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WorksheetsRenaissance/Reformation Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
During what years did the Renaissance happen?
a)
1350-1550
b)
1400-1800
c)
1200-1400
d)
1100-1350
2.
During the Renaissance, there was a rebirth of interest in what TWO cultures?
a)
Greek and Roman
b)
Greek and Italian
c)
German and Roman
d)
French and Greek
3.
In what country did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
Spain
d)
France
4.
During the 1300s, Italy's cities became what?
a)
Wealthy
b)
Poor
c)
Respected
d)
Bigger
5.
Where did people begin to move to during the Renaissance?
a)
The Country
b)
Farms
c)
Cities
d)
Manors
6.
What did Marco Polo do that inspired people's interest in Chinese goods?
a)
Told stories
b)
Wrote a book
c)
Bought a camel
d)
Traveled to China
7.
Who was Florence's richest family?
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Donatello
c)
Polo
d)
Medici
8.
What did Machiavelli believe about political leaders
a)
They should do the right thing always
b)
They should obey the law
c)
They should do anything necessary to stay in power
d)
They should be elected
9.
What is the central focus of humanism?
a)
Art
b)
Language
c)
Humans and society
d)
History
10.
What did da Vinci paint?
a)
The Last Supper
b)
School of Athens
c)
La Pieta
d)
The Creation of Adam
11.
What did Michelangelo paint?
a)
Sistine Madonna
b)
Mona Lisa
c)
Ceiling of Sistine Chapel
d)
Head of a Young Woman
12.
Art from the Renaissance was characteristically what?
a)
Realistic
b)
Abstract
c)
Colorful
d)
Objective
13.
Who could attend plays in England?
a)
Everyone
b)
Only the rich
c)
Only the nobles
d)
Only the merchants/poor
14.
What does "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Recollection
b)
Remembrance
c)
Rebirth
d)
Renewal
15.
During the Renaissance, there was a rebirth in what two THINGS?
a)
Art and Architecture
b)
Art and Learning
c)
Learning and Language
d)
Art and Language
16.
Who began the Reformation?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Dante Alighieri
c)
Henry VIII
d)
Martin Luther
17.
The Reformation was an attempt to reform what?
a)
Protestantism
b)
Catholic Church
c)
Society
d)
The Pope
18.
What enraged Luther enough to write the 95 Theses
a)
Selling of indulgences
b)
Taxes
c)
Persecution
d)
Forced Prayer
19.
Why did the Pope begin selling indulgences in the first place?
a)
To rebuild a famous church
b)
To support church members
c)
To repair churches across Europe
d)
He knew it would bother Martin Luther
20.
What did Luther believe led to salvation (going to heaven)?
a)
Faith
b)
Good works
c)
Saying thousands of prayers
d)
He said it was predetermined
21.
Unlike Luther, John Calvin believed what about salvation?
a)
It was predestined
b)
It was earned through good works
c)
It was earned through prayer
d)
It was random
22.
Ferdinand and Isabella began the Inquisition to do what?
a)
Police the towns
b)
Collect taxes
c)
Persecute Catholics
d)
Fight heresy
23.
Henry VIII was angered when the pope refused to do what?
a)
Annul (end) his marriage
b)
Give him land
c)
Build a church
d)
Give him religious power
24.
After Henry VIII's issues with the church, he made himself the head of a new church called the Church of England, or the _____________ Church
a)
Calvist
b)
Lutherean
c)
Anglican
d)
Baptist
25.
What impact did the printing press have on European life?
a)
Helped people read
b)
Helped spread Catholicism
c)
Made books and information more accessible
d)
Printed books more slowly than hand copying
26.
The Catholic response to the Protestant Reformation was known as what?
a)
Opposing Reformation
b)
Catholic Reformation
c)
Luther Reformation
d)
Calvin Reformation
27.
Name of Luther's complaints that he nailed to the church door
a)
59 Theses
b)
95 Theses
c)
96 Theses
d)
100 Theses
28.
Name of new technique used by Renaissance artists to create appearance of depth and distance
a)
Perspective
b)
Cubism
c)
Geometric
d)
Realism
29.
Cosimo de Medici made ______________ the center of Italian art, literature, and culture during the Renaissance
a)
Milan
b)
Florence
c)
Venice
d)
Rome
30.
What history did the Northern Renaissance focus on?
a)
Protestant
b)
Christian
c)
Chinese
d)
American
31.
The Sistine Chapel was painted by da Vinci
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Marco Polo and his family traveled from Europe to ____________ and made people curious about the goods from there
a)
Japan
b)
Russia
c)
China
d)
Korea
33.
Name of book written by Miguel de Cervantes
a)
Don Quixote
b)
The Prince
c)
The Council of Trent
d)
The Bible
34.
What does vernacular language mean?
a)
The language imposed by the leaders of a country
b)
Language spoken by common people in city/country
c)
Any language not Latin
35.
How did the Mongols help increase trade between Europe and Asia?
a)
Making the Silk Road safe to travel on
b)
Giving money to anyone who used it
c)
Waiving the taxes normally attached to trade
d)
Flooding the market with Asian goods
36.
What author wrote over 30 plays, including Romeo and Juliet
a)
Johann Gutenberg
b)
Dante Alghieri
c)
William Shakespeare
d)
John Calvin
37.
First major Italian poet to write in Italian instead of Latin
a)
Shakespeare
b)
St Ignatius of Loyola
c)
Dante Alghieri
d)
Niccolo Machiavelli
38.
Influential reformer who taught the idea of predestination
a)
John Calvin
b)
Martin Luther
c)
Desiderius Erasmus
d)
Henry VIII
39.
Founded the Jesuits, a religious order created to serve the Pope
a)
Martin Luther
b)
St Ignatius of Loyola
c)
Henry VIII
d)
John Calvin
40.
Developed a printing press which enabled books to be more readily available
a)
Dante Alighieri
b)
William Shakespeare
c)
Johann Gutenberg
d)
William Tyndale
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