WorksheetsRenaissance and Reformation
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which artist was famous for this piece of artwork?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Leonardo
c)
Raphael
d)
Thomas More
2.
Which family was a patron of artist like Leonardo da Vinci?
a)
Abotts
b)
Medicci
c)
Himlers
d)
Boccaccio
3.
One Characteristic of the Northern Renaissance was
a)
it dealt only with religious subjects
b)
it began fore the Italian renaissance
c)
the printing press increased the production and sale of books
d)
it was controlled by the government
4.
Renaissance art was notable for:
a)
showing religious themes for the first time
b)
focusing on humans and their emotions
c)
including many miliatary scenes
d)
having flat backgrounds with figures up front
5.
All of the following were important Italian city-states except:
a)
Florence
b)
Genoa
c)
Marathon
d)
Venice
6.
What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?
a)
wealthy patrons
b)
church officials
c)
government grants
d)
kings competing for prestige
7.
Michelangelo is famous for his work in what building?
a)
Westminster Abbey
b)
Tower of Pisa
c)
Notre Dame
d)
Sistine Chapel
8.
Many ideas of the European Renaissance were based on the cultures of ancient
a)
Greece and Egypt
b)
Greece and Rome
c)
Greece and China
d)
Greece and India
9.
I am an Italian artist.
I excelled in painting, sculpting, astronomy, engineering, and anatomy.
I am a true Renaissance man.
Who am I?
I excelled in painting, sculpting, astronomy, engineering, and anatomy.
I am a true Renaissance man.
Who am I?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Raphael
c)
Johann Guttenberg
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
10.
How did life change for peasants after the Black Death?
a)
there was an increase in Christianity
b)
there was in increase in feudalism
c)
Peasants charged high rates for the same jobs. Most left the lord’s manor. Peasants were no longer working for the lord.
d)
there was an increase in the population
11.
After the Middle Ages came the ___________, a time of advances in the arts, education, and science.
a)
Black Death
b)
Crusades
c)
Humanism
d)
Renaissance
12.
The birthplace of the Renaissance was...
a)
Florence
b)
Milan
c)
Rome
d)
Venice
13.
Who invented the printing press?
a)
Socrates
b)
Johannes Gutenberg
c)
Machiavelli
d)
Plato
14.
The renaissance spread beyond Italy because _____.
a)
the Pope demanded it
b)
Missionaries spread ideas on the trade decreased on the silk road
c)
education increased after the printing press made books widely available, trade, and travel
d)
the black death killed 1/3 of the population.
15.
Humanism...
a)
emphasized the Bible
b)
leads to happier lives
c)
encourages people to learn Latin and Greek
d)
focuses on the potential of humans to achieve
16.
______________ art was flat with rigid, emotionless figures, while ______________ art had full backgrounds with figures that showed emotion and detail.
a)
Renaissance, Medieval
b)
Renaissance, Classical
c)
Classical, Medieval
d)
Medieval, Renaissance
17.
How did the Medici family make Florence the birthplace of the Renaissance?
a)
They built a Roman Catholic Church there
b)
They made the peasants work over time without extra pay
c)
They made Florence the capital of Europe
d)
They hired artists and architects (patrons).
18.
This Renaissance invention aided the spread of ideas.....
a)
the glider
b)
the helicopter
c)
printing press
d)
the florin
19.
This term means.....no matter what people do, their lives are already planned....
a)
theology
b)
religion
c)
government
d)
predestination
20.
This young monk challenged the Roman Catholic Church....
a)
Marco Polo
b)
Desiderius Erasmus
c)
Martin Luther
d)
John Wycliffe
21.
These events led to Protestantism and it was named this.....
a)
Renaissance
b)
Denomination
c)
Reformation
d)
Catholicism
22.
The pope sold ______________, or pardons, to get money to repair St. Peter's in Rome.
a)
anmesty
b)
indulgences
c)
passes to heaven
d)
church land
23.
This man married six queens, imprisoned and beheaded people (even one of his wives), and is responsible for creating the Anglican church.....
a)
King Charles V
b)
King James I
c)
King Henry VIII
d)
King Henry of Navarre
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