Renaissance-Reformation Test Review

Where did the Renaissance begin?

• Italian Peninsula

• France

• Holy Roman Empire

• Scandinavia

The Italian Peninsula was composed of many different _____ during the Renaissance period.

• City-states

• Islands

• Artists

• Volcanoes

What best describes Niccolo Machiavelli's political philosophy?

• The ends justify the means

• Shoot first, ask questions later

• Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

• Desire is caused by suffering; Eliminate desires and you will eliminate suffering

The word Renaissance means ________.

• Rebirth

• Reformation

• Harmony

• Recreation

What intellectual movement encouraged the study of grammar, poetry, mathematics, history, music, and philosophy by looking back to the Greek and Roman classics?

• Humanism

• Nihilism

• Communism

• Theocracy

Which artist was not considered a master of the High Renaissance?

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Donatello

• Van Gogh

Martin Luther believed that people could only achieve salvation through ______.

• Faith in God

• Reading the Bible

• Doing good works

• Giving money to artists

Martin Luther believed that people should all have an individual connection to God by ________.

• Reading the Bible

• Following the Pope's commands

• Fasting during Ramadan

• Worshipping their dead ancestors

What best describes an indulgence?

• Money paid to the Church for forgiveness of sins

• Money paid to artists for paintings and sculptures

• Money paid to the king for taxes

• Luxury items

What was Martin Luther's symbolic act of protest against the Church?

• Nailed 95 theses to the church door in Wittenburg

• Burned a Bible on Easter Sunday

• Faced his parishioners and said the Mass in German

• Adopted the religion of Islam and moved to the Ottoman Empire