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World History Unit 4: Renaissance and Reformation

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for a rebirth of Greek and Roman culture?

a)

Greco-Roman

b)

reformation

c)

renaissance

d)

humanism

2.

Group created during the Catholic Reformation to help spread the Catholicism, as well as help people learn to read and write.

a)

Jesuits

b)

Humanists

c)

Ninja Turtles

d)

Protestants

3.

Father of the Protestant Reformation stated that salvation through faith was the way to Heaven

a)

Calvin

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Luther

d)

Erasmus

4.

This invention helped spread Reformation and Renaissance ideas through Europe and led to increased literacy levels

a)

Printing Press

b)

Mona Lisa

c)

Black Plague

d)

Catapult

5.

Founder of the Anglican Church who left Catholicism after he was not granted a divorce or annulment by the Pope

a)

Edward Vi

b)

Mary I

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Louis XVi

6.

Wrote the "Divine Comedy" which starts on a journey through hell and was about the souls journey to salvation.

a)

Erasmus

b)

Dante

c)

Petrarch

d)

da Vinci

7.

The disease that killed up to 1/3 of the population of Europe was called what?

a)

The Purple Death

b)

The Black Plague

c)

Humanism

d)

Cholera

8.

Another name for the Counter Reformation

a)

Protestant Reformation

b)

English Reformation

c)

Christian Reformation

d)

Catholic Reformation

9.

Wrote "The Prince" on the issues of leadership being feared or loved by the subjects. (He said fear was better)

a)

da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Dante

10.

Inventor of the printing press

a)

da Vinci

b)

Erasmus

c)

Johannes Gutenburg

d)

Martin Luther

11.

This movement was began by Martin Luther over issues he had with the Catholic Church. John Calvin also became an important early figure

a)

English Reformation

b)

Renaissance

c)

Protestant Reformation

d)

Humanism

12.

Oldest daughter of Henry VIII who attempted to return England to Catholic beliefs. She has a drink named for her because of her killing of Protestants

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

Mary I

c)

Erasmus

d)

Anne Boleyn

13.

What is this famous painting by da Vinci?

a)

Last Supper

b)

Ceiling of Sistine Chapel

c)

Mona Lisa

d)

David

14.

Known as the "Renaissance Man" because he did a little bit of everything. He was an artist, sculptor, scientist, engineer, and inventor.

a)

Raphael

b)

Donatello

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Michelangelo

15.

What is this famous sculpture by Michelangelo

a)

Last Supper

b)

Ceiling of Sistine Chapel

c)

Mona Lisa

d)

David

16.

Father of Italian Renaissance Humanists who focused on studying the classics, such as Plato and Aristotle.

a)

Dante

b)

Petrarch

c)

Erasmus

d)

Machiavelli

17.

This was Martin Luther's main arguments against, or issues with, the Catholic Church, which he wanted to fix or reform. He nailed them to his local church's door.

a)

Humanism

b)

99 Problems

c)

95 Theses

d)

The Prince

18.

What is this famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci

a)

Last Supper

b)

Ceiling of Sistine Chapel

c)

Mona Lisa

d)

David

19.

This author is the best known Christian Humanist, who said that religious focus should be on inward reflection and the personal relationship with God.

a)

Erasmus

b)

Dante

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Henry VIII

20.

The key idea of Calvinism is the idea that God has already determined where your soul will go. This is called ______

a)

Salvation

b)

Justification through faith

c)

Predestination

d)

Precedent

21.

Which of the following was NOT a part of the decisions made at the Counsel of Trent by the Catholic Church during the Counter Reformation?

a)

The Church had final interpretation on the Bible

b)

Predestination was the way God chose who was saved

c)

Selling indulgences was acceptable, if done by Church officials

d)

Faith AND good works are necessary for salvation

22.

What is this famous painting by Michelangelo

a)

Last Supper

b)

Ceiling of Sistine Chapel

c)

Mona Lisa

d)

David

23.

This insect was crucial to what event?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Rreformation

c)

Black Plague

d)

Humanism

24.

What is the title of this famous sculpture by Michelangelo, depicting the Madonna holding Christ?

a)

David

b)

La Pieta

c)

Last Judgement

d)

Birth of Venus

25.

One of Martin Luther's biggest issues with the Church was what?

a)

the selling of indulgences

b)

the issue of predestination

c)

the issues of salvation being based only on faith

d)

the divinity of Mary

26.

Which of the following is NOT a reason Italy was the center of the Renaissance?

a)

The rise of the Medici family of bankers in Florence meant there was plenty of money

b)

Italy had access to Roman ruins and ancient Greek manuscripts and Greco-Roman culture

c)

The Renaissance had already happened in Asia, and has just been spread to Italy

d)

Because of trade and the printing press, ideas were spread from Italy throughout Europe

27.

What was reborn during the Renaissance, something "lost" during the Dark Ages?

a)

art and learning

b)

devotion to the Christian religion

c)

health and cleanliness after the plague

d)

law and governemnt

28.

This term means a focus on things of the world as opposed to religion

a)

Humanism

b)

secular

c)

protestant

d)

renaissance

29.

The Humanist movement focused on what?

a)

Human potential and human form over divine ideals

b)

Humans being more advanced than animals

c)

Humans being mostly evil and needing strong religious ideals

d)

God being the center of the universe, as well as all learning

30.

Who painted this famous piece, called the "School of Athens" in which the artist depicted famous Greek Philosophers hanging out?

a)

da Vinci

b)

Raphael

c)

Michaelangelo

d)

Donatello

31.

This family was important in the banking industry and was very wealthy and politically powerful in the city of Florence at the beginning of the Renaissance

a)

Machiavelli

b)

da Vinci

c)

Medici

d)

Mayweather

32.

Which of the following was not an effect of the Printing Press?

a)

Increased literacy rates

b)

Less book ownership than had existed previously

c)

A decrease in the cost of books

d)

More rapid spreading of ideas

33.

Another name for Mary, mother of Jesus, who is painted continuously throughout the Renaissance?

a)

The Prince

b)

The Madonna

c)

The Believer

d)

The God Mother

34.

Which of the following is NOT an innovation of Renaissance painting?

a)

painting of Asian figures, religions, and myths

b)

Usage of vanishing points and the horizon

c)

the balance in architecture and the foreground items being sized larger than background images

d)

Portrayal of individuals and a more 3-D paintings and sculptures with emotions on faces and greater detail.

35.

The below chain is a part of what event?


Edward VI (Protestant) --> Mary I (Catholic) --> Elizabeth I (Protestant)

a)

Counter Reformation

b)

Humanist Movement

c)

Catholic Reformation

d)

English Reformation

36.

As we discussed, a certain young man read Marco Polo's book, which was published because of Gutenberg's invention and led to his idea of reaching Asia by sailing west. Who was it?

a)

Dante

b)

Columbus

c)

da Vinci

d)

da Gama

37.
a)

Donatello

b)

Michaelangelo

c)

Leonardo

d)

Raphael

38.
a)

Donatello

b)

Michaelangelo

c)

Leonardo

d)

Raphael

39.
a)

Donatello

b)

Michaelangelo

c)

Leonardo

d)

Raphael

40.
a)

Donatello

b)

Michaelangelo

c)

Leonardo

d)

Raphael