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Renaissance Review Game

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What led to the Renaissance?

a)

The Crusades

b)

The Black Death

c)

An Increase in trade

d)

All of the above

2.

How does Machivelli believe rulers should behave?

a)

According to the needs of the people

b)

According to moral principles

c)

Kindly to ensure popularity

d)

Harsh and unjust

3.

Why is Leonardo Da Vinci considered a “Renaissance Man”?

a)

He was the best artist in Italy

b)

He created sketches of technologies that were ahead of his time

c)

He became well versed in a number of different fields

d)

He was born during the Renaissance

4.

Why did many of Leonardo Da Vinci’s pieces of art show each person having a different expression and showing a different emotion? Select 2.

a)

Secularism

b)

Individualism

c)

Perspective

d)

Humanism

5.
  1. Why did many Renaissance artists choose to paint or sculpt images from Greek, Roman, or Biblical times?

a)

Devotion to the church

b)

Classicism

c)

They did not like the art during the Middle Ages

d)

Theology

6.

What are the two new techniques in art that came out of the Renaissance? Select 2.

a)

Paper Mache

b)

Shadowing

c)

Linear Perspective

d)

Frescos

7.

Why did writers such as Shakespeare focus on the individual thoughts and emotions of each character as well as the consequences of good and bad actions? Select 2.

a)

Individualism

b)

Humanism

c)

Morals

d)

Secularism

8.

Who is known as the “Father of Humanism”?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo Buonarroti

c)

Francis Petrarch

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

9.

What is Michelanglo’s most famous work?

a)

The Creation of Adam

b)

Piet

c)

The Madonna of the Stairs

d)

The Sistine Chapel

e)

Sculpture of David

10.

Which statement best describes the Renaissance?

a)

an era of war and tyranny

b)

an age in which learning was lost

c)

the revival of religious faith

d)

the rebirth of art and learning

11.

Which statement best explains a reason why the Renaissance flourished in Italy?

a)

Rulers in Italy rejected the teachings of the Church

b)

Humanism was banned in most of Europe

c)

Holy Roman Emperors encouraged new ideas.

d)

Wealthy citizens and the Church supported artists and architects.

12.

Which are humanist ideals? Select the two correct answers.

a)

striving for eternal salvation

b)

understanding the spiritual world

c)

celebrating the human experience

d)

recognizing the potential within each person

e)

allowing humans to shape religious rules

13.

Who created this painting?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Filippo Brunelleschi

c)

Leon Battista Alberti

d)

Michelangelo Buonarroti

14.

What technique was used to create the illusion of depth?

a)

fresco

b)

plaster

c)

moveable type

d)

linear perspective

15.

What type of images are painted on the ceiling in this work of art?

a)

World events

b)

Renaissance events

c)

Biblical events

d)

Roman events

16.

Where is the Sistine Chapel located?

a)

the Medici family’s home in Florence

b)

the Sistine Chapel, built as a private chapel for the pope in Rome

c)

the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence

d)

the pope’s residence in Avignon, France

17.

In what ways did Gutenberg’s printing press influence the Renaissance? Select the two correct answers.

a)

Pamphlets and books spreading ideas were cheaper and easier to make.

b)

Printed texts were easier to hide from Church authorities.

c)

Printed books encouraged the growth of literacy

d)

The specialized knowledge needed to use a press encouraged people to question the Church.

18.

What was the primary focus of Renaissance education?

a)

Religious studies

b)

Arts and humanities

c)

Science and mathematics

d)

Political science

19.

Which invention during the Renaissance period had the greatest impact on the spread of ideas?

a)

The compass

b)

The printing press

c)

The telescope

d)

The steam engine

20.

Who supported artists during the Renaissance?

a)

Servants

b)

Patrons

c)

Government

d)

Customers

21.

Which city is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?

a)

Rome

b)

Florence

c)

Venice

d)

Naples

22.

What was the primary language of scholarly work during the Renaissance?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Latin

d)

Italian

23.

How were Latin texts preserved after the fall of Rome?

a)

Scribes

b)

Universities

c)

Catholic Monks

d)

Muslim Scholars

24.

How did Italian cities become wealthy during the Middle Ages?

a)

Gold

b)

Crude oil

c)

Guilds

d)

Trade

25.

According to Machiavelli, why is it necessary for a prince to "possess the friendship of the people?"

a)

Having popularity among the citizens that the prince governs is important

b)

If things go badly, he will not be able to keep his leadership position or safety

c)

It is not necessary for a prince to "possess the friendship of the people"

d)

If the prince has the respect of his people, he will not have to make tough decisions

26.

What characterized the architectural styles of the Renaissance?

a)

Ancient Muslim building styles

b)

Ancient Greek building styles

c)

Ancient Roman building styles

d)

None of the above

27.

Which major city-state was closest to Venice?

a)

Bologna

b)

Rome

c)

Sardinia

d)

Sicily

28.

Which family is known for being major patrons of the arts during the Renaissance in Florence?

a)

The Habsburg family

b)

The Sforza family

c)

The Medici family

d)

The Borgia family

29.

What is the philosophical systems of various medieval Christian thinkers?

a)

Secularism

b)

Scholasticism

c)

Classicism

d)

Humanism

30.

English Renaissance writer and playwright who is considered by many to be the greatest English writer of all time

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

John Calvin

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Johann Gutenburg

31.

Based on the timeline, which Renaissance event occurred nearly 50 years after the printing press was developed?

a)

Petrarch was crowned Poet Laureate

b)

Machiavelli's published The Prince

c)

Medici Family dominated Florence

d)

da Vinci began painting The Mona Lisa

32.
______________ art was flat with rigid, emotionless figures, while ______________ art had full backgrounds with figures that showed emotion and detail.
a)
Renaissance, Medieval
b)
Renaissance, Classical
c)
Classical, Medieval
d)
Medieval, Renaissance
33.

During the Renaissance, there was a revival of interest in which of the following?

a)

Music

b)

Catholicism

c)

Greek and Roman civilizations

d)

Sea and land exploration

34.

Which was NOT a way that cultural diffusion helped spread the ideas of the Renaissance?

a)

Trade

b)

Movement of artists & scholars

c)

Warfare

d)

Printing press

35.

What types of things did Shakespeare write?

a)

Songs and stories

b)

Poetry and plays

c)

Political arguments

d)

Religious manuscripts