Renaissance and Reformation Vocab Quiz 2

Who wrote 'The Prince' and believed it was better to be feared than loved?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Machiavelli

• Michelangelo

• Petrarch

Who invented the Italian sonnet?

• Machiavelli

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Petrarch

• Michelangelo

Who was a painter, scientist, and inventor, known as the ideal 'Renaissance Man'?

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Petrarch

• Machiavelli

Who were the dominant family in Florence, Italy during the Renaissance?

• Medici

• Machiavelli

• Petrarch

• Erasmus

What is the belief that humans can do important things called?

• Humanism

• Protestant Reformation

• Counter Reformation

• English Reformation

Who was known as the 'father of humanism' and invented the Italian sonnet?

• Machiavelli

• Petrarch

• Erasmus

• Dante

Who wrote 'The Divine Comedy' in the vernacular?

• Dante

• Erasmus

• Petrarch

• John Calvin

Who was a Dutch Christian Humanist and wrote 'Praise of Folly'?

• Erasmus

• John Calvin

• Dante

• Michelangelo

What was the 16th century series of religious actions that led to the establishment of Protestant churches called?

• Renaissance

• Counter Reformation

• English Reformation

• Protestant Reformation

Who is considered to be the person who started the Protestant Reformation?

• John Calvin

• Martin Luther

• Erasmus

• Henry VIII