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WorksheetsThe Renaissance and Reformation
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 18mins
The Renaissance was a rebirth of these two classical cultures
France and England
Greece and Rome
Ottoman and Mughal
China and Japan
The Renaissance began in the city-states of this European country
England
France
Germany
Italy
The Renaissance means
Rebirth
Reread
Revive
Relive
What is the best definition of humanism?
The belief that all humans are important and valuable and that they all have equal potential to succeed.
The belief that there is only one God and that he determines all events.
The belief that all humans are sinful and greedy and need a king to keep them under control.
The belief that only certain people have talents and only those people should receive an education.
In 1450, this man invented the movable type printing press in Europe
Martin Luther
Leonardo da Vinci
Johannes Gutenberg
Michelangelo
The printing press increased these two things in Europe
Knowledge and literacy
wars and literacy
corruption and knowledge
religious belief and wars
What was the first and most widely printed book in Europe?
The almanac
The Qur'an
The Bible
The dictionary
All of the following were Renaissance artists EXCEPT
Michaelangelo
da Vinci
Raphael
Medici
Which of the following statements would be made by a humanist?
"Religion holds the key to all life's questions."
"Education can make every man great."
"Only nobles will be successful in business and life"
"Alien life controls life on earth"
Which of the following characterized thinking in the Renaissance?
A devotion to God and the upkeep of a strict social hierarchy
A return to classical learning and a belief in human potential
A reliance on Eastern traditions and the belief that life is suffering
A dark age devoted to hard work and little else
All of the following are characteristics of Renaissance art EXCEPT
The use of perspective
Central or important figures are larger than other figures
Interest in anture and incorporation of nature into the scene
Figures have facial expressions that reflect their emotion
The Period of European history known as the Renaissance roughly covers the time from
1500 - 1000
1000 - 1200
1300 - 1600
1900 - 2000
This piece of art below was sculpted during what time period?
classical
medieval
renaissance
The piece of art below was created during which time period?
Classical
Medieval
Renaissance
"We must resist the lust of the flesh, which, unless kept in order, overflows without measure. Where is our gratefulness toward God for our clothing if in the sumptuousness of our apparel we both admire ourselves and despise others? For so many to enslave all their senses to delights that the mind lies overwhelmed." -John Calvin, 1536
What is the tone of John Calvin's passage?
kind
firm
casual
neutral
What kind of person represented the ideal of the "Renaissance man?"
someone who enjoyed worldly pleasure
someone who excelled in many areas of study
someone who socialized in a particular field of study
someone who supported and appreciated the arts without creating art
Leonardo da Vinci was an excellent example of the ideal Renaissance man because he
was a politician and politicians were considered the pinnacle of human achievement
came from a wealthy family and greatly improved his family's status in society
wrote grand romantic peotry and insightful political treaties
was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, and mathematician
What action did Martin Luther take to begin the Protestant Reformation?
He went to Rome and spat on the Pope's face
He posted 95 theses to a church door in Whittenberg
He started a theocracy in Geneva, Switzerland
He invented the printing press to spread his ideas
Martin Luther and other supporters of the Protestant Reformation objected to the selling of indulgences, which allowed
wealthy people to buy positions in the church
merchants to establish joint-stock companies in Rome
people to buy pardons for their sins so they would get to heaven faster
the Catholic Church to buy plots of land at very low prices
Martin Luther believed that salvation could be achieved only through
attending regular church services
doing an exceptional amount of good deeds while on Earth
studying to be a monk, nun, or priest
faith and an emphasis on the Bible
Henry the VIII was different from Luther and Calvin mainly because
his break with the church was more political and personal rather than based on issues of faith.
he maintained close ties with the Catholic Church.
his new church dod not recognize the authority of the Pope.
he considered card playing, dancing, and singing to be sinful.
The best definition of PREDESTINATION is
the belief that only people who become priests will achieve salvation
the belief that all people, no matter what actions they take, have the ability to achieve salvation.
the belief that only Martin Luther and his followers will achieve salvation.
the belief that God already knows who will achieve salvation before they are even born.
How did King Henry VIII react with the Pope refused to annul his marriage?
he started a war with Italy
He made himself head of the new English church.
He started the Reformation.
He imposed the fines on the Pope and the Catholic Church.
All of the following were effects of the Protestant Reformation EXCEPT for
The Catholic Church created the order of the Jesuit priest.
No longer was the Catholic Church the only Christian branch.
People started to convert to Buddhism and Hinduism.
Protestant Reformation caused wars of religion in parts of Europe.
The Edict of Nantes recognized
Catholicism as the official religion of France, but it gave Huguenots the tight to worship and to have political freedom.
Lutheranism as the official religion of England and did not give away any religious rights to the people.
each individual and his/her right to choose a religion.
Predestination as the only means to achieve salvation.
The Treaty stated that all German states could determine their own religion and brought an end to the Holy Roman Empire was
the Peace of Augsburg
the Constitution
the Treaty of Wesphilia
the Bible
The Peace of Augsburg stated that
all German princes must convert to Catholicism
the ruler of Germany could choose the religion of all the princes
German princes could choose the religion of their territories
the German people could choose to practice any religion they wanted
The visual above represents which theory
Heliocentric
Geocentric
Mooncentric
Gravity
The picture above is associated with which person from the Scientific Revolution?
William Harvey
Galileo
Isaac Newton
da Vinci
This great mathematical and physicist brought together some of the theories and discoveries of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo under a single theory of motion known as the law of universal gravitation.
Isaac Newton
Michaelangelo
Francis Bacon
Edward Jenner
What does the book above represent?
Harvey's theory which showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood throughout the body
Harvey's collection of anatomical drawings
Harvey's theory of love and war
Harvey's collection of plays about love and death
In the scientific method, a hypothesis is a
possible explanation to be tested
conclusion that should not be questioned
truth that leads to understanding
truth known at the start of an inquiry
