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Renaissance - English 12

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How was Humanism important to the Renaissance?

4 lines
2.

Which author of the Renaissance wrote "Leviathan"?

a)
Niccolò Machiavelli
b)
Leonardo da Vinci
c)
William Shakespeare
d)
Thomas Hobbes
3.

What was the Renaissance?

a)
A period in European history characterized by a decline in the arts, sciences, and learning.
b)
A period in European history characterized by a renewed interest in the arts, sciences, and learning.
c)
A period in European history characterized by political instability and warfare.
d)
A period in European history characterized by a lack of cultural development.
4.

The most famous playwright of all time

a)
Tennessee Williams
b)

Geoffrey Chaucer

c)
Arthur Miller
d)
William Shakespeare
5.

What is Dramatic Irony?

a)
Dramatic irony is a literary device where the audience knows something that the characters in the story do not.
b)
Dramatic irony is a technique used in poetry to create suspense.
c)

Dramatic Irony is a literary device where the characters in the story know something the audience does not.

d)

Dramatic Irony is a literary device that uses subtle hints to tell the audience what will happen.

6.

Donatello is known for sculpting:

a)

Bacchus

b)

The Thinker

c)

David (5'5")

d)

David (17')

7.

Michelangelo is most known for:

a)

Painting the Sistine Chapel

b)

Sculpting David (5'5")

c)

Sculpting David (17')

d)

Painting the Mona Lisa

8.

Who painted The School of Athens?

a)
Leonardo da Vinci
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Raphael
d)
Vincent van Gogh
9.

A message told within a story

(a)  

10.

Leonardo da Vinci created:

a)

The Mona Lisa

b)

The Last Supper

c)

Renaissance Man

d)

The Birth of Venus

11.

Give an example of Characterization

4 lines
12.

Copernicus argued for which solar system model?

a)

Geocentric model

(The earth is the center of our galaxy)

b)

Heliocentric model

(The sun is the center of our galaxy)

13.

What is Galileo most known for?

a)
Galileo is most known for his culinary skills
b)

Galileo is most known for his contributions to astronomy and physics.

c)
Galileo is most known for his expertise in underwater basket weaving
d)

Galileo is most known for his work in the fine arts