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Renassance

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 3hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "Renaissance" mean?

a)

Reconvert

b)

Rebirth

c)

Re-examine

d)

Review

2.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

England

b)

Norway

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

3.

Who is considered the father of humanism?

a)

Erasmus

b)

Sir Thomas More

c)

Petrarch

d)

Machiavelli

4.

What was the first book to be printed on a printing press?

a)

Utopia

b)

Hamlet

c)

The Bible

d)

The Vedas

5.

What institution did people lose faith in during the Renaissance?

a)

The Monarchy

b)

The Police

c)

The Church

d)

The Trade Market

6.

Which of these statements describes a change brought about by the Renaissance?

a)

Society was dominated by the church.

b)

Society began to value individualism.

c)

Society was focused on warfare.

d)

Society was dominated by lords.

7.

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

Which of these describes the above diagram?

a)

the Book of Common Prayer

b)

the Italian university system

c)

the Gutenberg printing press

d)

the Petrarchan style sonnet

8.

Which of these changes occurred during the Renaissance?

a)

The Church was all-powerful.

b)

The Church’s power declined.

c)

Factories began using electricity.

d)

Women gained equal rights with men.

9.

Which of these statements reflects an influence of the Renaissance?

a)

dominance of the church

b)

constant feudal warfare

c)

lack of any governance

d)

increased interest in the arts

10.

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

11.
Who painted "The Last Supper"?
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Botticelli
c)
Kepler
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
12.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Boticceli
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
13.
"The end justifies the means" was a key belief of this man, who wrote "The Prince" 
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Castiglione
c)
Shakespeare 
d)
Petrarch
14.

____________ means worldly rather than spiritual

a)

Secular

b)

Renaissance

c)

Classics

d)

Confederation

15.

Instead of Latin, some Renaissance writers, such as William Shakespeare, Dante Alighieri, Niccolo Machiavelli, and Miguel de Cervantes, wrote in the _____.

a)

Vernacular

b)

Secular

c)

Humanism

d)

Printing Press

16.

Which grocery store could you find these guys in?

a)

Walmart

b)

Target

c)

Costco

d)

Sams

17.

What is Mr.O's Publix order

a)

Ham and Cheese sub on whole wheat

b)

Honey Hot chicken tender sub with lettuce on white bread

c)

BLT on white bread, hold the mayo with extra sharp cheddar

18.
Statue of Liberty is located in___
a)
New Jersey
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
New York
19.

How many bones does a shark have?

a)

500

b)

12

c)

863

d)

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