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WorksheetsRenaissance & Reformation
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who improved the process of moveable type with their creation of the printing press?
a)
Johannes Gutenberg
b)
Leonardo da Vinci
c)
Sir Isaac Newton
2.
What was the name of the 16th century movement that criticized the Catholic Church for it's sole use of Latin, indulgences, behavior of priests, etc.
a)
scientific revolution
b)
protestant revolution
c)
counter reformation
d)
catholic reformation
3.
People such as Leonardo da Vinci, Sir Isaace Newton, Michelangelo, Gutenberg, and Shakespeare made the period known as the Renaissance...
a)
a time of war
b)
a time of dictatorships
c)
a time of creativity
d)
a time of diplomacy
4.
Humanism includes the ideas:
a)
the individual is important, the body is beautiful, greeks & romans are inspirational
b)
greeks and romans are not inspirational
c)
the state is more important than individual liberty
d)
the state is more important than God
5.
Paintings from the Renaissance use the tactic of:
a)
light
b)
shadow
c)
perspective
d)
all of these
6.
Martin Luther's ideas sparked:
a)
the Renaissance
b)
the Protestant Reformation
c)
The Counter-Reformation
d)
The Catolic Reformation
7.
Dante and Petrarch emphasize the importance of the individual in their writings. Their writings include elements of the philosophy of:
a)
Humanism
b)
realism
c)
classicism
d)
protestantism
8.
Which of these MOST influenced the spread of ideas during the Renaissance:
a)
the printing press
b)
Luther's conversion to Protestantism
c)
The Counter-Reformation
9.
The selling of indulgences angered many and sparked the
a)
Renaissance
b)
Protestant Reformation
c)
Counter Reformation
d)
Enlightenment
10.
The Renaissance began in Florence, Italy in part because it was such a wealthy center for trade in the Medieval period.
a)
true
b)
fals
11.
the name of the era when new inventions/ideas in astronomy, biology, chemistry, and anatomy began
a)
scientific revolution
b)
renaissance
c)
counter reformation
d)
protestant reformation
12.
who painted the last supper and the mona lisa
a)
Leonardo da Vinci
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Raphael
d)
Donatello
13.
Besides his artwork, Leonardo da Vinci was also famous for his initial discoveries towards:
a)
parachute and glider
b)
small pox and the plague
c)
lenses, telescopes, and microscopes
d)
lightening as statice electricity
14.
The Counter Reformation was:
a)
response of the Catholic Church to the Protestant Reformation
b)
the Lutheran Church's response to the Catholic Reformation
15.
The Council of Trent in 1545 marks the beginning of the Counter Reformation. At this conference:
a)
new orders were created by the Catholic Church, such as the banning of selling indulgences
b)
Ignatius was asked to create the Jesuits
c)
the Catholic Church made a plan to win back their power and followers
d)
All of These
16.
Why is Humanism associated with the Renaissance?
a)
they were inspired by Greeks and Romans
b)
they recreated the Roman Empire
c)
they wanted to reform the Catholic Church
d)
None of these
17.
Which book "it is better to be feared than loved"
a)
The Prince, Machiavelli
b)
The Prince, Dante
c)
95 Theses, Martin Luther
d)
The Institutes, John Calvin
18.
Inquisition, Jesuits, Council of Trent:
All developed to:
All developed to:
a)
restore power and followers to the Catholic Church
b)
Hunt down Martin Luther
c)
end the religious wars
d)
take back the Holy Land
19.
A common topic for Renaissance art was:
a)
Human beauty/body
b)
government
c)
crucifixion
d)
evil
20.
Florence rose as a powerful city due to it's
a)
economic growth and stability
b)
lack of trading partners
c)
inability to produce anything valuable
d)
position at the center of the Catholic Church
21.
What was the role of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I during the English Reformation:
a)
Henry became Protestant because his wife Catherine was; Elizabeth became Protestant because her mother Catherine was
b)
Henry became Protestant for Personal reasons (a divorce); Elizabeth became Protestant to create unity in the kingdom
c)
neither of these are correct
22.
Christian Humanist that preached peace, tolerance, and love in northern Europe
a)
Erasmus
b)
Petrarch
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