Renaissance 3

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Renaissance 3

(10 Questions)
California State History-Social Studies Standards
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From Mr. Anker Tests

The Renaissance 7th Grade Standards

1. Michelangelo was one of the greatest painters and sculptors during the Renaissance, and really, one of the greatest ever in all history. In addition to being ambitious, which is another personality trait Michelangelo was known to have? *

1 point

https://www.biography.com/artist/michelangelo

extremely friendly to strangers

a bad temper

a great negotiator in business

none of the above

2. Michelangelo spent almost four years painting what part of the Sistine Chapel? *

1 point

https://tripandtravelnews.com/2013/05/21/virtual-visit-to-the-sistine-chapel/

the ceiling

the confessionals

the outside walls

the floor

3. Most great artists of the Renaissance Period were apprentices early in their careers. What is an apprentice? *

1 point

https://www.ancient.eu/article/1611/life-in-a-renaissance-artists-workshop/

someone who studies under a master artist to learn techniques

someone who was so poor that he had to steal from an owner of a business

someone who teaches others the finer points of a craft

none of the above

4. Copernicus was the first astronomer to propose the idea that Earth revolves around the sun, and that day and night occur because Earth spins on its axis. He wrote a book declaring these facts. What group prohibited (did not allow) people of the time to read Copernicus’ book? *

1 point

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/big-history-project/big-bang/how-did-big-bang-change/a/nicolaus-copernicus-bh

The Astronomers’ Guild

The Catholic Church

The Society of Shakespearean Actors

The Guild of Book Publishers

5. Through his work, Andreas Vesalius was a scientist who changed the field of medicine, and our understanding of the human body, called anatomy. How was Vesalius able to learn about the form and function of parts of the human body? *

1 point

By Attributed to Jan van Calcar - Page xii of De humani corporis fabrica (1534 edition), showing portrait of Andreas Vesalius. Original scan of page cropped to show portrait alone, contrasted slightly to 70 in Microsoft Photo Editor. The original book from which the scan arises is a copy of the 1543 edition stored in the collection of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=425785

he dreamt about being sick

he was the first to use x-ray technology

he cut open dead human bodies (cadavers)

he dissolved body organs in salt water

6. Which of these Renaissance Period monarchs sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus to seek a sea route to Asia? *

1 point

https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/christopher-columbus

King Henry VIII, King of England

Queen Elizabeth I, Queen of England

Isabella I, Queen of Spain

King George III, King of England

7. What were Renaissance Period poet and playwright William Shakespeare said to have written? *

1 point

https://www.biography.com/writer/william-shakespeare

the play, Romeo and Juliet

poems called sonnets

works of comedy and tragedy

all of the above

8. In the 15th Century, German inventor Johannes Gutenberg introduced what world-changing device that changed communication and learning forever? *

1 point

https://www.biography.com/inventor/johannes-gutenberg

the printing press

the Internet

the chalkboard

none of the above

9. Elizabeth I, Queen of England, the daughter of King Henry VIII, became queen when she was 25 and ruled for 45 years. She never married. What reason did she give for never marrying? *

1 point