Renaissance - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

Rebirth

Stagnation

Traditional

A Latin term for art

2.

Multiple Choice

10 sec

1 pt

What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?

wealthy patrons

church officials

government grants

kings competing for prestige

3.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

What is the artistic technique that is used to show depth and distance on a flat surface?

realism

perspective

idealism

distancism

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following is associated with Humanism?

the ideas of the middle ages

the ideas of Greece & Rome

the ideas of ancient China

the ideas of ancient India

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Where did the Renaissance begin?

Italy

France

England

Germany

6.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Who painted "The Last Supper"?

Machiavelli

Botticelli

Kepler

Leonardo da Vinci

7.

Multiple Choice

10 sec

1 pt

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

Michelangelo

Boticceli

Leonardo da Vinci

Donatello

8.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Renaissance began in Italy?

Wealthy Italian patrons supported the arts

Cultural diffusion encouraged curiosity and spread Arab and African ideas

The Black Plague did not hit Italy as a result of the Alps

Renewed interest in the cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What was the Renaissance a "rebirth" of?

Religion

Classical culture

Life (after the black death)

Middle Ages

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

During the Renaissance, why was Florence significant?

Birthplace and symbol of the Renaissance

Birthplace of Michelangelo

The last place the Black Plague hit

Home of all of the significant artists and sculptors

11.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

The Medici Family...

Were the first mafia family to live in Italy

Were the most famous painters in Florence

Were the family of Mona Lisa

Were patrons of the arts in Florence

12.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which of the following was NOT a pillar of the Renaissance?

Individualism

Humanism

Mannerism

Secularism

13.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

"The end justifies the means" was a key belief of this man, who wrote "The Prince"

Machiavelli

Castiglione

Shakespeare

Petrarch

14.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Why does the Renaissance take longer to spread to the northern parts of Europe?

It did not take longer

Northern Europeans did not embrace the ideas of the Renaissance

The Alps separated Italy from the rest of Europe, making it harder to spread ideas

The Black Death started in Northern Europe

15.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Classical Art

Middle Ages Art

Renaissance Art

Islamic Art

16.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Classical Art

Middle Ages Art

Renaissance Art

None of the above

17.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Classical Art

Middle Ages Art

Renaissance Art

Islamic Art

18.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Classical Age Art

Middle Ages Art

Renaissance Art

Islamic Art

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who is the creator of this sculpture?

Michelango

Raphael

Leonardo da Vinci

Donatello

20.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Raphael is best known for his creation of which of the following?

Mona Lisa

Last Supper

Murals of the Sistine Chapel

School of Athens

21.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Renaissance art?

Perspective

Incorporation of nature

Flat/2-D

Realistic/3-D

22.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Which of the following is a synonym best used to describe the word "secular"

Worldly

Religious

Chivalry

Rebirth

23.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Advantages of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press include all of the following EXCEPT:

Cheaper book prices

Increase in education/literacy

Increase in church power

Rapid spread of ideas

24.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

Northern Humanists like Erasmus were most commonly known for what?

Interest in the arts

Interest in religious and social reform

Interest in the cause of the Black Death

Interest in the printing press

25.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

1 pt

While Gutenberg introduced the printing press in Europe, this country was the first to develop moveable type, which influenced his invention.

Japan

Korea

England

China

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