statue of "David" was created by _____________.

a)

Da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Erasmus

d)

Gutenberg

43.
__________________ 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
44.
Which two of these were created by Leonardo da Vinci? 
a)
The Last Supper, Mona Lisa
b)
David, Sistine Chapel
c)
Mona Lisa, Sistine Chapel
d)
Expulsion of Heliodorus, School of Athens
45.

What was Humanism?

a)

a march of masses of people with the intent to visit the birthplace of Jesus Christ

b)

a way of thinking that focuses on worldly subjects rather than on the religious issues that occupied medieval thinkers

c)

the practice of humans devoting all of their time to the practice of their religion, at the expense of all other activities

d)

a worldwide movement to improve people’s physical fitness during the 15th and 16th Centuries

46.

What were some of the main goals of painters in Florence during the Renaissance Period?

a)

painters were trying to make their subjects in the paintings look flat and unemotional.

b)

painters were trying to make their backgrounds in the paintings look unrealistic

c)

painters were trying to make their subjects look real, in lifelike poses, and show emotion.

d)

none of the above

47.

Niccolo Machiavelli was both a statesman and historian in Florence. He wrote a famous book about politics, leaders of government, and the way they led. What is the name of this book?

a)

The Prince

b)

All Hail the King

c)

Romeo and Juliet

d)

Othello

48.

Which group served as the greatest patron of the arts during the Renaissance Period?

a)

Fishermen

b)

Doctor

c)

Catholic Church

d)

University Professor

49.

Michelangelo spent almost four years painting what part of the Sistine Chapel?

a)

The ceiling

b)

Inside Walls

c)

Outside Walls

d)

The Floor

50.

Most great artists of the Renaissance Period were apprentices early in their careers. What is an apprentice?

a)

someone who studies under a master artist to learn techniques

b)

someone who was so poor that he had to steal from an owner of a busines

c)

someone who teaches others the finer points of a craft

d)

someone who refuses to learn

51.

What were Renaissance Period poet and playwright William Shakespeare said to have written?

a)

Romeo and Juliet

b)

Poems called sonnets

c)

works of comedy and tragedy

d)

all of the above

52.

Why was the Printing press so important during the Renaissance?

a)

It helped spread his ideas of Humanists

b)

People began printing newspapers in America

c)

People began writing mean articles about Kings

d)

The bible was only printed in Latin

53.

How did Renaissance art differ from Medieval art?

a)

It was more godly

b)

It was more realistic, and had three dimensions

c)

it portrayed religious subjects

d)

it was more biblical

54.

What economic change occurred during the Renaissance that allowed for the flourishing of the art?

a)

Introduction of paper money

b)

People began to Barter again

c)

The Governments of Europe paid to educate Artists

d)

Growth of a wealthy Merchant Class that became patrons the Arts

55.

Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?

a)

Italians were better Catholics

b)

Italy had better means of transportation

c)

Italy sat in the middle of the Silk Road

d)

Extreme wealth that Italians made from trade

56.

"The School of Athens" by Raphael a good example of the use of_____.

a)

chiaroscuro (contrasting light and dark)

b)

linear perspective

c)

tempera paint

d)

religious iconography

57.

Dealing with worldly matters not religious matters

a)

Humanism

b)

Haiku

c)

Indulgence

d)

Secular

58.
Who wrote the book "The Prince"?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Leonardo da Vinci
c)
Machiavelli 
d)
Kepler
59.
Which city-state is considered by historians to be the birthplace of the Renaissance?
a)
Milan
b)
Venice
c)
Genoa
d)
Florence
60.

Which Islamic nation was a large part of European trade

a)

The Ottomans

b)

The Turks

c)

The Arabians

d)

The Iranians

61.

Which two classical civilizations did the Renaissance view as worthy of study? (SELECT TWO ANSWERS)

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Greece

d)

Sumaria

e)

Rome

62.

Which of the following best describes, "the spirit of the renaissance"?

a)

"People should work hard and stick to tradition."

b)

"People are not creative and shouldn't try new things."

c)

"People are capable of learning and should create new things."

d)

"knowledge is reserved only for those in positions of authority.”

63.
What is the artistic technique that is used to show depth and distance on a flat surface?
a)
realism
b)
perspective
c)
idealism
d)
distancism
64.

What characteristic of Shakespeare's writing follows the Renaissance style?

a)

Using classical Greek and Roman works for inspiration.

b)

Writing poems using the vernacular.

c)

Providing Christian lessons in each play.

d)

Developing stories thatuse Humanism

65.

Humanism rose from the study of which of the following?

a)

Ideas from Classical Chineese works

b)

Original Christian Scholarship

c)

Medieval Scholarship

d)

Classical Greek and Roman Culture

66.
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
67.
Which two of these were created by Leonardo da Vinci? 
a)
The Last Supper, Mona Lisa
b)
David, Sistine Chapel
c)
Mona Lisa, Sistine Chapel
d)
Expulsion of Heliodorus, School of Athens
68.
What are the subjects of the 3 center panels on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
a)
Life of Jesus
b)
Greek Mythology
c)
Stories from the book of Genesis
d)
Stories from the New Testament
69.

The Feudal system came to an end mainly because....

a)

There weren't enough peasants to work, so they could negotiate better arrangements

b)

Peasants took over the government

c)

The nobles took pity on the remaining peasants

70.

Doctors were able to advance medicine and science because...

a)

The Church allowed it

b)

The people wanted it

c)

Doctors realized how little they actually knew

71.

What caused the end of the Middle Ages?

a)

The Plague and the Crusades

b)

The Plague and Religious Freedom

c)

The Crusades and Exploration

d)

The Crusades and Chinese Trade

72.

What were the effects (Results) of the Black Death?

a)

New economic opportunities and the rise of Islam

b)

New economic opportunities and a strengthened Church

c)

The Church was weakened and new economic opportunities were created

d)

The Church was weakened and the lords of England reasserted their authority over the people

73.

Describe the difference between Medieval Art & Renaissance Art

a)

Medieval Art=simple, religious, and lacks depth; Renaissance Art=has shading, depth, secular, and is realistic.

b)

Medieval art is obsessed with humanism while Renaissance art is more focused on religion

c)

Renaissance art emphasizes crayons and markers while Medieval art focuses on chalk as a tool

74.

Who is King Henry VIII?

a)

King of England during the High Middle Ages. Commonly confused with Aethelberd of Kent.

b)

King of England during the Reformation. He proved his loyalty to the Pope and was named Holy Roman Emperor

c)

King of England during the Protestant Reformation. He created the Church of England because the Pope wouldn’t grant him a divorce.

d)

King of France during the Reformation. He was good friends with Luther and helped France transition from Catholicism to Lutheranism.

75.

Martin Luther is the Father of what movement?

a)

Reformation

b)

Renaissance

c)

Red Dawn

d)

Reverberation

76.

Please choose the correct order (earliest to latest)

a)
  1. Middle Ages 2. Ancient Times 3. Reformation 4. Renaissance
b)
  1. Ancient Times 2. Renaissance 3. Middle Ages 4. Reformation
c)
  1. Reformation 2. Renaissance 3. Middle Ages 4. Ancient Times
d)
  1. Ancient Times 2. Middle Ages 3. Renaissance 4. Reformation
77.

Who wrote Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, and Macbeth?

a)

Machiavelli

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Virgil

d)

Homer

78.

What was the first full-sized book Johannes Gutenberg printed on his new invention?

a)

the Bible

b)

the Prince

c)

the 95 Theses

d)

Romeo & Juliet

79.

English poet & playwright who wrote 37 plays between 1590-1613; his plays reflect the ideas of individualism & the unconquerable human spirit & most are still performed today

a)

Dante Alighieri

b)

WiIliam Shakespeare

c)

Niccolo Machiavelli

d)

Miguel de Cervantes

80.

Who wrote The Praise of Folly?

a)

Petrarch

b)

Johann Gutenberg

c)

Erasmus

d)

Sir Thomas More

81.

A Dutch priest and humanist who was the most important scholar of the age.

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Desiderius Erasmus

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Pepin the Short

82.

A famous English poet and play write.

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Charles V

d)

Martin Luther

83.

Who was Martin Luther?

a)

A German monk who triggered a revolt against the Catholic Church.

b)

A German Priest of the Catholic Church

c)

A French Artist

d)

A Dutch painter

84.

The School of Athens was painted by

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Rafael

c)

Sir Thomas Moore

85.

This is the

a)

Hall of Mirrors

b)

Sistine Chapel

c)

Creation, painted by Raphael

86.

The Last Supper was painted by

a)

Raphael

b)

de Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

87.

The author of Utopia was:

a)

Sir Thomas More

b)

Francesco Petrarch

c)

Erasmus

d)

Machiavelli

88.

(1) ______ wrote The Praise of Folly in which he criticized the (2) ______.

a)

(1) Petrarch; (2) Monarch

b)

(1) Erasmus; (2) Church

c)

(1) Sir Thomas More; (2) Monarch

d)

(1) Leonardo da Vinci; (2) Church

89.
What did the Catholic Church sell to forgive sins?
a)
Forgiveness
b)
Sacraments
c)
Indulgences
d)
Confession
90.
Which German priest started the Reformation?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Pope Paul III
d)
Martin Luther
91.
Who created a Christian society in Geneva, Switzerland?
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Martin Luther
c)
John Calvin
d)
Pope Clement VII
92.
Luther's criticism of the Catholic Church was called what?
a)
Criticism of the Catholic Church
b)
95 Theses
c)
101 Problems with Catholics
d)
Chicken Soup for the Catholic Soul
93.
People who followed Luther were called Lutherans or _____________.
a)
Reformers
b)
Protestants
c)
Huguenots
d)
Calvinists
94.
Which of the following best helped Martin Luther's ideas reach other parts of Europe? 
a)
The Bible
b)
The printing press
c)
Church Hierarchy
d)
The Diet of Worms
95.
Fill in the blank. Luther believed that ________________ was how people would end up in heaven.
a)
faith
b)
indulgences
c)
good deeds
d)
going to church
96.

The church claimed that you could pay for your sins and get to heaven faster if you bought these

a)

indulgences

b)

taxes

c)

candy

d)

surplus

97.

Who started the Anglican Church? (Church of England)

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

King Louis XIV

c)

King Charlies III

98.

The ________ was the church court that was used to find heretics.

a)

Council of Trent

b)

Juxtaposition

c)

Inquisition

d)

Cheerios

99.

Which of the following was an effect of the Reformation? (check all that apply)

a)

Roman Catholic Church will lose power

b)

Ended Religious unity from the Middle Ages

c)

New Christian branches develop

d)

Violence/Wars between Protestants and Catholics

100.

The Reformation WEAKENED the authority of the Pope

a)

True

b)

False

101.

Anyone besides the Church who interpreted the Bible were

a)

Heretics

b)

A Hero

102.

Christianity was spilt into which two groups?

a)

Protestant

b)

Catholic

c)

Islam

d)

Buddha

103.

Who was Martin Luther?

a)

An African-American civil rights leader

b)

An NFL quarterback for the NY Jets

c)

A Germen priest who rebelled against the Catholic Church starting the Reformation

d)

A dance club DJ who plays hip-hop music

104.
What was the meeting where Catholic officials reformed the church?
a)
Council of Trent
b)
Peace of Westphalia
c)
English Reformation
d)
Treaty of Nantes
105.
What did the Catholic Church sell to forgive sins?
a)
Forgiveness
b)
Sacraments
c)
Indulgences
d)
Confession
106.
Which change to Christian church practices was suggested by Martin Luther?
a)
Increasing the sale of indulgences
b)
installing statues of saints in churches
c)
saying the mass in Latin so the faithful would hear it
d)
printing the Bible in the vernacular (local languages) so all could understand it
107.
In 1517, Martin Luther was dissatisfied by the Catholic Church because he -
a)
thought the Church lacked structure
b)
disagreed with the sale of indulgences
c)
blamed the Church for not curing people who had the plague
d)
believed that kings should have more power to appoint clergy
108.
The council in 1545 ended the sale of indulgences and reaffirmed the church beliefs of the Catholic Church.
a)
Council of Constance
b)
Council of Trent
c)
Council of Constantine
d)
Council of Pisa
109.
Protestant reformer who started a church in Geneva (Switzerland) and held to a belief in predestination.
a)
John Calvin
b)
Thomas More
c)
Erasmus
d)
Ulrich Zwingli
110.
Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church and created the Church of England with this act passed by Parliament.
a)
Act of Supremacy
b)
Council of Trent
c)
Secularism Act
d)
Act of Separation

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