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Northern Renaissance

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Advantages of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press include all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Cheaper book prices

b)

More books written in vernacular - language of the people

c)

Increase in church power

d)

Rapid spread of knowledge and ideas

2.
Who was the most important English playwright?
a)
William Shakespeare
b)
Leonardo da Vinci
c)
Niccolo Machiavelli
d)
King Richard I
3.
Who invented the printing press?
a)
Martin Luther
b)
King Henry VIII
c)
Johann Gutenberg
d)
George Washington
4.
What is Mrs. Amador's first name?
a)
Katie
b)
Sarah
c)
Kayla
d)
Emily 
5.

What was a mathematical achievement of the Renaissance?

a)

using multiplication and division

b)

using letters in algebraic equations

c)

they developed calculus

d)

the developed the concept of zero

6.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
7.

Martin Luther

a)

was an independent thinker who listed complaints against the church and started a reform movement.

b)

was a dedicated priest to the church and led people in the Crusade against Muslims.

c)

worked closely with the Pope and painted the Sistine Chapel

d)

was a simple man who did not want to cause any trouble so he kept his thoughts and ideas to himself.

8.

The Reformation

a)

was a rebirth of classical Greek and Roman ideas

b)

was a reform movement against the church

c)

was a new style of art used during the Renaissance

d)

was the changing of language in literature

9.

One of Luther's biggest complaints against the Church was the selling of Indulgences. What was an indulgence?

a)

relaxed punishment of sin

b)

gave extra items to families

c)

extravagant art

d)

farm land

10.

The 95 theses

a)

was a list of Luther's complaints against the church

b)

was a collect of 95 pieces of Renaissance art

c)

was a story that detailed life in the Middle Ages

d)

was Leonardo da Vinci journal

11.

Greatest northern Renaissance artist, known for his woodcut prints.

a)

Gutenberg

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Albrecht Durer

d)

Thomas More

e)

Erasmus

12.

Northern renaissance art different from Italian renaissance art because

a)

It focused on everyday life and used oil paints

b)

It focused on religion and the need for change

c)

It recreated art of the classical time period

d)

It did not use perspective

13.

What is cartography?

a)

the study of the Earth's surface, its atmosphere and its features

b)

the study and practice of making maps

c)

the average weather in a place over many years

d)

the study of the human past

14.

Mrs. Amador's children are ...

a)

Ethan, Nolan, and Ashley

b)

Easton, Nolan, and Atley

c)

Ethan, Noah, and Atley

d)

Billy, Bob, Sue

15.
A source that is original, from the time period & a first hand account
a)
Primary 
b)
Secondary 
16.

Martin Luther's 95 These would be considered a

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

17.
Whose woodcut is this
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Raphael
c)
Da Vinci
d)
Durer