Worksheets9th grade - Renaissance Quiz
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
The Middle Ages ended when what started? Read each question and choose the BEST answer choice.
Modern America
China
The Renaissance
The fall of Rome
Where did The Renaissance begin?
France
Italy
Spain
England
The emphasis on individual uniqueness/worth during the Renaissance is called: Read each question and choose the BEST answer choice.
Isolationism
Humanism
Nationalism
Manorism
The Renaissance began in Florence, Italy. Read each question and choose the BEST answer choice.
True
False
What ancient civilizations did the European Renaissance rebirth? Read each question and choose the BEST answer choice.
Persian and Greek
Mesopotamian and Roman
Greek and Roman
Mayan and Aztec
What time period was the predecessor of the Renaissance? Read each question and choose the BEST answer choice.
Middle Ages
Neolithic Era
Dark Ages
Romantic Era
True or false: the Renaissance did not spread to other European countries.
True
False
Who was not just an artist, but also an inventor/scientist? Also known as a "true renaissance man".
Botticelli
Leonardo da Vinci
Donatello
Sir Francis Bacon
What language does the word renaissance originate from and what does it mean?
French – rebirth
Spanish – recreate
German – recreate
Italian – rebirth
Define “Renaissance Man”.
an artist during the Renaissance
a person with one talent
a talentless person
a multi-talented person
What is the term used to describe a person who supports the arts?
noble
vernacular
secular
patron
What was Giovanni de Medici known as?
God of Light
Renaissance Man
Godfather of the Renaissance
Bank owner and Patron
What revolution occurred because of the Renaissance?
Industrial Revolution
Scientific Revolution
French Revolution
American Revolution
Renaissance writers focused on all of the following except:
Vernacular
Individualism
Spirituality
Realism
True or false: Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.
True
False
Which Renaissance artist sculpted David and painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
Donatello
William Shakespeare was alive during the Renaissance?
True
False
True or false: The printing press was invented during the Renaissance.
True
False
Who invents the printing press?
Germany
Leonardo da Vinci
Johann Gutenberg
Martin Luther
Why did the printing press have such a large impact on people during the Renaissance?
The books were in Latin rather than vernacular
The authors could not spread their ideas outside of books
Books were cheaper and more accessible to others
The ruling class were the ones who were able to spread ideas
Who was Sir Francis Bacon?
A king of the French
A doctor that transformed sanitation methods
A Scientist that developed the scientific method
Member of the British Parliament
Isaac Newton discovered:
The laws of Mechanics and candy making
The laws of Geometry and Statistics
The laws of Gravity and Calculus
The laws of Public Safety and Meteorology
What is the belief that the sun is the center of the universe called?
heliocentrism
telocentric
nucleocentric
geocentric
Copernicus was a scientist who created the:
Heliocentric Model
Geocentric Model
Big Bang Theory
Infinite Space Theory
