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Renaissance 1

100

What does the word “Renaissance” mean?
A. War                                         B. Rebirth
C. Revolution                              D. Discovery

Rebirth

200

Which event reduced Europe’s population before the Renaissance?
A. French Revolution                  B. Industrial Revolution
C. Black Death                            D. Crusades

C. Black Death  

300

 Why did Italian city-states like Florence become wealthy?
A. Farming                                  B. Mining gold
C. Fishing                                   D. Trade

  D. Trade

400

Which family became powerful bankers during the Renaissance?
A. Medici                                     B. Tudors
C. Romanovs                              D. Bourbons

A. Medici  

500

Unlike the Italian version, the Northern Renaissance developed a distinct focus known as:

A) Secular Humanism            B) Scientific Humanism

C) Christian Humanism          D) Political Humanism

Christian Humanism  

Renaissance 2

100

The Medici family made most of their money through —
A. farming                                   B. banking
C. manufacturing                        D. shipping

  B. banking

200

A patron is someone who —
A. supports artists with money    B. writes books
C.paints artwork                          D. studies science

A. supports artists with money

300

Which artist was supported by the Medici family?

A. George Washington                 B. Michelangelo
C. Napoleon                                  D. Isaac Newton

    B. Michelangelo

400

Lorenzo de’ Medici was also known as —
A. Lorenzo the Wise                     B. Lorenzo the Great
C. Lorenzo the Magnificent           D. Lorenzo the Brave

C. Lorenzo the Magnificent

500

Humanism focused on —
A. only religion                               B. human life and achievements
C. warfare                                      D. trade routes

  B. human life and

Renaissance 3

100

Idealism is the belief in —
A. science only                               B. church power
C. farming techniques           D. perfection and beauty

 D. perfection and beauty

200

During the Renaissance, people became more interested in —
A. learning and science                   B. feudalism
C. isolation                                       D. serfdom

A. learning and science    

300

Perspective in art helped artists —
A. copy books faster     

B. create 3D scenes on flat surfaces
C. paint only religious figures            

D. build churches

B. create 3D scenes on flat surfaces

400

Before the Renaissance, most artwork focused on —
A. sports                                             B. science
C. religion                                     D. government

C. religion    

500

Renaissance artists studied the human body in order to —
A. become doctors             B. make art more realistic
C. create maps                            D. write books

B. make art more realistic

Renaissance 4

100

Which Renaissance artist painted the Mona Lisa?
A. Raphael                                           B. Donatello
C. Leonardo da Vinci                           D. Botticelli

C. Leonardo da Vinci  

200

Michelangelo’s statue David represented —
A. fear and weakness             B. power and perfection
C. trade and wealth                D. war and destruction

 B. power and perfection

300

Raphael was known for painting people who looked —
A. angry and unrealistic      B. balanced and realistic
C. cartoonish and colorful     D. mysterious and dark

B. balanced and realistic

400

Renaissance thinkers believed people could learn by —
A. memorizing only religion       B. observing the world
C. avoiding questions           D. listening only to rulers

B. observing the world

500

Before the printing press, books were copied —
A. by machines                                        B. by hand
C. in factories                                          D. online

 B. by hand