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SS 8 Chapter 2 Review Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were some factors that caused a slow spread of ideas during the Italian Renaissance?

a)

Mountains and difficult travel

b)

Feudalism and upper class repression

c)

Religious leaders maintaining the status quo

d)

All of the above

2.

What event allowed the Renaissance ideas to spread more easily?

a)

The end of the Hundred Years War

b)

The decline of feudalism

c)

Invasion of Italian City-States

d)

All of the above

3.

What was Humanism?

a)

A new way of thinking about life

b)

Belief in the afterlife

c)

Strict adherence to social roles

d)

A form of feudalism

4.

How did Humanism develop?

a)

Through the study of ancient texts

b)

Contact with other cultures

c)

Belief in the potential of individuals

d)

All of the above

5.

What did Humanists believe about life on earth?

a)

It should be focused on suffering and giving to the church

b)

It had value and should be enjoyed

c)

It should be restricted by social codes

d)

It was irrelevant compared to the afterlife

6.

How did art change from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance?

a)

Artists were able to create more realistic images

b)

More traveling led to shared ideas and better techniques

c)

Artists gained more freedom over their subjects and style

d)

All of the above

7.

How did writers influence the Renaissance worldview?

a)

They composed in their native language

b)

They standardized vocabularies, spelling, and grammar

c)

They increased a sense of identity among speakers

d)

All of the above

8.

How did the Renaissance ideas change social and economic systems?

a)

The middle class benefited the most

b)

A capitalist society based on trade and money emerged

c)

Money became widely used

d)

All of the above

9.

What was the role of children in Renaissance families?

a)

They participated in family duties

b)

They respected their father's authority

c)

They were considered small adults

d)

All of the above

10.

What was the education system like during the Renaissance?

a)

The Catholic Church was responsible for education

b)

Students were taught to be good citizens

c)

People started to ask questions and seek answers

d)

All of the above