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A review of the Renaissance Unit for World History (10th Grade).
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1
Which artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Machiavelli
Michelangelo
Erasmus
Bruegel
2
What is the word for an idealistic society, usually one that is usually impractical?
Unicorn
Uganda
Ukelele
Utopia
3
The Renaissance is considered to have begun in...?
Greece
Italy
England
Turkey
4
This Renaissance artist was known as the "German Leonardo..."
Albrect Dürer
Adolf Dunkleburger
Adrian Dantley
Adam Driver
5
Who was the writer who used comical characters to offer opinions on serious subjects?
Fred Rogers
François Rabelais
Friedrich Reichert
Franklin Roosevelt
6
Which playwright wrote 37 plays filled with universal themes that are still performed today?
William Shakespeare
William Seward
William Shatner
Will Smith
7
Who was the Italian humanist responsible for assembling a library of ancient manuscripts?
Pluto
Petrarch
Plato
Plebian
8
What new technique gave paintings and drawings a 3D effect?
mosaic
perspective
surrealism
shading
9
Which features belong under the category Renaissance Art?
mythological and spiritual themes
stylized depictions of human forms
realistic depictions of human forms
flat dimensions and lack of perspective
10
What city in Northern Italy was the center of the Italian Renaissance?
Flanders
Fleming
Fencing
Florence
11
Which is
NOT
an example of a play written by Shakespeare?
Romeo and Juliet
Phantom of the Opera
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Richard III
12
Which Renaissance writer wrote a "How to" book about gaining and keeping power?
Michelangelo
Maleficent
Magistrate
Machiavelli
13
Which is
NOT
an effect of the printing revolution?
readily available books
cheaper books
more monks employed to copy manuscripts
more literate people
14
What is
NOT
a type of play written by William Shakespeare?
Comedy
Tragedy
Melodrama
History
15
What is an example of a word that William Shakespeare invented?
bedroom
eyeball
elbow
swagger
16
What was intellectual movement at heart of the Renaissance, focused on education & classics?
humanism
expansionism
nationalism
realism
17
Who wrote a "how to" book for behaving in court?
Blanco Carrero
Benedict Cumberbatch
Bing Crosby
Baldassare Castiglione
18
Which Renaissance artist was known for the
Mona Lisa
and
The Last Supper
?
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
Albrect Dürer
van Eyck
19
When did the Renaissance take place?
After 9/11
After the Middle Ages
After World War II
After the American Civil War
20
What event revolutionized the way people accessed ideas and information during the Renaissance?
Shakespeare popularized literature through the theater.
Erasmus called for the Bible to be printed in vernacular.
Raphael's engraving technology led to mass produced art.
Gutenberg invented a printing press with movable type.
21
What does "renaissance" mean?
Revival
Reginald
Raphael
Rebirth
22
The Renaissance was marked by a reawakened interest in...?
making money.
the ancient Egyptians.
new scientific discoveries.
the classics of Ancient Greece and Rome
23
What region makes up present-day northern France, Belgium, and the Netherlands?
Flanders
Falkland
Finland
Flemming
24
Which humanist ideals are most expressed in the sculpture
David
by Michelangelo?
emphasis on subject matter related to period when sculpted
emphasis on exaggerated human anatomical forms
emphasis on idealized spiritual subjects
emphasis on realistic anatomy and ancient Greek tradition
25
Who was the English humanist who described an ideal society, known as a utopia.
Sir Thomas More
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Lancelot
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber
26
What is a person who is a financial supporter of the arts?
perspective
patron
patriot
plebian
27
The Medicis were known for being financial supporters of the arts. Another word for this is...?
parliaments
payers
patrons
penguins
28
Who was
NOT
a famous Renaissance architect?
Michelangelo
Filippo Brunelleschi
Raphael
Frank Lloyd Wright
29
What characteristic of the Renaissance does the quotation reflect?
a spirit of adventure and curiosity
patronage
perspective
religious faith
30
Who "invented" the printing press that revolutionized Europe?
Johannes Gutenberg
John Green
Johann Goebbels
Jake Gyllenhaal
31
Who is
NOT
a prime example of a "Renaissance Man"?
Robert the Peasant
Michelangelo
François Rabelais
Leonardo da Vinci
32
Which humanist called for a translation of the Bible into the vernacular?
Desiderius Erasmus
Dale Earnhardt
John Calvin
Jacques Cartier
33
Johannes Gutenberg invented what?
sewing machine
perspective
printing press
lightbulb
34
Who were the Dutch artists we studied (briefly)?
Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali
Jan van Eyck and Pieter Breugel
Georges Seurat and Henri Matisse
Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci
35
Leonardo da Vinci is often referred to as a true "Renaissance Man." Why?
His interests spanned many subjects, media, and disciplines.
His paintings are the most famous of the era.
His scientific works were genius.
He excelled at everything he did.
36
Which Renaissance artist painted an imaginary gathering of great thinkers (
School of Athens
)?
Gutenberg
Castiglione
Raphael
Socrates
37
What role did trade play in the Renaissance?
trade spread the Renaissance to the Muslim world
wealth from trade fueled the Renaissance
wealth from trade led to higher prices for Renaissance art
wealth from trade unified Renaissance Italy
38
What was the study of subjects (grammar, rhetoric, etc.) taught in Ancient Rome?
History
Latin
Humanities
Romansh
39
What changes did printing presses bring to the European cities that had them?
They developed entire new classes of citizens.
The cities became culturally isolated centers of learning.
The cities attracted more migrants.
They allowed new ideas to spread across Europe.
40
How does the quotation connect to the Renaissance principle of humanism?
Humanity draws comfort from achievements of past thinkers.
Humanity must abandon limited thinking of ancient cultures.
Humanity has gained all knowledge and must return to it.
Humanity progresses by building upon past knowledge.
41
This art technique utilized metal plates etched with acid to make multiple prints.
rückenfigur
fresco
perspective
engraving
42
How does this engraving by A. Dürer expand on the work done by Italian Renaissance artists?
It advocates for religious reform by depicting upheaval.
It applies new subject matter in new medium of engraving.
It blends anatomical realism with religious themes.
It explores and honors heroic classical figures.
43
What is the everyday language of ordinary people?
vegetation
vernacular
veritable
verizon
44
Are you excited to have a Renaissance Feast?
Yes!
Yes!
Yes!
Yes!
45
What conclusion can be made from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, by Michelangelo?
The Church supported Renaissance artists by hiring them.
The Church chose the styles of Renaissance artists.
The Church insisted art blend religious & classical themes.
The Church introduced new artistic styles.
46
Which Renaissance artistic techniques are featured in this painting by Leonardo da Vinci?
perspective and realism
stylized lighting and flat human forms
harmony and naturalism
cubism and expressionism
