Download 1.Renaissance.PopQuiz - TFA South Carolina Social Studies

NAME:
RENAISSANCE POP QUIZ
Instructions
Circle the correct answer. Each question is worth 2 points
1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Italian Renaissance?
a. It was an urban society
b. It was an age of recovery from the disasters like the plague, political instability and decline of
the Roman Catholic Church
c. It was a time of a new view of human beings
d. It was a time of scientific and technological developments
2. A “Renaissance Man” is best described as:
a. A well-rounded person capable of achievement in many areas
b. A well-rounded person capable of achievement in only the humanities
c. A person who excels in one area of study
d. A person who likes to learn about the Renaissance
3. What is humanism?
a. A philosophical movement to develop the individual
b. The study of human anatomy
c. The study of Ancient Chinese texts
d. A philosophical movement to learn more about the world
4. Humanists DID NOT study which of the following subjects:
a. Grammar
b. Rhetoric
c. Mathematics
d. Poetry
5. Humanists believed it was the duty of intellectual to live an active life for one’s…
a. Political state
b. Family
c. Self
d. Religion
6. The goal of humanist education was to:
a. Teach pupils everything they needed to know about life
b. Develop one skill really well
c. Enable individuals to reach their full potential
d. Teach students how to be good soldiers
7. Which of the following was NOT a Renaissance painter:
a. Michaelangelo b. Raphael
c. DaVinci
d. Matisse
8. TRUE OR FALSE? The Renaissance was very secular
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
9. TRUE OR FALSE? The Renaissance was a time of increasing Church power
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
10. TRUE OR FALSE? The Renaissance saw an increase in Church corruption and instability
a. TRUE
b. FALSE