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Renaissance

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the title of the book written by Thomas Aquinas?

a)

Utopia

b)

Praise of Folly

c)

Summa Theologica

2.

What do you think the quote in the picture means?

4 lines
3.

Why would Thomas Aquinas and a humanist during the Renaissance have disagreed with one another?

a)

Aquinas believed a person needs both reason and faith for knowledge, whereas humanists said you need only reason

b)

Humanists believed a person needed only reason to get into heaven, whereas Aquinas believed you needed both reason and faith.

4.
On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
5.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
6.
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 
7.
Which of the following cities was an important center during the early Renaissance?
a)
Florence
b)
London
c)
Ghent
d)
Paris
8.

Which of these events influenced the changing role of religion during the Renaissance?

a)

the humanist movement

b)

the removal of the pope

c)

the burning of bibles

d)

the invention of movable type

9.

Where was Thomas Aquinas from

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

East Asia

10.

What word could be used to describe Thomas Aquinas?

a)

Persistent

b)

Powerful

c)

Poor

d)

Pious

11.

Thomas Aquinas believed people should have both reason faith _____________ .

a)

Chicken Nuggets

b)

Love

c)

Faith

d)

The Bible

12.
On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
13.
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
14.
Which of the following cities was an important center during the early Renaissance?
a)
Florence
b)
London
c)
Ghent
d)
Paris
15.
The first moveable type of printing press that allowed mass production of materials was invented by
a)
Leonardo da Vinci.
b)
Johann Gutenberg.
c)
William Shakespeare.
d)
Michelangelo di Buonarroti Simoni.
16.

Painted the Mona Lisa

a)

Donatello

b)

Da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

17.

painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

a)

Donatello

b)

Da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

18.

What family was known to be patrons of the arts in Florence?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Montague

c)

Medici

19.

a financial supporter of the arts

a)

patron

b)

royal

c)

noble

20.

Which of these events influenced the changing role of religion during the Renaissance?

a)

the humanist movement

b)

the removal of the pope

c)

the burning of bibles

d)

the invention of movable type

21.

Which of the following statements describes the type of government which existed in Florence during the Renaissance?

a)

It was a small Italian town ruled by the king of Italy in Rome.

b)

It was completely under the control of the Catholic Church.

c)

It was a city-state ruled by the wealthy Medici family.

d)

It was the capital of Italy and had a large bureaucracy.