Renaissance and Reformation Test Review

1. In the 1500s, Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses, Henry VIII’s “Act of Supremacy”, and John Calvin’s Institute of the Christian Religion contributed to-

• A decline in the power of the Catholic Church

• An increased sense of nationalism in Tudor England

• The growing power of the feudal nobility in Europe

• A major conflict with Eastern Orthodox Christians

What change to Christian church practices was suggested by Martin Luther?

• Increasing the sale of indulgences

• Installing statues of saints in churches

• Saying the mass in Latin so the faithful could hear it

• Printing the bible in vernacular so all could understand

Which statement expresses a belief shared by most Renaissance humanist philosophers?

• People should study and learn from the ancient classics

• Governments should establish overseas empires

• People should withdraw from the world to worship God

• Scholars should follow Church teachings without question

In what ways did Renaissance architecture differ from the architecture of the Middle Ages?

• Renaissance architecture had stained glass windows

• Medieval architecture used columns and circular arches

• Medieval architecture often featured a dome-like roof

• Renaissance architecture borrowed more from classical styles

The printing press was invented by –

• Jan Van Eyck

• Johann Gutenberg

• Peter Bruegel the Elder

• Hans Holbein the Younger

Which of the following correctly matches the author with something he or she wrote?

• Thomas More and Utopia

• Christine de Pizan and Hamlet

• William Shakespeare and The Praise of Folly

• Erasmus and Gargantua and Pantagruel

The intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievement was called –

• Humanism

• predestination

• indulgence

• Utopia

For what is the Medici family famous?

• For being artists

• For being writers

• For being rulers and supporters of the arts

• For being religious reformers

What was the first full-sized book Gutenberg printed?

• Utopia

• Romeo and Juliet

• Bible

• The Prince

A person who produces work in the vernacular is one who

• relies on realism

• uses only natural light

• uses a verse form of writng

• writes in a local, rather than classical language