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Renaissance and Reformation

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
2.
On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
3.
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 
4.
The Sistine Chapel was painted by...
a)
Michalangelo
b)
Albrecht Durer
c)
Miguel Cervantes
d)
Leonardo DaVinci
5.
Title...
a)
Madonna
b)
Mona Lisa
c)
Margaret
d)
da Vinci
6.
Artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome 
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Leonardo Da Vinci
c)
Perspective
d)
Patron
7.
Italian artist who also excelled in astronomy, engineering, and anatomy 
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Raphael
c)
Johann Guttenberg
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
8.
Which of the following most accurately characterizes the Renaissance?
a)
the spread of democracy
b)
the outburst of creativity 
c)
a growth of religious belief
d)
a decline in learning 
9.
Which of the following is associated with classical learning?
a)
the ideas of the middle ages
b)
the ideas of Greece & Rome
c)
the ideas of ancient China
d)
the ideas of ancient India
10.
What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?
a)
wealthy patrons
b)
church officials
c)
government grants
d)
kings competing for prestige
11.
Which of the following is associated with Humanism?
a)
the ideas of the middle ages
b)
the ideas of Greece & Rome
c)
the ideas of ancient China
d)
the ideas of ancient India
12.
During the Renaissance, why was Florence significant?
a)
Birthplace and symbol of the Renaissance
b)
Birthplace of Michelangelo
c)
The last place the Black Plague hit
d)
Home of all of the significant artists and sculptors 
13.
The Medici Family...
a)
Were the first mafia family to live in Italy
b)
Were the most famous painters in Florence
c)
Were the family of Mona Lisa
d)
Were patrons of the arts in Florence
14.
Which of the following is a synonym best used to describe the word "secular"
a)
Worldly
b)
Religious
c)
Chivalry
d)
Rebirth
15.
Advantages of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press include all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Cheaper book prices
b)
Increase in education/literacy
c)
Increase in church power
d)
Rapid spread of ideas
16.

What was the time in history when the Roman Catholic Church was questioned?

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Renaissance

c)

Reformation

d)

All of the Above

17.

How did the invention of the printing press help the Reformation?

a)

Bibles printed allowed more people to read them.

b)

People could read translations of the Bible in their language.

c)

It allowed reformers to spread their ideas.

d)

All of the Above

18.

Why did the Reformation begin?

a)

Luther wanted to start a new religion.

b)

The Church was poor and needed a new leader.

c)

Calvin wanted to head the Church.

d)

There were abuses in the Church that needed changing.

19.

What was the list of complaints against the Church called?

a)

95 Theses

b)

Peace of Augsburg

c)

Magna Carta

d)

New Testament

20.

What was the Counter Reformation?

a)

Pope's decision to go to war

b)

Protestants moving to new lands

c)

Printing Bible in other languages

d)

Catholic Church making changes

21.

I started the Protestant Reformation in Scotland. Who am I?

a)

John Calvin

b)

John Knox

c)

Martin Luther

d)

King Henry VIII

22.
Martin Luther's main complaint was against what?
a)
Inquisitions
b)
Indulgences
c)
The Bible
d)
Ice Cream
23.
Martin Luther's main complaint was against what?
a)
Inquisitions
b)
Indulgences
c)
The Bible
d)
Ice Cream
24.
Who invented the printing press?
a)
Johannes Gutenburg
b)
Botticelli
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Michelangelo
25.
The wealth and patronage of what family supported great works of art produced in Florence?
a)
Marco Polo
b)
Medici
c)
Gutenberg
d)
Da Vinci
26.

Which religious leader made predestination a central part of his belief system?

a)

John Calvin

b)

Martin Luther

c)

St. Ignatius of Loyola

d)

William Tyndale

27.

Which of the following religions is a result of the Reformation?

a)

Eastern Orthodox

b)

Judaism

c)

Protestantism

d)

Roman Catholicism

28.

Henry VIII established the Church of England because

a)

he accepted the ideas of Martin Luther

b)

he opposeed the selling of indulgences

c)

he had always wanted England to become a Protestant coutnry.

d)

the pope would not allow him to divorce his wife.

29.

What is predestination?

a)

Going into outerspace

b)

a principal taught by John Calvin about being pre-selected to go to Heaven.

c)

The idea that no one will be saved taught by Martin Luther

d)

Henry VIII new word about marriage

30.

Which reformer wanted a son?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

John Calvin

c)

Martin Luther

d)

William Tyndale

31.
A person who produces work "in the Vernacular " is one who 
a)
uses only natural light
b)
uses a verse from of writing
c)
relies on realism
d)
writes in a local, rather than a classical, language
32.
What was the Reformation?
a)
pardons for sins
b)
the young monk
c)
the events that led to Protestantism
d)
a bill of rights
33.
This was the Church practice of selling forgiveness for sin 
a)
Usury
b)
Tithe
c)
Sin Tax
d)
Indulgences
34.
After the break with Rome who did Henry VIII make head of the Church of England 
a)
His son
b)
The Archbishop
c)
Himself
d)
Various Nobles 
35.
a)

Renaissance

b)

Reformation

c)

Gilded Age

d)

Nuclear Age

36.
Because humanism emphasized the individual and daily life, the paintings, sculptures, and other works of art became
a)
Less realistic
b)
More important
c)
Less important
d)
More realistic and focused on religious themes
37.
Which Renaissance invention helped spread ideas throughout Europe and the rest of the world?
a)
Gutenberg's printing press
b)
books
c)
ships
d)
trade routes
38.
The greatest English playwright, some of whose famous works are Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Henry V, was
a)
William Shakespeare
b)
Chaucer
c)
Bronte
d)
John Calvin
39.
The Catholic Reformation began in 1545 when the Pope called the _____.
a)
Council of Trent
b)
95 Theses
c)
Scientific Revolution
d)
Medici Family
40.
The Renaissance was a rediscovery of ____ & ____ ideas.
a)
Greek, Roman
b)
Greek, Chinese
c)
Egyptian, Roman
d)
Roman, Arabic

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