Renaissance and Reformation Test Review 2016

The Renaissance was a rebirth of these two classical cultures

• France and England
• Greece and Rome
• Ottoman and Mongol
• China and Japan

The Renaissance began in the city-states of this European country.

• England
• France
• Germany
• Italy

The word Renaissance means....

• rebirth
• reread
• revive
• relive

What is the best definition of humanism?

• The belief that all humans are important and valuable and that they all have equal potential to succeed.
• The belief that there is only one God and that he determines all events.
• The belief that all humans are sinful and greedy and need a king to keep them under control.
• The belief that only certain people have talents and only those people should receive an education.

In 1450, this man invented the movable type printing press in Europe.

• Martin Luther
• Leonardo da Vinci
•  Johannes Gutenberg
• Michelangelo

The printing press increased these two things in Europe

• Knowledge and literacy
• Wars and literacy
•  Corruption and knowledge
• Religious belief and wars

What was the most widely printed book in Europe?

• The Almanac
•  The Qur'an
• The Bible
• The Dictionary

All of the following  were Renaissance artists EXCEPT...

• Michelangelo
• da Vinci
• Raphael
• Medici

All of the following are considered to be humanities subjects EXCEPT...

• Rhetoric
• Literature
• History
• Math

Which of the following characterized thinking in the Renaissance?

• A devotion to God and the upkeep of a strict social hierarchy.
•  A return to classical learning and a belief in human potential.
• A reliance on Eastern traditions and the belief that life is suffering.
• A dark age devoted to hard work and little else.