Renaissance Quiz

What did humanism signal?

• a push for democratic political reform

• a rejection of classical Greek and roman ideas

• a return to traditional social systems

• a new appreciation of the individual

What is one of the ways in which the arts changed during the Italian Renaissance?

• architects did not use classical features

• painters began incorporating perspective

• sculptors focused on religious subjects

• writers stopped using the vernacular

What powerful family ruled Florence?

Michelangelo painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.

• True

• False

How did Northern Renaissance artists differ from those of the Italian Renaissance?

• they favored perfection over realism

• they focused more on everyday life

• they used largely classical subjects

• they worked on behalf of the Church

Why do you think historians consider the printing press to be the greatest invention of the past 1000 years?

What event triggered the start of the Protestant Reformation?

• a ban on works critical of the Church

• division of Catholic leadership between the two popes

• publication of Martin Luther's 95 Theses

• the formation of Christian denominations

Why did King Henry VIII form the Anglican Church?

• he opposed the sale of indulgences

• he planned to stop paying Church taxes

• he promoted mass printing of the Bible

• he wanted to divorce his wife

What did John Calvin believe?

• believers merited salvation by their faith

• followers won salvation through strict adherence to the Bible

• only God determined the salvation of souls

• people earned salvation through good works

Which movement launched the Italian Renaissance? (it's an -ism)