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Quiz on the Renaissance for grade 9
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1
One impact of the invention of the printing press was
decreasing number of universities
unification of the Church
rejection of Renaissance ideas
increasing literacy rates
2
Who was the first female artist to achieve an outstanding reputation across Europe was:
Sofonisba Anguissola
Vittoria Colonna
Susan B. Anthony
Isabella d'Este
3
The invention that most helped spread Renaissance ideas was
the stirrup
the telephone
the printing press
the saddle
4
In what year did Gutenburg perfect the printing press?
1356
1456
1556
1256
5
The Medici leader given the title, "The Magnificent" was:
Julio
Giovanni
Cosomo
Lorenzo
6
Which of these Italian cities grew wealthy and powerful because of access to trade routes?
Constantinople and Jerusalem
Venice, Florence and Milan
Rome, Madrid, Chartres
Paris and London
7
Which Medici became Pope Leo X?
Julio
Lorenzo
Giovanni
Cosomo
8
Santa Maria del Fiore was the name of which city's Cathedral?
Rome
Naples
Florence
Milan
9
The later Renaissance, when the Medici fell on hard times, was centred in the city of:
Naples
Paris
Venice
Rome
10
Who was the inventor who perfected the Printing Press during the Renaissance?
Machiavelli
Edison
Luther
Gutenberg
11
From Italy, Renaissance ideas spread
North
West
South
East
12
A person who mastered many fields, especially in the arts, was known as
A Renaissance man
A patron
A heretic
A griot
13
When Machiavelli advised rulers to acquire and keep power by any means possible, he was being
democratic
religious
idealistic
realistic
14
The Renaissance took place between the years:
1450-1650
1150-1350
1250 - 1450
1350-1550
15
Machiavelli advised rulers that it is better to be
honest rather than deceitful
loved rather than feared
worshiped
feared rather than loved
16
Florence is located in the region of Italy called:
Sicily
Lombardy
Piedmont
Tuscany
17
The architect who built the famous dome on Florence's Cathedral was:
Michelangelo
Brunelleschi
Alberti
Da Vinci
18
The Renaissance began in
Germany
England
France
Italy
19
The Renaissance was based partly on a rediscovery of the knowledge from the:
Ancient Mesopotamians
Ancient Egyptians
Ancient Greeks and Romans
Ancient Chinese
20
The Renaissance was funded by the wealthy merchants of the city states of:
Sicily
Central Italy
Northern Italy
Southern Italy
21
Which of the following was NOT a part of the old Medieval Worldview:
a divine plan for everything
the physical is evil and sinful
traditions must be questioned
the spiritual is good and like god
22
The Renaissance in England is called the Elizabethan Age after
A character in one of Shakespeare's plays
Queen Elizabeth I
Shakepeare's wife
Shakespeare's sister
23
Which Medici was the first one to be crowned Duke of Tuscany?
Giovanni
Julio
Lorenzo
Cosomo
24
Renaissance means
Reform
Rebirth
Retire
Restore
25
Which of the following did Humanists NOT focus on?
getting humans into heaven
the beauty of the human body
learning and rationality
improving human life in the here and now
26
The key philosophy behind the Renaissance in northern Europe was:
Rationalism
Empiricism
Humanism
Christian Humanism
27
Humanists emphasize the importance of
the individual getting to the afterlife
the individual in the physical world
tradition
religion
28
Which of these did NOT help spark the Renaissance?
The Commercial Revolution
The Fall of Rome
The Black Death
The Crusades
29
Which of these was painted by Michelangelo?
The Birth of Venus
The Mona Lisa
The Portrait of Henry VIII
The Sistine Chapel
30
The first book printed on Gutenberg's printing press was
The Prince
The Odyssey
Hamlet
The Bible
31
The early Renaissance was centred in the city of:
Venice
Milan
Rome
Florence
32
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were
Renaissance rulers
Renaissance writers
Ancient Greek philosophers
Renaissance artists
33
Who was the leading philosopher of the Renaissance in Northern Europe?
Erasmus
John Locke
Martin Luther
Francis Bacon
34
Machiavelli's work,
The Prince
, is on which subject?
politics
religion
art
science
35
The Medici first became a family of great influence under the leadership of:
Giovanni
Lorenzo
Cosomo
Guilliano
36
Wealthy businessmen who supported the arts were known as
philosophers
troubadours
patrons
humanists
37
Savonarola's public burning of all of the books and other things associated with the Renaissance was known as:
The Mother of all Burnings
Bonfire of the Vanities
Savonarola's BBQ
Lorenzo Lost Bonfire
38
Secular means
Feared, rather than loved
honest, rather than deceitful
worldly, rather than spiritual
Sick, rather than healthy
39
Julio de Medici became which Pope?
Julius II
Clement VII
Leo X
Sixtus V
40
Lorenzo de Medici died in the same year Columbus first landed in America. That year was:
1492
1392
1552
1592
41
The monk who damned Lorenzo to hell and took over Florence after his death was:
Martin Luther
Savonarola
Friar Tuck
Brother Andre
42
Pope Julius II commanded Michelangelo to paint the 1000 square metre ceiling of :
the Dome of Florence's Cathedral
the Sistine Chapel
St. Peter's Bascilica
the Pope's apartments at the Vatican