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WH: Chapter 5: Renaissance and Reformation

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This person conquered Milan after the death of the last Visconti ruler?

a)

Edict of Worms

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Girolamo Savonarola

d)

Desiderius Erasmus

e)

Francesco Sforza

2.

____________ is based on the study of the literary works of Greece and Rome.

a)

Edict of Worms

b)

Christian Humanism

c)

Humanism

d)

predestination

e)

Henry VIII

3.

His masterpiece is in the Italian Vernacular was the Divine Comedy.

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Girolamo Savonarola

c)

Erasmus

d)

Dante

e)

Anabaptists

4.

This movement's major goal was the reform of the Catholic Church.

a)

Humanism

b)

Edict of Worms

c)

Christian Humanism

d)

Anabaptists

5.

This person was the best known of all the Christian humanists.

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Francesco Sforza

c)

Erasmus

d)

Dante

6.

This excommunicated Martin Luther from the Holy Roman Empire, and ordered his works to be burned.

a)

Edict of Worms

b)

Christian Humanism

c)

predestination

d)

Humanism

7.

This was a belief that God had determined in advance who would be saved and who would be damned.

a)

Edict of Worms

b)

predestination

c)

humanism

d)

Christian Humanism

8.

____________ established as head of the Church of England in 1534.

a)

Anapbaptists

b)

Dante

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Girolamo Savonarola

9.

This group was regarded as dangerous radicals by Protestants and Catholics.

a)

Christian Humanism

b)

Predestination

c)

Dante

d)

Anabaptists

10.

The Flemish painter Jan van Eyck was one of the first to use and perfect this technique.

a)

frescos

b)

oil painting

c)

realistic painting

d)

sculpture

11.

This movement had a profound effect on education.

a)

Renaissance

b)

humanist

c)

liberal

d)

vernacular

12.

The Peace of Augsburg formally

a)

made Martin Luther the patron saint of the Holy Roman Empire

b)

accepted the division of Christianity in Germany

c)

established the doctrine of Lutheranism

d)

ended the war between France and England

13.

Which of the following was the first Protestant faith?

a)

Calvinism

b)

Zoroastrianism

c)

Christian Humanism

d)

Lutheranism

14.

Christine de Pizan is best known for

a)

leadership of Dominican nuns

b)

works written in defense of women

c)

defense of the poor

d)

painting and sculpture

15.

Leonardo da Vinci was an excellent example of Renaissance Italy's social ideal because he was a Renaissance man. Which answer best describes a "Renaissance man"?

a)

was a politician, and politicians were considered the pinnacle of human achievement

b)

came from a wealthy family and greatly improved his family's status in society

c)

wrote grand romantic poetry and insightful political treatises

d)

was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, and mathematician

16.

Christian humanists believed that

a)

if people read the classics, and especially the basic works of Christianity would become more pious

b)

by entering a monastery, one could assure one's salvation

c)

God did not intend man to know more than what was written in the Bible

d)

society should return to simpler ways and no focus on gaining wealth and material possessions

17.

Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales is an important work because

a)

Chaucer's use of the English vernacular was important in making his dialect the chief ancestor of the modern English language

b)

it was the first work in French to be published in England and France, opening those countries up to England's culture and language

c)

it was the first collection of shortstories by a single author to be published

d)

his poignant portrayal of the English lower class evoked a change in English society, allowing families to break the hereditary cycle of poverty

18.

which of the following founded the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits?

a)

Pope Paul II

b)

The Council of Trent

c)

Ignatius of Loyola

d)

The Act of Supremacy

19.

In 1528, Baldassare Castiglione wrote The Book of the Courtier, which

a)

was an epic poem of idealized heroism and became a model for Italian men

b)

described the characteristics of perfect Renaissance noble

c)

instructed rulers to abandon morality as the basis for political activity

d)

instructed the poor on how to emulate the nobles

20.

Parents in Renaissance Italy carefully arranged marriages, often to

a)

prevent their sons and daughters from marrying below their class

b)

demonstrate the power of parents over their children

c)

strengthen business or family ties

d)

keep their children close by

21.

Which of the following was the best known of all Christian humanists?

a)

Erasmus

b)

Filippo brunelleschi

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Albrecht Durer

22.

The publication of Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses

a)

was immediately seen as a threat by local businesses

b)

attacked the abuses in the sale of indulgences, beginning the Protestant Reformation

c)

was largely ignored until decades after Luther's death

d)

was distributed in England

23.

Both Catholics and Protestants considered the ____ to be dangerous radicals.

a)

Anglicans

b)

Moravians

c)

Calvinists

d)

Anabaptist

24.

The high demand for Middle Easter goods enabled_______ to set up new trading centers in eastern ports.

a)

Spanish Mercenaries

b)

Italian merchants

c)

German merchants

d)

Greek merchants

25.

______ was called the father of Italian Renaissance humanism

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Dante

c)

Petrarch

d)

Geoffrey Chaucer

26.

There was a high demand for these eastern goods in Europe

a)

silks, sugar, and spices

b)

cloth, spices, and sculpture

c)

gold, silks, and spices,

d)

slaves, spices, and sugar

27.

Which Italian city-state created an efficient tax system to generate revenue for the government?

a)

Venice

b)

Florence

c)

Milan

d)

Genoa

28.

_______, like many Northern Renaissance artists, imitated nature, not by using perspective. like the Italians, but by observing and portraying details the best he could in his oil paintings.

a)

Albrecht Durer

b)

Erasmus

c)

Petrarch

d)

Jan van Eyck

29.

After the death of ________, leadership of Protestantism in Switzerland passe to John Calvin.

a)

Albrecht Durer

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Thomas More

d)

Ulrich Zwingli

30.

The word “Renaissance” means

a)

New religion

b)

Rebirth

c)

Dark Ages

d)

Be happy

31.

The language of everyday speech is known as

a)

Slang

b)

Feudalism

c)

Vernacular

d)

Erasmus

32.

Nicholo Machiavelli believed that rulers should be ready to do what to hold power?

a)

Be feared rather than loved

b)

Have yearly elections

c)

Paint large paintings

d)

Move to Rome

33.

The term Renaissance refers to the period from about

a)

700 – 500 BCE

b)

550 – 1000 AD

c)

1000 – 1300 AD

d)

1300 – 1600 AD

34.

The Renaissance began in the city states of

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Greece

d)

England

35.

Gutenberg facilitated the spread of Renaissance ideas by

a)

Developing the printing press

b)

Opening a school in Venice

c)

Opening a school for sculptors

d)

Learning with Leonardo da Vinci

36.

Martin Luther’s statements criticizing the church are called the

a)

Commandments

b)

Perspectives

c)

Thirty-Five Complaints

d)

Ninety-Five Theses

37.

The Church reacted to Luther’s criticisms by

a)

Making him Pope

b)

Adopting wide-spread reforms

c)

Kicking him out of the Church (Excommunicating)

d)

Cutting off his head

38.

The “Act of Supremacy”

a)

Established the King as head of the church in England

b)

Established the Catholic Church as the only church in England

c)

Kicked Martin Luther out of the church

d)

Guaranteed heaven after death

39.

Why did Henry VIII (8th) break from the Catholic Church?

a)

Selling indulgences

b)

Executing Martin Luther

c)

Named himself Holy Roman Emperor

d)

Wanted to divorce his wife

40.

Those who broke away from the Catholic Church became known as

a)

Protestants

b)

Renaissance Men

c)

Jesuits

d)

Humanists

41.

Payments made to the church to reduce the punishment for sins and grant forgiveness for sins were

a)

currency

b)

indulgences

c)

salvation

d)

offering

42.

Protection from sin, being "saved" and guaranteed entry to heaven based on faith in God is called

a)

indulgences

b)

patronage

c)

communion

d)

salvation

43.

Urban society

a)

City state that is the center and Italian political, economic, and social life

b)

City state that is the center of political committees

c)

City state which is the center of society

d)

City state in which only the peasants/townspeople live

44.

Dowry

a)

Something that holds together pieces of wood

b)

Coat made for extremely cold weather

c)

Piece of decorative fabric

d)

Sum of money given by wife's family to husband at marriage

45.

Fresco

a)

Type of sandwich

b)

Place in California

c)

Water based painting on wet plaster

d)

Father of humanism

46.

Humanism

a)

Movement based on study of bible

b)

Movement based on study of humanities

c)

Movement based on study of literature

d)

Movement based on the study of dance

47.

Predestination

a)

Final destination on a trip

b)

Movement throughout the city of Venice to the border

c)

Idea that God has pre-determined who would be saved and who would not

d)

Idea that God has not control over where you go after death

48.
Which artist was famous for this piece of artwork?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Leonardo
c)
Raphael
d)
Thomas More
49.
Which family was a patron of artist like Leonardo da Vinci?
a)
Abotts
b)
Medicci
c)
Himlers
d)
Boccaccio
50.
Michelangelo is famous for his work in what building?
a)
Westminster Abbey
b)
Tower of Pisa
c)
Notre Dame
d)
Sistine Chapel
51.
Many ideas of the European Renaissance were based on the cultures of ancient
a)
Greece and Egypt
b)
Greece and Rome
c)
Greece and China
d)
Greece and India
52.
The renaissance spread beyond Italy because _____.
a)
the Pope demanded it
b)
Missionaries spread ideas on the trade decreased on the silk road
c)
education increased after the printing press made books widely available, trade, and travel
d)
the black death killed 1/3 of the population.
53.
Martin Luther's main complaint was against what?
a)
Inquisitions
b)
Indulgences
c)
The Bible
d)
Ice Cream
54.

Why did religious leaders call for the Council of Trent in the mid-1500s?

a)

to elect a new pope

b)

to regulate the laws and practices of Protestantism

c)

to end the Crusades

d)

to regulate the laws and practices of the Catholic Church

55.
Humanism includes the ideas:
a)
the individual is important, the body is beautiful, greeks & romans are inspirational
b)
greeks and romans are not inspirational
c)
the state is more important than individual liberty
d)
the state is more important than God
56.
Martin Luther's ideas sparked:
a)
the Renaissance
b)
the Protestant Reformation
c)
The Counter-Reformation
d)
The Catolic Reformation
57.
Dante and Petrarch emphasize the importance of the individual in their writings. Their writings include elements of the philosophy of:
a)
Humanism
b)
realism
c)
classicism
d)
protestantism

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