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THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the Renaissance, people began being interested in Greek & Roman ideas. What word do we use to mean "non religious" ideas that became popular at this time?

a)

Secular

b)

Tordesillas

c)

Septimus Severus

d)

Reformation

2.

what invention did Gutenberg make in Europe that was responsible for spreading Renaissance, Reformation, & Exploration ideas and information?

a)

Printing Press

b)

Protestant Reformation

c)

3 Field System

d)

Sistine Chapel

3.

What was the name for the fracturing of the Catholic Church that started with Martin Luther's 95 Theses (criticisms) of the Church. New kinds of Christianity were created.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Age of Exploration

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Protestant Reformation

4.

Which of the following are TWO major effects of the Protestant Reformation

a)

More people became Catholic & the Church lost power

b)

Developments of new faiths & kings gain power

c)

Kings lose power & Church dies

d)

Pumpkins

5.

What was the first nation to explore a new route to Asia - led by Vasco da Gama - b/c of Ottoman taxes on Asian goods? This nation defended their trade routes against rival Europeans with military alliances with local Asia/African rulers.

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

Netherlands

d)

France

6.
Based on the meaning of the French word renaissance, the period called the Renaissance refers to the
a)
rebirth of classical culture.
b)
restoration of basic human values.
c)
remainder of learning not yet lost.
d)
remembrance of better times.
7.
What is a major reason why the Renaissance began in northern and central Italy?
a)
Nobles there led the Crusades.
b)
Peasants there learned to read.
c)
City-states there became wealthy.
d)
Kings there fought one another.
8.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
9.
To stop the reformation, the Catholic Church tried to put religious pressure on believers and government leaders and later declared war. Nothing worked so the church began a movement to try to reform itself.  What was this movement called?
a)
Spanish Inquistion
b)
Protestant Reformation
c)
Counter Reformation
d)
Feudalism
10.
Where did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Paris, France
b)
Florence, Italy
c)
Athens, Greece
d)
Berlin, Germany
11.
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).
12.
Identify the inventor or artist.
a)
Johannes Gutenburg
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Raphael
13.
What was the theme of Machiavelli's The Prince?
a)
it focused on the church and state
b)
it focused on North America and South America
c)
it focused on gods and pharoahs
d)
it focused on rulers and the people they ruled
14.
Which family were wealthy bankers and patrons (supporters) of the arts?
a)
The Simpsons
b)
The Medici
c)
The Brunelleschi
d)
The Donatello
15.
Who invented the printing press? 
a)
Socrates
b)
Johannes Gutenberg
c)
Machiavelli
d)
Plato
16.
What does it mean to be a "Renaissance Man"?
a)
to stand out as an artist
b)
to be well versed in classical literature
c)
to excel in many fields
d)
to speak many languages 
17.

This English monarch's desire to marry another woman led to the establishment of a separate congregation called the Anglican Church.

a)

King John I

b)

King Edward II

c)

King Philip IV

d)

King Henry VIII

18.
Martin Luther believed the ________ was the sole source of religious authority.
a)
Pope
b)
Bible
c)
King
d)
None of the above
19.
Luther's 95 Theses were his ...
a)
Views about Church taxes
b)
Views about Church leadership
c)
Ideas about salvation
d)
Criticisms of the Church
20.
What was the name placed on Luther and his followers?
a)
Protestants
b)
Justification
c)
Predestination
d)
Reformation
21.
Which two classical civilizations were rediscovered during the Renaissance?
a)
China and Japan
b)
Ghana and Mali
c)
Greece and Rome
d)
Mesopotamia and Egypt
22.
Paintings from the Renaissance use the tactic of:
a)
light
b)
shadow
c)
perspective
d)
all of these
23.
Which of these MOST influenced the spread of ideas during the Renaissance:
a)
the printing press
b)
Luther's conversion to Protestantism
c)
The Counter-Reformation
24.
What event started the Protestant Reformation?
a)
Humanism
b)
The printing press
c)
Martin Luther posting the 95 Theses
d)
John Calvin’s idea of predestination
25.
Why was the printing press so important to society?
a)
people could print magazines now
b)
monks still had to copy the Bible all the time
c)
with easily accessible books, new ideas could spread quickly
d)
with easily accessible books, old ideas would not spread
26.
Three motivations for European explorers: God, Gold, and ______.
a)
Grace
b)
Glory
c)
Greed
d)
Glaciers
27.
Which European nation sponsored Columbus' expedition in 1492?
(King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella)
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Portugual
28.
Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?
a)
to find a more direct water route to Asia
b)
to set up colonies
c)
to spread the Catholic religion
d)
to stay home
29.
What explorer sailed all the way around the world?
(He was credited with it, but in fact he died before his ship made it back.)
a)
Balboa
b)
Cabot
c)
Magellan
d)
De Soto
30.
Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
a)
De Soto
b)
Cortes
c)
Cabot
d)
Balboa
31.
What did Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson all search for?
a)
the Fountain of Youth
b)
the Indies
c)
the Northwest Passage
d)
the Cities of Gold
32.
How did Hudson's last voyage end?
a)
He found the Northwest passage.
b)
His crew mutinied; setting him adrift at sea.
c)
He returned broke.
d)
He set up trade routes. 
33.
Who was the Americas named after?
a)
Giovanni Cabato
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Henry Hudson
34.
Where did Christopher Columbus believed he had landed in 1492?
a)
Europe
b)
Indies
c)
South Africa
35.
Which best describes the original reason for the age of exploration?
a)
Europeans trading for goods on vast land based routes
b)
The Catholic church wanted to convert new souls to Christianity
c)
Europeans trading for goods on sea routes
d)
To discover new lands

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