This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > History > Class 11 History Chapter 8 Changing Cultural Traditions – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 8 Changing Cultural Traditions Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which artist is known for the sketch 'Praying Hands'? A) Michelangelo. B) Albrecht Durer. C) Donatello. D) Andreas Vesalius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Albrecht Durer. 2. Who wrote about the importance of debate in 'On the Dignity of Man' (1486)? A) Dante Alighieri. B) Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. C) Giotto. D) Petrarch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. 3. During the Renaissance, there was a revival of interst in A) Perspective. B) Humanism. C) Greek and Roman civilizations. D) Individual achievement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greek and Roman civilizations. 4. He was given the title of 'Poet Laureate' in 1341 in Rome. Identify the personality. A) Francesco Petrarch. B) Michelangelo. C) Cicero. D) Brunelleschi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Francesco Petrarch. 5. By 1500, many classical texts were printed in Italy. This made it possible for individuals to read books because they could ..... copies for themselves. A) Steal. B) Buy. C) Write. D) Borrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buy. 6. What was a significant technological advancement that helped spread ideas during the Renaissance? A) The telescope. B) The steam engine. C) The compass. D) The printing press. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The printing press. 7. The drawing ' Praying Hands ' is the creation of- A) Dante. B) Durer. C) Giotto. D) Petrarch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Durer. 8. Vela in English? A) Candle. B) School. C) Plaza. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Candle. 9. In easter people use A) To go to the beach. B) To go to the park. C) To go to school. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go to the beach. 10. Anatomy, geometry, physics, gave a new qualification to Italian art which was called ..... ? A) Aesthetic realism. B) Philosophical realism. C) Realism. D) Creativity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Realism. 11. What was the primary subject of study in Renaissance art? A) All of the above. B) Portraits of individuals. C) Mythological figures. D) Religious themes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All of the above. 12. Filippo Brunelleschi designed the spectacular- A) Sistine Chapel in Rome. B) Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. C) Duomo of Florence. D) St Peter's Basilica in Rome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Duomo of Florence. 13. Middle Ages or Renaissance:A renewed interest in classical learning. A) Middle Ages. B) Renaissance. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renaissance. 14. The carnival party is a tradition in many towns of Dominican Republic. A) Interrogative sentence. B) Negative sentence. C) Affirmative sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affirmative sentence. 15. When Martin Luther said "My conscience is captive to the world of God, " he wasreferring to his belief in- A) The need for nepotism. B) Imprisoning those who disagreed with Church teachings. C) Maintaining the unity of the Church. D) The supremacy of the Bible over Church policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The supremacy of the Bible over Church policies. 16. Which event occurred in 1454? A) Michelangelo paints the Sistine Chapel ceiling. B) Brunelleschi designs the Duomo in Florence. C) Gutenberg prints the Bible with movable type. D) Columbus reaches America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gutenberg prints the Bible with movable type. 17. Which book written by Machiavelli was a guide for rulers? A) Utopia. B) Praise of Folly. C) The Iliad. D) The Prince. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Prince. 18. New Year is celebration around A) The USA. B) The world. C) The Dominican Republic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The world. 19. In the context of earlier Roman culture, who represented the change towards humanism? A) Cicero B) Julius Caesar C) Francesco Petrarch D) Leonardo da Vinci. Fill in the blank: ..... represented this change. A) Cicero. B) Leonardo da Vinci. C) Francesco Petrarch. D) Julius Caesar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Francesco Petrarch. 20. I think is used to express A) A news. B) An announce. C) An opinion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An opinion. 21. What was one of the greatest revolutions of the sixteenth century that allowed written works from Italy to travel to other countries? A) The invention of the steam engine. B) The mastery of the technology of printing. C) The discovery of electricity. D) The development of the internet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The mastery of the technology of printing. 22. Fill in the blank:The sketch 'Praying Hands' by Albrecht Durer gives us a sense of ..... culture in the sixteenth century. A) Spanish. B) German. C) Italian. D) French. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Italian. 23. The city of Florence is known for its great citizens like Giotto, who was ..... A) An artist who painted lifelike portraits. B) A layman who wrote on religious themes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An artist who painted lifelike portraits. 24. Dominican people celebrate Independence on A) February. B) October. C) March. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) February. 25. MECHANICAL PRINTING PRESS WAS INVENTED IN A) USA. B) ITALY. C) GERMANY. D) NONE OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) GERMANY. 26. Fill in the blank:After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, many Italian towns fell into ruin because there was no ..... A) Cultural influence. B) Military power. C) Trade. D) Unified government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unified government. 27. Praise of Folly was the book written by ..... A) Michelangelo. B) Erasmus. C) Vasco Da Gama. D) Magellan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erasmus. 28. How might people in different cultures celebrate a wedding? A) Everyone has the same wedding celebration. B) No one celebrates weddings. C) They might wear special clothes or have different foods. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They might wear special clothes or have different foods. 29. The humanists of the Renaissance differed from the traditional medieval philosophers in their- A) Interest in the spiritual life of people. B) Lack of interest in ancient Greek and Roman culture. C) Rejection of Christian principles. D) Emphasis on the importance of the individual. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emphasis on the importance of the individual. 30. Tradiciones culturales in English? A) Vacations in other countries. B) Cultural traditions. C) Summer vacation for students. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultural traditions. 31. Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year and Easter are A) Cultural traditions. B) Cultural values. C) Both are correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural traditions. 32. In Belgium, you should kiss friends three times when you meet them A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 33. What did Galileo remark about the Bible's explanation of the heavens? A) It is the ultimate guide. B) It provides a detailed explanation. C) It does not say much. D) It is based on experiments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It does not say much. 34. Who was the Swiss scholar that emphasized the cultural aspects of the Renaissance? A) Francesco Petrarch. B) Jacob Burckhardt. C) Niccolo Machiavelli. D) Leopold von Ranke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jacob Burckhardt. 35. What was the greatest revolution of the 16th century? A) The tourism. B) The printing press. C) The printing of the Bible. D) The technology of printing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The technology of printing. 36. Sometimes in spanish is A) Nunca. B) Aveces. C) Siempre. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aveces. 37. Florence became known as a center of artistic creativity and intellectual activity in the fifteenth century. This was largely due to its great citizens and ..... A) Geographical location. B) Military power. C) Religious influence. D) Wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wealth. 38. What term did historians use to describe the cultural changes from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century? A) Enlightenment. B) Baroque. C) Reformation. D) Renaissance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Renaissance. 39. In 1416, He broke new ground with his lifelike statues. A) Donatello. B) Da Vinci. C) Vesalius. D) Erasmus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Donatello. 40. Storytellers/Musicians/Poets who maintain a tradition of oral history in parts of West Africa. A) Kinship. B) Clan. C) Kora. D) Griot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Griot. 41. Never wrap a gift in white paper in Japan (it is the colour of death) A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 42. Who is the author of The Prince A) Giotto. B) Lorenzo Valla. C) Niccolo Machiavelli. D) Francesco Barbaro. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Niccolo Machiavelli. 43. The Counter Reformation came about as- A) A result of the Renaissance. B) A way to strengthen the powers of the king . C) A way to strengthen the Catholic Church. D) A way to practice Anti-Semitism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A result of the Renaissance. 44. Intellectual movement at the heart of the Renaissance that focused on education, arts and classics A) Theism. B) Realism. C) Stoicism. D) Humanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humanism. 45. On which dates is the Day of the Dead celebrated? A) October 31st and November 1st. B) December 1st and 2nd. C) November 3rd and 4th. D) November 1st and 2nd. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) November 1st and 2nd. 46. If you nod your head in Greece, it means "No" A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 47. Are artistics and cultural manifestations A) Music, dancing, painting, theater . B) Freedom, peace, love. C) Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Music, dancing, painting, theater . 48. When you answer the phone in Germany, you should immediately say your last name A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 49. Who has first given the term "Renaissance" to the cultural changes in Europe during the 14th to 17th century? A) Date Alighieri. B) Andreas Vesalius. C) Donatello. D) Jacob Burckhardt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jacob Burckhardt. 50. IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ASIATIC COUNTRIES THE FIRST PRINTED BOOKS WERE AVAILABLE A) THAILAND. B) SRILANKA. C) CHINA. D) NONE OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CHINA. 51. How does Gizo trick the king and his daughter? A) He didn't drink any juice from the dimniya tree. B) He rinsed his mouth out with water. C) He mixed the dimniya tree juice with water. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He rinsed his mouth out with water. 52. The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy was written by ..... A) Jacob Burckhardt. B) Leonardo da Vinci. C) Constantine. D) Michelangelo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jacob Burckhardt. 53. Who was an example of a Renaissance Man? A) King Henry VIII. B) Leonardo DaVinci. C) Leonardo DiCaprio. D) President Obama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leonardo DaVinci. 54. In American weddings, what does the bride traditionally wear? A) Tuxedo. B) Jeans and t-shirt. C) Wedding dress. D) Swimsuit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wedding dress. 55. Cultural traditions are only celebrated in one country. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 56. The new ideal of individuality and citizenship excluded ..... A) Women. B) Men. C) Nobles. D) Children. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Women. 57. What was the role of women in the Renaissance according to the text? A) They were the primary decision-makers. B) They had equal rights as men. C) They were often excluded from education. D) They dominated public life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were often excluded from education. 58. It is bad luck to give an even (2, 4, 6) number of flowers in Austria A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 59. Painting 'Praying Hands' was created by ..... A) Albert Durer. B) Avicenna. C) Albrecht Durer. D) Michelangelo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Albrecht Durer. 60. 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