The Nothern Renaissance

What invention led to increased literacy and cheaper books and other reading materials?

• The internet

• Engima Machine

• School

• Printing Press

Advantages of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press include all of the following EXCEPT:

• Cheaper book prices

• More books written in vernacular - language of the people

• Increase in church power

• Rapid spread of knowledge and ideas

Who was the most important English playwright?

• William Shakespeare
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Niccolo Machiavelli
• King Richard I

Who invented the printing press?

• Martin Luther
• King Henry VIII
• Johann Gutenberg
• George Washington

What was one of the main themes of the Renaissance?

• Secularism

• Socialism

• Nationalism

• Capitalism

What term is used to describe the blending of Christianity and humanism in the Northern Renaissance?

• Christian Humanism

• Religious Synthesis

• Secular Christianity

• Humanistic Christianity

Who wrote the book 'In Praise of Folly'?

• Erasmus

• Martin Luther

• John Calvin

• Thomas More

According to Erasmus, what was the first step in lasting societal reform?

• Political revolution

• Economic reform

• Education in the classics and the Bible

• Social equality

New idea or invention that improves or replaces an older one.

• Technology
• Arms race
• Matrixing
• innovation

An author of plays.

• playscribe
• playwrite
• drama coach
• playwright