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WorksheetsMiddle Ages, Renaissance, and Reformation (Goodson)
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The lowest class in the feudal system:
a)
Knights
b)
Kings
c)
Serfs
d)
Lords
2.
The grant of land in the Feudal system:
a)
Icon
b)
Interdict
c)
Fief
d)
Vassal
3.
What was the economic reason for serfdom and the use of serfs?
a)
Equality for everyone
b)
Provided higher education for serfs
c)
A stable and cheap workforce
d)
It provided religious liberty
4.
Who won the argument between Pope Gregory and King Henry IV as well as control over religious and political appointments?
a)
The Pope
b)
The King
5.
Feudal society provided:
a)
Equal justice for all
b)
An exchange of land for services
c)
Freedom of religion and speech
d)
Equality of wealth
6.
The life of a peasant in the feudal society was:
a)
Full of free time for hobbies
b)
Hard, with fear of invasions
c)
Like modern day city-life
d)
Full of travel to new places
7.
Who was at the top of the feudal society?
a)
God and King
b)
Knights
c)
Lords
d)
Serfs
8.
Which group practiced a code of behavior called chivalry?
a)
Knights
b)
Lords
c)
Peasants
d)
Serfs
9.
What was a lord's estate called?
a)
Feudal land
b)
Monastary
c)
Manor
d)
Magyar
10.
The Pope withholding religious sacraments is called issuing:
a)
An excommunication
b)
An interdict
c)
An Intermission
d)
a Papal Bull
11.
A Church official is part of the:
a)
Clergy
b)
Fief
c)
Manor
d)
Vasal
12.
Catholic Church law:
a)
Minolta
b)
Canon
c)
Sharia
d)
Hammurabi
13.
Most people who worked on a manor were:
a)
Nobles or Lords
b)
Peasants or serfs
c)
Knights
d)
Vassals
14.
Who was an ideal "Renaissance Man"?
a)
Hannibal
b)
Martin Luther
c)
Henry VIII
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
15.
What is a Renaissance Man?
a)
Someone who excels at many different things
b)
A great painter
c)
A great sculpter
d)
Someone who moves up from being a serf to a noble
16.
Florence became wealthy because of:
a)
Mining
b)
Agriculture and fishing
c)
Trade and banking
d)
Feudalism
17.
Where was the birthplace of the Renaissance?
a)
Florence, Italy
b)
Paris, France
c)
Venice, Italy
d)
London, England
18.
What county was the birthplace of the Renaissance?
a)
Enlgand
b)
Germany
c)
Italy
d)
France
19.
The Protestant Reformation led to:
a)
The Christian sect of Protestantism
b)
The Eastern Orthodox Church
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
20.
The central figure and leader of the Protestant Reformation:
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Elizabeth I
c)
Thomas More
d)
Martin Luther
21.
The Protestant Reformation helped lead to:
a)
Wars in Europe
b)
Peace in Europe
c)
The Crusades
d)
A new Pope
22.
Who would fight against each other because of the Protestant Reformation?
a)
Sunni and Shia
b)
Catholics and Protestants
c)
Jews and Christians
d)
Christians and Muslims
23.
The Pope fully supported the Protestant Reformation.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Which of the following was not created because of the Protestant Reformation?
a)
Baptist
b)
Lutheran
c)
Presbyterian
d)
Eastern Othodox
25.
Who wrote the 95 Theses?
a)
Martin Luther
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Michaelangelo
26.
The name of Martin Luther's list of complaints against the practices of the Catholic Church:
a)
99 Problems
b)
95 Theses
c)
The Big List
d)
95 Complaints
27.
Martin Luther wanted to abolish the Catholic Church.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Martin Luther wanted the Catholic Church to make changes.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Who wrote down a list of complaints about the Catholic Church?
a)
Martin Luther
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Johann Gutenberg
d)
Attila
30.
The Pope excommunicated Martin Luther.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
King Henry VIII was granted a divorce by the Pope from his first wife, Catharine of Aragon.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
What did King Henry VIII ask the Pope to do?
a)
Grant him a divorce from his first wife
b)
Appoint himself emperor
c)
Make changes
d)
Turn back time
33.
King Henry VIII wanted a divorce from Catherine because of:
a)
A lack of love
b)
A lack of a male heir
c)
Adultery
d)
Treason
34.
After being denied a divorce by the Pope, King Henry VIII:
a)
Created the Church of England
b)
Became a bishop
c)
Left Christianity
d)
Became a Lutheran
35.
King Henry VIII named what person head of the newly created Church of England?
a)
Himself
b)
Thomas More
c)
Johann Gutenberg
d)
Mary
36.
Who did King Henry VIII marry after Catherine?
a)
Anne Boleyn
b)
Catherine Parr
c)
Catherine Howard
d)
Jane Seymour
37.
What happened to Anne Boleyn?
a)
She was beheaded by Henry VIII
b)
She divorced Henry VIII
c)
She had 4 male heirs
d)
She died of plague
38.
What was the name of the oath all of Henry VIII's subjects were asked to take, meaning he was the head of the Church of England?
a)
Act of Supremecy
b)
Act of England
c)
Supreme Head of Church Oath
d)
Beef Supreme
39.
Meeting to reaffirm Catholicism:
a)
Council of Trent
b)
Society of Jesus
c)
Jesuit Order
d)
95 Theses
40.
During the Renaissance, some authors started writing their books in:
a)
Latin
b)
Cunieform
c)
Arabic
d)
Their own vernacular
41.
Vernacular:
a)
Latin
b)
Language of the local population
42.
Famous patrons of the arts from Florence:
a)
Medici family
b)
Luther family
c)
da Vinci family
d)
Petrarch family
43.
To be a patron of the arts, you need:
a)
Paint
b)
Marble
c)
Wealth
d)
Nobilty
44.
Renaissance:
a)
Rebirth of warfare
b)
Started the Protestant Reformation
c)
Led to rebirth of slavery
d)
Rebirth in learning, art, and literature
45.
The Renaissance started around:
a)
The year 500
b)
The 1300's
c)
1968
d)
The 1800's
46.
During the Renaissance, literacy rates increased.
a)
True
b)
False
47.
During the Renaissance, the Catholic Church lost power.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
There was a shift in population during the Renaissance towards:
a)
Rural areas or the country
b)
Castles and forts
c)
Islands
d)
Cities
49.
Who invented the European Printing Press?
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Martin Luther
c)
Johann Gutenberg
d)
Rolo
50.
The printing press lessened the time required to print books.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
The Printing Press increased the number of Bibles in Europe, meaning more people owned a copy.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
Whose ideas were spread more rapidly in Europe thanks to the invention of the Printing Press?
a)
Martin Luther's 95 Theses
b)
Henry VIII's Oath of Acts
c)
Leonardo's notes
d)
The Koran
53.
Created to spread Catholicism around the world:
a)
The Protestants
b)
The Huguenots
c)
The Humanists
d)
The Jesuits
54.
Niccolo Machiavelli's book:
a)
Aneid
b)
The Iliad
c)
The Prince
d)
95 Theses
55.
Do whatever is necessary to get and keep power:
a)
Michaelangelo
b)
Thomas More
c)
Martin Luther
d)
Niccolo Machiavelli
56.
One way the Catholic Church raised money:
a)
A lottery
b)
Selling indulgences
c)
Selling property
d)
Gambling
57.
Martin Luther agreed with the Catholic Church that the selling of indulgences was a good way to raise money for the church.
a)
True
b)
False
58.
The period of the Renaissance followed the:
a)
The Golden Age
b)
The Industrial Revolution
c)
The Middle or Dark Ages
d)
The Scientific Revolution
59.
The goal of the 95 Theses was to get the Catholic Church to make changes.
a)
True
b)
False
60.
Predestination is the belief that God:
a)
Knows the fate of all men's souls
b)
Can predetermine natural disasters
c)
Knows the answer to life and everything
d)
Is watching you
61.
Martin Luther believed that salvation is by faith and faith alone.
a)
True
b)
False
62.
Who believed that church teachings should be based on the bible alone, not on the opinions of the clergy.
a)
Thomas More
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Queen Mary
d)
Martin Luther
63.
Martin Luther believed that all men of faith were equal before God, regardless of whether someone was a peasant or a Pope.
a)
True
b)
False
64.
Petrarch believed less about spiritual potential and more about human achievement and human potential. This is called:
a)
Potentailism
b)
Protestantism
c)
Humanism
d)
Socialism
65.
Banking and trade made ______ rich, which helped lead to the Renaissance beginning there.
a)
Prague
b)
Paris
c)
Florence
d)
Rome
66.
Who were the French protestants who faced severe persecution from Catholics after the Protestant Reformation?
a)
Huguenots
b)
Calvinists
c)
Hamanists
d)
Anabaptists
67.
What happened to Thomas More and those like him who refused to take the oath declaring King Henry VIII the head of the church?
a)
Forgiven by the king
b)
Banished from England
c)
Found guilty of treason and executed
d)
Excommunicated
68.
What conference was meant to slow the spread of Protestantism and to reaffirm the beliefs of Catholics?
a)
The Council of Nicea
b)
The Catholic Crusade
c)
The Enlightenment
d)
The Council of Trent
69.
What era did the Renaissance help lead to?
a)
The era of White Walkers
b)
The Dark Ages
c)
The Middle Ages
d)
The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
70.
The Medici family were:
a)
Poor
b)
Patrons of the arts
c)
French
d)
German
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