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WorksheetsRenaissance Honors World History
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the term Renaissance mean?
a)
Rebirth
b)
Review
c)
Reconquering
d)
Holy war
2.
The best synonym for secular is
a)
worldly
b)
new
c)
humane
d)
religious
3.
The statements are expressed in the book:
a)
The Prince
b)
Utopia
c)
In Praise of Folly
d)
Twilight
4.
As many as _______ Europeans died of the Black Death.
a)
2 million
b)
2500.0
c)
250000.0
d)
25 million
5.
Some people thought the _________ caused the bubonic plague by poisoning town wells.
a)
Jews
b)
nobles
c)
Christians
d)
merchants
6.
What area was affected by the Black Death by 1353?
a)
Poland
b)
Ottoman Empire
c)
Corsica
d)
Sicily
7.
What society did the people of the Renaissance look to for inspiration?
a)
The Greeks and Romans
b)
The Middle Ages
c)
The Japanese
d)
The Muslims
8.
Who wrote “The Prince”?
a)
Niccolo Machiavelli
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Thomas More
d)
Leonardo Da Vinci
9.
How did a patron influence the Renaissance?
a)
A patron gave money to someone in order to create art
b)
A patron gave money to someone in order to start a new business
c)
A patron gave weapons to someone in order to start a holy war
d)
DUMMY_CHOICE
10.
Name of artist who painted The Last Supper is
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Machiavelli
c)
Donatello
d)
DaVinci
11.
Title of painting:
a)
The School of Athens
b)
The Last Supper
c)
Greek and Romans
d)
The DaVinci Code
12.
Humanists studied ____.
a)
all of these
b)
poetry
c)
philosophy
d)
history
13.
The new ideas of the Renaissance influenced _____.
a)
all of these
b)
politics
c)
art
d)
literature
14.
In which modern-day country did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Italy
b)
England
c)
Germany
d)
France
15.
What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?
a)
art and learning
b)
Christian devotion
c)
chivalry and tournaments
d)
good health after the plague
16.
How many years passed between the publication of Part I and Part II of Don Quixote?
a)
10
b)
20
c)
15
d)
5
17.
What book did Gutenberg publish on his printing press in 1456?
a)
Bible
b)
The Prince
c)
Don Quixote
d)
William Shakespeare
18.
Title of painting:
a)
Mona Lisa
b)
Mary
c)
Resting Woman
d)
Smile
19.
In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?
a)
He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.
b)
He was only a painter.
c)
He lived in Italy during the 1500s.
d)
He challenged the church by writing the 95 Theses.
20.
The technique known as perspective is most useful in the creation of
a)
two-dimensional art
b)
drama
c)
sculpture
d)
the sonnet form in poetry.
21.
A person who produces work "in the vernacular" is one who
a)
writes in a local, rather than a classical, language.
b)
relies on realism.
c)
uses only natural light.
d)
uses a verse form of writing.
22.
For what is the Medici family famous?
a)
for being rulers and supporters of the arts
b)
for being artists
c)
for being writers
d)
for being religious reformers
23.
The intellectual and cultural movement known as humanism arose from the study of
a)
classical Greek and Roman culture.
b)
medieval scholarship.
c)
original Christian writings.
d)
the contributions of the Tang and Song dynasties.
24.
The Renaissance focused on secularism as a new concept. What does this term mean?
a)
The focus on worldly themes instead of religious
b)
Loyalty to the state rather than the individual family
c)
The state of running a tax-free civilization
d)
An emphasis on democracy over autocracy
25.
Who was the most powerful family in Europe during the Renaissance?
a)
The Medici
b)
The Albergo family
c)
The Albizzi family
d)
The Accoltis
26.
As the Renaissance spread north to England, which writer became the most prominent of the Northern Renaissance?
a)
William Shakespeare
b)
Jane Eyre
c)
Jane Austen
d)
Charles Dickens
27.
What was one of the major impacts of the Renaissance?
a)
Marked the birth of the “modern world”.
b)
The first ever discovery of mathematics.
c)
The creation of spice trade routes.
d)
Reunited Christianity with Islam.
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