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Renaissance

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Rebirth
b)
Stagnation
c)
Traditional
d)
A Latin term for art
2.
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
3.
Where did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Germany
4.
Who painted "The Last Supper"?
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Botticelli
c)
Kepler
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
5.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Boticceli
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
6.
Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Renaissance began in Italy?
a)
Wealthy Italian patrons supported the arts
b)
Cultural diffusion encouraged curiosity and spread Arab and African ideas
c)
The Black Plague did not hit Italy as a result of the Alps 
d)
Renewed interest in the cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome
7.
Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Renaissance began in Italy?
a)
Wealthy Italian patrons supported the arts
b)
Cultural diffusion encouraged curiosity and spread Arab and African ideas
c)
The Black Plague did not hit Italy as a result of the Alps 
d)
Renewed interest in the cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome
8.
What was the Renaissance a "rebirth" of?
a)
Religion
b)
Classical culture
c)
Life (after the black death)
d)
Middle Ages
9.
"The end justifies the means" was a key belief of this man, who wrote "The Prince" 
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Castiglione
c)
Shakespeare 
d)
Petrarch
10.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Rebirth
b)
Stagnation
c)
Traditional
d)
A Latin term for art
11.
What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?
a)
wealthy patrons
b)
church officials
c)
government grants
d)
kings competing for prestige
12.
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
13.
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
14.
Where did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Germany
15.
Who painted "The Last Supper"?
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Botticelli
c)
Kepler
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
16.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Boticceli
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
17.
Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Renaissance began in Italy?
a)
Wealthy Italian patrons supported the arts
b)
Cultural diffusion encouraged curiosity and spread Arab and African ideas
c)
The Black Plague did not hit Italy as a result of the Alps 
d)
Renewed interest in the cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome
18.
What was the Renaissance a "rebirth" of?
a)
Religion
b)
Classical culture
c)
Life (after the black death)
d)
Middle Ages
19.
"The end justifies the means" was a key belief of this man, who wrote "The Prince" 
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Castiglione
c)
Shakespeare 
d)
Petrarch
20.
a)
Classical Art
b)
Middle Ages Art
c)
Renaissance Art
d)
Islamic Art
21.
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
22.
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
23.
While Gutenberg introduced the printing press in Europe, this country was the first to develop moveable type, which influenced his invention.
a)
Japan
b)
Korea
c)
England
d)
China
24.
The Printing Press 
a)
Allowed ideas to be spread faster because books were easier to get
b)
Was created by Leonardo Da Vinci
c)
Was invented by the Ottoman Turks
d)
Helped Mansa Musa spread Islam
25.
What was Leonardo da Vinci known as?
a)
inventor
b)
painter
c)
sculptor
d)
all of the above
26.
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 
27.
Which of the following most accurately characterizes the Renaissance?
a)
the spread of democracy
b)
the outburst of creativity 
c)
a growth of religious belief
d)
a decline in learning 
28.
All of the following were things that led to the Renaissance EXCEPT
a)
Roman Catholic monks copying documents from the Classical age
b)
Goods and ideas brought back to Europe by Crusaders returning from the East
c)
Classical works being preserved by Muslim scholars
d)
Feudal lords gaining more power
29.
What is the definition of anatomy?
a)
the study of the human body
b)
the phobia of blood
c)
the study of ants' structure
d)
the phobia of ants
30.
The Printing Press 
a)
Allowed ideas to be spread faster because books were easier to get
b)
Was created by Leonardo Da Vinci
c)
Was invented by the Ottoman Turks
d)
Helped Mansa Musa spread Islam
31.
What was Leonardo da Vinci known as?
a)
inventor
b)
painter
c)
sculptor
d)
all of the above
32.
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 
33.
Which of the following most accurately characterizes the Renaissance?
a)
the spread of democracy
b)
the outburst of creativity 
c)
a growth of religious belief
d)
a decline in learning 
34.

What were the two most famous works by Michelangelo?

a)

The Last Supper

b)

David

c)

The Sistine Chapel

d)

The Wedding

35.

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

a)

Barrone

b)

Medici

c)

da Vinci

d)

Marietta

36.

What event killed 30 - 50 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

37.

What event killed 30 - 50 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

38.

What is the dominant theory on how the Black Death spread?

a)

Cats

b)

Birds

c)

Bad air

d)

Bites from fleas off rats

39.

Which of these famous structures did Michelangelo paint?

a)

the Louvre

b)

the Coliseum

c)

the Sistine Chapel

d)

the Eiffel Tower

40.

? --->Literature printed for quickly --> literature printed for less money----> Greater spread of ideas

Which of these would complete the diagram?

a)

the Book of Common Prayer

b)

the Italian university system

c)

the Gutenberg printing press

d)

the Petrarchan style sonnet

41.

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.

42.

During the Renaissance, there was a revival of interst in

a)

perspective

b)

humanism

c)

Greek and Roman Civilizations

d)

individual achievement

43.

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

44.

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

45.

The statue of "David" was created by _____________.

a)

Da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Erasmus

d)

Gutenberg

46.
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
47.

Secular

a)

belief in the worth of the individual

b)

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters

c)

concerned with spiritual rather than worldly matters

d)

belief in the individuals net-worth

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