Renaissance & Reformation Quiz

The Renaissance began in the city-states of Italy because . . .

• these cities supported art and artists.

• that's where Martin Luther lived.

• Italians were inspired by daily reminders of the ancient past through architecture and Roman ruins.

• Shakespeare wrote about Italy in his plays

During the Renaissance people began to realize that human beings were capable of great accomplishments. This was called . . . ?

• Buddhism

• Baptism

• Catholicism

• Humanism

According to the writer Castiglione, the ideal Renaissance man . . .

• is athletic

• plays a musical instrument

• knows literature & history

• is not arrogant

Which painting is a Renaissance painting?

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Which of the following is NOT associated with the Renaissance artist Albrecht Durer?

• He travelled to Italy to study the Italian masters.

• He made self-portraits.

• He made prints of his artwork which made his art affordable to the masses.

• He travelled to China to study Asian landscape painting.

__________ started the Protestant Reformation in Germany mainly because of _____________________

• William Shakespeare, understanding the human condition

• Martin Luther, corruption in the Catholic Church

• John Calvin, predestination

• Thomas More, his ideas about Utopia

A negative aspect of the Protestant Reformation for Jewish people was . . .

Queen Elizabeth I helped to bring peace and stability to England by . . .

• kicking the Catholics out of England

• working with both Catholics and Protestants

• by starting the Reformation in England

• divorcing her husband

How are the Renaissance & the Reformation connected?

• They both started in Italy.

• They both value art.

• They both value education.

• They both were religious events.

What effects did the Reformation have in Europe?

• Italian princes gained more power & wealth from seizing Catholic lands.

• German peasants were inspired by the Reformation and demanded an end to serfdom.

• There were now many Christian religions to choose from.

• There were wars of religion.