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THE RENAISSANCE
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Quiz on the Renaissance for grade 9
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1
One characteristic of the Renaissance was a new
emphasis on religion
questioning spirit
emphasis on tradition
fear of the unknown
2
A group of cities in Northern Europe that benefited from increased trade was
The Little League
The Trade League
The National League
The Hanseatic League
3
Renaissance means
Restore
Rebirth
Retire
Reform
4
An invention that helped the spread of Renaissance ideas was
the printing press
the stirrup
the telephone
the saddle
5
Leonardo da Vinci is famous for his inventions and
the statue of David
The Mona Lisa
inventing the printing press
writing about the plague
6
When Machiavelli advised rulers to acquire and keep power by any means possible, he was being
democratic
religious
idealistic
realistic
7
The Renaissance in England is called the Elizabethan Age after
Shakepeare's wife
A character in one of Shakespeare's plays
Shakespeare's sister
Queen Elizabeth I
8
Humanism was most influenced by
ancient Mesopotamian polytheism
ancient Greek and Roman philosophy
Confucianism
Roman Catholic traditions
9
Renaissance writers chose to write in vernacular, which means
their own everyday languages
English only
Latin or Greek
secret code
10
A person who mastered many fields, especially in the arts, was known as
A Renaissance man
A patron
A griot
A heretic
11
Which of these was painted by Michelangelo?
The Mona Lisa
The Portrait of Henry VIII
The Birth of Venus
The Sistine Chapel
12
Machiavelli advised rulers that it is better to be
worshiped
loved
honest rather than deceitful
feared rather than loved
13
The Commercial Revolution helped spark an interest in
exploration
self-sufficiency
feudalism
isolation
14
Machiavelli's work,
The Prince
, is on which subject?
science
politics
art
religion
15
The Renaissance began in
England
Japan
Germany
Italy
16
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were
Renaissance writers
Renaissance artists
Ancient Greek philosophers
Renaissance rulers
17
Wealthy businessmen who supported the arts were known as
philosophers
patrons
troubadours
humanists
18
From Italy, Renaissance ideas spread
East
West
North
South
19
An artistic technique that makes images look three-dimensional is
vernacular
repousse
perspective
heresy
20
Secular means
Feared, rather than loved
worldly, rather than spiritual
Sick, rather than healthy
honest, rather than deceitful
21
One impact of the invention of the printing press was
increasing literacy rates
unification of the Church
decreasing number of universities
rejection of Renaissance ideas
22
Which of these did NOT help spark the Renaissance?
The Fall of Rome
The Black Death
The Commercial Revolution
The Crusades
23
Humanists emphasize the importance of
the family
the individual
religion
tradition
24
Another name for the Spanish Crusade to drive the Muslims from Spain is the
Conquistador
Reconquista
Encounter
Fourth Crusdae
25
Which of these Italian cities grew wealthy and powerful because of access to trade routes?
Rome, Madrid, Chartres
Venice, Florence and Milan
Paris and London
Constantinople and Jerusalem
26
The first book printed on Gutenberg's printing press was
The Prince
The Odyssey
The Bible
Hamlet