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Renaissance and Reformation

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which invention allowed ideas to spread quickly?

a)

printing press

b)

indulgences

c)

gunpowder

d)

Feudalism

2.

The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa are classic paintings that are still studied today. These paintings are credited to which of the following Renaissance artists?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Donatello

d)

Raphael

3.

What city did the Renaissance begin in?

a)

Florence

b)

Wittenberg

c)

London

d)

Rome

4.

The first moveable type printing press was invented by:

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Niccolo Machiavelli

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Johann Gutenberg

5.

Michelangelo created which of the following pieces of artwork? Select three answers.

a)

Pieta

b)

David

c)

Sistine Chapel (ceiling)

d)

School of Athens

e)

The Last Supper

6.

What is a way of thinking and learning that stresses the importance of human abilities and actions is known as?

a)

Humanism

b)

Reformation

c)

Individualism

d)

Imperialism

7.

What is the name of the period of time that was known for advancements in math, science, art, architecture, religion, and world exploration?

a)

Reformation

b)

Renaissance

c)

Middle Ages

d)

Classical Era

8.

What is the name of the trader from Venice, Italy who wrote about his travels and influenced trade between Europe and Asia?

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Kublai Khan

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

9.

Select three of the effects of the invention of the printing press.

a)

the establishment of schools and universities

b)

ideas spread more quickly

c)

more jobs were created

d)

the mass production of books

e)

people were warned of the Black Death

10.

Which book became the most widely printed shortly after the arrival of the moveable type printing press?

a)

The Prince

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

The Holy Bible

d)

The Travels of Marco Polo

11.

What does the word Renaissance mean?

a)

rebirth

b)

redo

c)

realm

d)

renew

12.

During the Reformation, Christians split into what two groups? Select two correct answers.

a)

Catholic

b)

Buddhist

c)

Protestant

d)

Methodist

e)

Muslim

13.

What is something or someone that makes a change happen known as?

a)

catalyst

b)

humanist

c)

heretic

d)

indulgence

14.

What is the most famous painting in the world today?

a)

Mona Lisa

b)

Sistine Chapel (ceiling)

c)

The School of Athens

d)

The Last Supper

15.

What is an indulgence?

a)

Property given by the church to the poor

b)

Orders from the Pope demanding that everyone tithe (similar to a tax)

c)

Documents sold by the church for the forgiveness of sin

d)

Food given by the church to the poor

16.

What is the name of the list of complaints against the Catholic Church that were posted and started the Protestant Reformation known as?

a)

Declaration of Sentiments

b)

Declaration of the Rights of Man

c)

95 Theses

d)

The Greater Charter of Liberties

17.

What is the name of one of the best-known playwrights in the world? He lived during the Renaissance.

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Niccolo Machiavelli

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

18.

Where did the Reformation begin?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

England

d)

France

19.

Which of the following people was a catalyst for the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

Niccolo Machiavelli

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Michelangelo

20.

What does it mean to be a “Renaissance Man?”

a)

A Renaissance man is a good painter.

b)

A Renaissance man has many talents and interests.

c)

A Renaissance man is born into a noble family.

d)

A Renaissance man always writes books.

21.

Renaissance artwork is know for being:

a)

more colorful than Medieval art

b)

more realistic than Medieval art

c)

less detailed than Medieval art

d)

less realistic than Medieval art

22.

Who is considered to be the ultimate “Renaissance Man?”

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

23.

What happened to trade during the Renaissance?

a)

increased

b)

decreased

c)

no trade at that time

d)

no change

24.

When did the period of time known as the Renaissance begin?

a)

before the Middle Ages

b)

before the fall of the western Roman Empire

c)

after the Middle Ages

d)

right after the fall of the western Roman Empire

25.

Who wrote the famous book titled, “The Prince” that advised leaders on how they should rule?

a)

Niccolo Machiavelli

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Johann Gutenberg

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

26.

What is the Pope the leader of?

a)

The Catholic Church

b)

The Protestant Church

c)

The Reformation

d)

All Christian Churches everywhere

27.

What does it mean to go against the church?

a)

heresy

b)

excommunicate

c)

indulgence

d)

Renaissance

28.

Henry VIII is known for what two things? Select two correct answers.

a)

having many wives

b)

creating the 95 Theses

c)

having issues with the Pope

d)

inventing the printing press

29.

The Renaissance was a renewed interest of the classical achievements made by which two civilizations? Select two answers.

a)

Greece

b)

Rome

c)

India

d)

Egypt

30.

What country did the Renaissance begin in?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

England

d)

France