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a #history quiz about the Renaissance and Protestant Reformation and middle ages
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1
What is a Motte?
An artificial hill.
Where the horses stables were located within the castle walls.
An iron gate at the entrance to the castle.
Water surrounding the castle
2
Who challenged traditional Aristotelian ideas?
Rene Descartes
Leonardo da Vinci
Galileo Galilei
Aristotle
3
What is the belief that the sun is the center of the universe called?
nucleocentric
heliocentrism
negrocentric
geocentric
4
One of the reasons why the Renaissance started was due to the collapse of Constantinople. Today the city is know as?
Malta
Galatasaray
Istanbul
Zegrab
5
What were some issues of the Renaissance era?
the 13 Year War
witch hunts
religious wars
the Black Death
6
When Barons/Nobles swore an oath of fealty to a King they promised...
To fight for him, provide him with troops or pay taxes
The oath taken in the ceremony when these Nobles became knights.
To go into the forest once a month to a get cartload of wood for the King
To fill in as much information as possible to the Domesday book
7
True or false:
Leonardo da Vinci painted the
Mona Lisa.
true
false
8
What language does the word
renaissance
originate from and what does it mean?
Italian; rebirth
French; rebirth
Spanish; recreate
German; remake
9
When did the English Renaissance begin?
15th century
13th century
17th century
16 century
10
What is the second stage of becoming a knight called?
Page
Squire
Apprentice
Chapter
11
What ancient civilizations did the European Renaissance rebirth?
Mesopotamian and Roman
Mayan and Aztec
Persian and Greek
Greek and Roman
12
Germany's most famous Renaissance person is Albrecht Durer. What's he most famous for?
Engravings
Writing
Sculpting
Painting
13
Where was the Medici bank located?
Turkey
Paris
Italy
Siena
14
What technique of architecture did Bruneschelli use to build the Dome in Florence?
Corbelling
Dissecting
Plum lining
Cementing
15
What is humanism?
To believe, the teaching of the church are central to the idea of creation
To study how muscles in human bodies actually work.
Growth & importance of the individual/q's the teaching of the church.
To have no believe in god at all.
16
What was Giovanni de Medici known as?
Renaissance Man
Godfather of the Renaissance
God of Light
Bank owner
17
What time period was the predecessor of the Renaissance?
Neolithic Era
Dark Ages
Middle Ages
Romantic Era
18
Who is said the following: 'It is better to be feared than love, if you cannot be both'.
Dante Alighieri
Niccolo Machiavelli
Petrarch
Giovanni Boccaccio
19
True or false:
the Renaissance did not spread to other European countries
false
true
20
What event occurred after Martin Luther's grievances against the Catholic Church?
Germany remains as Roman Catholic
Lutheranism spreads to other European countries
Henry VII starts a religion called Anabaptism
The Protestant Reformation occurs
21
Define Renaissance Man
an artist during the Renaissance
a person with one talent
a talentless person
a multi-talented person
22
What was the idea of having a curfew in a middle ages town?
To stop people skipping the toll charge
To prevent fire outbreaks
To give those in the pillaries/stocks a break.
To help curtail the spread of the pneumonic plague.
23
In what time period did the Renaissance era occur?
19th - 20th century
16th - 18th century
14th - 17th century
11th - 13th century
24
Which of these is a feature of medieval art?
3-D perspective drawing
Sfumato
Oil-based colours
Egg whites to bind paints
25
True or false:
The Renaissance began in Florence, Italy.
false
true
26
Where would craftsmen bring their goods to sell in the town?
The Fair green
The Market sqaure
The castle grounds
At the gatehouse
27
Which Renaissance artist sculpted David and painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
Donatello
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Raphael
28
Why were the Ninety-Five Theses written in Latin?
Latin was the vernacular of the region
They were intended for Church leaders, not the public
They were written for a mass audience
Martin Luther was only fluent in Latin
29
What is the term used to describe a person who supports the arts?
noble
secular
vernacular
patron
30
During the accolade ceremony of a squire becoming a knight they wore a black jacket. What did this represent?
An acceptance that he may die in battle
It matched the colour of his hair
His mourning the dead of his family
It matched the colour of the horse he was giving in jousting tournaments.
