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WorksheetsMod 20 Renaissance
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 9mins
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.
During the Renaissance, why was Florence significant?
a)
Birthplace and symbol of the Renaissance
b)
Birthplace of Michelangelo
c)
The last place the Black Plague hit
d)
Home of all of the significant artists and sculptors
4.
Where did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Germany
5.
Who painted "The Last Supper"?
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Botticelli
c)
Kepler
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
6.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Boticceli
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
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 Medici Family...
a)
Were the first mafia family to live in Italy
b)
Were the most famous painters in Florence
c)
Were the family of Mona Lisa
d)
Were patrons of the arts in Florence
10.
Which of the following was NOT a pillar of the Renaissance?
a)
Individualism
b)
Humanism
c)
Mannerism
d)
Secularism
11.
"The end justifies the means" was a key belief of this man, who wrote "The Prince"
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Castiglione
c)
Shakespeare
d)
Petrarch
12.
Why does the Renaissance take longer to spread to the northern parts of Europe?
a)
It did not take longer
b)
Northern Europeans did not embrace the ideas of the Renaissance
c)
The Alps separated Italy from the rest of Europe, making it harder to spread ideas
d)
The Black Death started in Northern Europe
13.
a)
Classical Art
b)
Middle Ages Art
c)
Renaissance Art
d)
Islamic Art
14.
a)
Classical Art
b)
Middle Ages Art
c)
Renaissance Art
d)
None of the above
15.
a)
Classical Art
b)
Middle Ages Art
c)
Renaissance Art
d)
Islamic Art
16.
a)
Classical Age Art
b)
Middle Ages Art
c)
Renaissance Art
d)
Islamic Art
17.
Who is the creator of this sculpture?
a)
Michelango
b)
Raphael
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
18.
Raphael is best known for his creation of which of the following?
a)
Mona Lisa
b)
Last Supper
c)
Murals of the Sistine Chapel
d)
School of Athens
19.
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
20.
Which of the following is a synonym best used to describe the word "secular"
a)
Worldly
b)
Religious
c)
Chivalry
d)
Rebirth
21.
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
22.
Northern Humanists like Erasmus were most commonly known for what?
a)
Interest in the arts
b)
Interest in religious and social reform
c)
Interest in the cause of the Black Death
d)
Interest in the printing press
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
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