1) Where did the Renaissance begin? a) France b) Italy c) Germany d) Greece e) Spain f) Cleveland 2) What does the French word "Renaissance" mean? a) redo b) relay c) resort d) rebirth e) redraw f) art 3) The Renaissance time period is considered to be a a) Dark age time period b) Golden age time period c) A time of warfare and poverty d) A time of the plagues and poor economies 4) The Renaissance begins after Europe recovers from... a) Bubonic Plague b) The Plague of 1912 c) The Polio Epidemic d) The Spanish Flu 5) The rich family of Florence, Italy who gave $ to artists and scientists. a) The Michelangelo Family b) The McDonalds Family c) The Medici Family d) The Mona Lisa Family e) The Medicinal Family 6) Why did the Renaissance have its beginnings in Italy? a) Italians had wealth from trade. b) Italy had the best art schools in Europe. c) Italy had the poorest artists in Europe. d) Italians were still dying of the plague. e) Italians had the best clothes and fastest cars. 7) People became more focused on their daily lives and less religious, so they became more ________. a) religious b) secular c) human d) boring e) artistic 8) HUMANISM became a popular idea for people during the Renaissance. What does this mean? a) More people became educated in the arts and sciences. b) More people began to like other humans. c) More people began to dislike other humans. d) More people stopped learning. e) More people stopped reading and writing. 9) Italian merchants bought goods from Asia, then sold them for high prices. What goods? a) Guns, camels, mutton b) cotton, turquoise, and diamonds c) salt and gold d) Silks, spices, wool e) shoes, hats, and purses/bags 10) What is another important Renaissance city other than Florence? a) Rome b) Paris c) Frankfurt d) Brussels e) Athens f) Cleveland 11) Italy is a ... a) dessert b) isthmus c) peninsula d) island e) continent 12) ______ was first used in Renaissance art to make paintings more 3D and realistic. a) Egg paint b) Perspective c) Point of view d) Purpose e) Politics 13) 4 famous Renaissance artists are Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and ________. a) Rodman b) Raoof c) Randy d) Ronald e) Raphael 14) Topics painted more often during the Renaissance were... a) portraits of people b) landscape scenes c) art about recent events d) Scenes from Greek and Roman mythology e) All of the above 15) The most famous image in art history is the... a) Mona Lisa b) Sistine Chapel ceiling c) The Last Supper d) Creation of Adam e) The David statue 16) Who is considered to be a "true Renaissance man" for having many talents and interests? a) Leonardo da Vinci b) Florence Italy c) Donatello d) Cosimo Medici e) Mona Lisa 17) Which Renaissance scientists built the 1st space telescope and discovered Saturn has rings? a) Isaac Newton b) Galileo c) Robert Boyle d) Dave Murphy e) Bill Nye f) Kevin Finnegan 18) Which Renaissance scientist discovered the law of gravity and inertia? a) Isaac Newton b) Galileo c) Andreas Vasalius d) Bill Nye e) Dave Murphy f) Kevin Finnegan 19) How did Johann Gutenberg increase the literacy rate? a) He started a number of schools. b) He wrote books for children. c) He helped the Chinese invent wood block printing. d) He invented the printing press. 20) What is the inventor John Harrington known for? a) Inventing the printing press b) Inventing paper money c) Inventing the hairbrush d) Inventing the flush toilet 21) The invention of the LENS was then used in... a) eye glasses b) telescopes c) microscopes d) Mirrors e) Answers A, B, and C 22) What was one positive effect of the printing press? a) Books became cheaper, more could afford them b) Books became more expensive. c) The books spread bad ideas. d) Books contained beautiful calligraphy. e) More people wrote books by hand. 23) What Renaissance writer warned politicians: "it is better to be feared than to be loved"? a) William Shakespeare b) Niccolo Machiavelli c) Leonardo da Vinci d) Geoffrey Chaucer 24) Who created The Globe Theater and wrote a number of plays during the Renaissance? a) Donatello b) Shakespeare c) Bramante d) Brunelleschi e) Michelangelo 25) William Shakespeare died on his birthday. a) True b) False 26) The famous play, Hamlet, is considered a(n)_____________. a) comedy b) tragedy c) historical play d) monologue e) opera 27) Which building is the Florence Cathedral? a) this one b) this one c) this one d) this one e) this one 28) What Renaissance building is in the image shown? a) Florence Cathedral b) Temple of St. Peter c) St. Peter's Basilica d) Shakespeare's theater e) McCord Middle School (after renovations) 29) What purpose did this building serve during the Renaissance? a) it was a library for Greek and Roman texts b) Shakespeare's plays were performed here c) it was a used for church and baptisms d) it is a tomb for Medici family 30) This is the Temple of St. Peter. Why is the location significant? a) This is the spot where Peter's mother gave birth to him. b) This is the spot where Peter built the first church. c) This is the spot where Jesus was crucified by Peter. d) This is the spot where the Romans killed Peter. 31) What years best represent the Renaissance time period? a) 1000-1200 BCE b) 1300-1600 c) 750-1000 d) 1900-1950 32) On which continent is Italy? a) Asia b) Africa c) Europe d) South America 33) Which is the correct spelling of this time period we just finished? a) Renizonce b) Rennaisonce c) Renaissance d) Reneissanse e) Ancient Greece

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