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9th grade - Renaissance Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Middle Ages ended when what started? Read each question and choose the BEST answer choice.

a)

Modern America

b)

China

c)

The Renaissance

d)

The fall of Rome

2.

Where did The Renaissance begin?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Spain

d)

England

3.

The emphasis on individual uniqueness/worth during the Renaissance is called: Read each question and choose the BEST answer choice.

a)

Isolationism

b)

Humanism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Manorism

4.

The Renaissance began in Florence, Italy. Read each question and choose the BEST answer choice.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What ancient civilizations did the European Renaissance rebirth? Read each question and choose the BEST answer choice.

a)

Persian and Greek

b)

Mesopotamian and Roman

c)

Greek and Roman

d)

Mayan and Aztec

6.

What time period was the predecessor of the Renaissance? Read each question and choose the BEST answer choice.

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Neolithic Era

c)

Dark Ages

d)

Romantic Era

7.

True or false: the Renaissance did not spread to other European countries.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Who was not just an artist, but also an inventor/scientist? Also known as a "true renaissance man".

a)

Botticelli

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Donatello

d)

Sir Francis Bacon

9.

What language does the word renaissance originate from and what does it mean?

a)

French – rebirth

b)

Spanish – recreate

c)

German – recreate

d)

Italian – rebirth

10.

Define “Renaissance Man”.

a)

an artist during the Renaissance

b)

a person with one talent

c)

a talentless person

d)

a multi-talented person

11.

What is the term used to describe a person who supports the arts?

a)

noble

b)

vernacular

c)

secular

d)

patron

12.

What was Giovanni de Medici known as?

a)

God of Light

b)

Renaissance Man

c)

Godfather of the Renaissance

d)

Bank owner and Patron

13.

What revolution occurred because of the Renaissance?

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

French Revolution

d)

American Revolution

14.

Renaissance writers focused on all of the following except:

a)

Vernacular

b)

Individualism

c)

Spirituality

d)

Realism

15.

True or false: Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which Renaissance artist sculpted David and painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Raphael

d)

Donatello

17.

William Shakespeare was alive during the Renaissance?

a)

True

b)

False

18.

True or false: The printing press was invented during the Renaissance.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Who invents the printing press?

a)

Germany

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Johann Gutenberg

d)

Martin Luther

20.

Why did the printing press have such a large impact on people during the Renaissance?

a)

The books were in Latin rather than vernacular

b)

The authors could not spread their ideas outside of books

c)

Books were cheaper and more accessible to others

d)

The ruling class were the ones who were able to spread ideas

21.

Who was Sir Francis Bacon?

a)

A king of the French

b)

A doctor that transformed sanitation methods

c)

A Scientist that developed the scientific method

d)

Member of the British Parliament

22.

Isaac Newton discovered:

a)

The laws of Mechanics and candy making

b)

The laws of Geometry and Statistics

c)

The laws of Gravity and Calculus

d)

The laws of Public Safety and Meteorology

23.

What is the belief that the sun is the center of the universe called?

a)

heliocentrism

b)

telocentric

c)

nucleocentric

d)

geocentric

24.

Copernicus was a scientist who created the:

a)

Heliocentric Model

b)

Geocentric Model

c)

Big Bang Theory

d)

Infinite Space Theory