US History Renaissance Test 1

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History Renaissance (World History) K-12 to University (USA History) USA — World History USA History Standards & AP

What is this test? for History practice (US/World/State), USA — K-12 to University (USA History) level, USA — World History.
For all levels (Elementary to University) studying History in the USA
Section: History Renaissance (World History) · Education: K-12 to University · Part: History Renaissance (World History) · Country: USA · Region: USA — World History

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

Name Erasmus.

A) Humanist scholar

B) Painter

C) King

D) Pope

Question 2

Who was "Power writer"?

A) the "Father of Humanism"

B) Machiavelli

C) Erasmus

D) Shakespeare

Question 3

Name the person who invented the printing press (c.1440).

A) Erasmus

B) Martin Luther

C) Johannes Gutenberg

D) Copernicus

Question 4

Identify Machiavelli.

A) Painter

B) King

C) Pope

D) Power writer

Question 5

Which empire fell to the Ottomans in 1453?

A) Byzantine Empire

B) Mongol Empire

C) Holy Roman Empire

D) Persian Empire

Question 6

Which person invented the printing press (c.1440)?

A) Erasmus

B) Johannes Gutenberg

C) Martin Luther

D) Copernicus

Question 7

Who was Shakespeare?

A) Italian poet

B) French novelist

C) English playwright

D) No writer

Question 8

Identify "Power writer".

A) the "Father of Humanism"

B) Erasmus

C) Shakespeare

D) Machiavelli

Question 9

Which person wrote "Utopia"?

A) Thomas More

B) Machiavelli

C) Erasmus

D) Shakespeare

Question 10

Identify "Don Quixote author".

A) the "Father of Humanism"

B) Cervantes

C) Erasmus

D) Machiavelli

Question 11

Who invented the printing press (c.1440)?

A) Erasmus

B) Martin Luther

C) Johannes Gutenberg

D) Copernicus

Question 12

Who painted the Sistine Chapel?

A) da Vinci

B) Shakespeare

C) Gutenberg

D) Michelangelo

Question 13

Which of these did Gutenberg invent?

A) movable-type printing press

B) steam engine

C) telescope

D) compass

Question 14

Which term means "Ruling power"?

A) the Northern Renaissance focused on

B) The Prince about

C) humanism

D) perspective in art

Question 15

Who sculpted David?

A) Leonardo

B) Donatello

C) Michelangelo

D) Raphael

Question 16

Which person was "Machiavelli"?

A) the "Father of Humanism"

B) "Petrarch"

C) Machiavelli

D) "Power writer"

Question 17

Which person was "Shakespeare"?

A) "English playwright"

B) "Power writer"

C) the "Father of Humanism"

D) "Petrarch"

Question 18

Which term means "Christian humanism"?

A) humanism

B) the Northern Renaissance focused on

C) perspective in art

D) The Prince about

Question 19

Name Shakespeare.

A) Italian poet

B) French novelist

C) English playwright

D) No writer

Question 20

Which family funded Renaissance art in Florence?

A) Sforza

B) Visconti

C) Borgia

D) Medici

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