Renaissance & Reformation Quiz

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Raphael

• Donatello

What was the main subject of Renaissance art?

• Abstract forms

• Religious themes

• Humanism and the human form

• Nature

Who initiated the Protestant Reformation?

• Henry VIII

• Martin Luther

• John Calvin

• Pope Leo X

What was the main goal of the Counter-Reformation?

• To spread Protestantism

• To reform the Roman Catholic Church from within

• To start a new religion

• To suppress scientific discoveries

Who is known as the father of modern science?

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Nicolaus Copernicus

What was the significance of the 95 Theses?

• It was a call for the Crusades.

• It was a declaration of independence from the Catholic Church.

• It criticized the Catholic Church's practices and sparked the Protestant Reformation.

• It was a scientific treatise on astronomy.

What is humanism?

• A movement that focuses on the study of religious texts

• A belief in the supernatural

• A cultural and intellectual movement that emphasized classical learning and human potential and achievements

• A political ideology

Which invention during the Renaissance period had the greatest impact on the spread of ideas?

• The compass

• Gunpowder

• The printing press

• The telescope

What was the primary reason for the Scientific Revolution?

• The decline of the Roman Empire

• The invention of the printing press

• The questioning of traditional beliefs and a new emphasis on observation and inquiry

• The spread of Protestantism

Which council was convened as a part of the Counter-Reformation?

• The Council of Trent

• The Council of Nicaea

• The Council of Florence

• The Council of Constance