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WorksheetsWH: Renaissance & Reformation STUDY GUIDE
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
The works by people such as Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton in the Scientific Revolution was made possible by advancement during which period?
a)
Renaissance
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Age of Exploration
d)
Protestant Reformation
2.
What can the rise of Florence as one of the leading cities in Europe from the 1400s to the 1800s be attributed to?
a)
Economic growth & political stability
b)
Politicies of military conquest of surrounding areas
c)
Position as the center of the Catholic Church
d)
Exploration to the New World and establishment of the colonies
3.
What era in world history is Nicolo Machiavelli’s book The Prince, 1532, associated with?
a)
Renaissance
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Scientific Revolution
d)
Protestant Reformation
4.
Johannes Gutenberg contributed to the spread of information by improving which of the following?
a)
telegraph
b)
process of moveable type
c)
construction of railroads
d)
telephone
5.
By the end of the Renaissance, Johannes Gutenberg have the greatest impact on what?
a)
Literacy rates
b)
Religious philosophy
c)
Artistic methods
d)
Political criticism
6.
What post-medieval intellectual movement popularized by Petrarch and Erasmus stressed people’s importance in the world and its ability to understand and solve most of the world’s problems?
a)
Humanism
b)
Protestant Reformation
c)
Renaissance
d)
Counter Reformation
7.
How does Dante’s The Divine Comedy BEST illustrate the ideals of humanism?
a)
It was the first ever epic poem rather than a true comedy.
b)
It gave an accurate description of the concept of Heaven.
c)
It was written in a vernacular language that could easily be understood.
d)
It discussed the importance of the Catholic Church in the lives of Italians.
8.
Why did conflict arise between humanists and the Catholic church?
a)
Humanist schools were free.
b)
The humanists were teaching the same material as the clergy.
c)
Many humanist ideas conflicted with the Catholic Church ideas.
d)
The clergy of the Catholic church were angry to lose their jobs.
9.
Why is Leonardo da Vinci known as a “Renaissance Man?”
a)
Leonardo Da Vinci's self-portrait was name that.
b)
Leonardo Da Vinci was born near the town of Vinci in the Italian province of Renaissance.
c)
Leonardo Da Vinci's many interests perfectly symbolize the revival of science and art associated with the Renaissance.
d)
Leonardo Da Vinci lived from 1452 to 1519 meaning that chronologically he lived in the middle of the Renaissance period.
10.
Unlike paintings from the Medieval period, Renaissance artists did which of the following?
a)
Worked exclusively with granite.
b)
Focused primarily on religious topics.
c)
Refused to accept payments from wealthy, political, or religious patrons.
d)
Used light, shadow, and perspective to carefully recreate the human form.
11.
Which one of the following statements is TRUE?
a)
The Council of Trent was not a central feature of the Counter Reformation.
b)
When the Council of Trent initially met in 1545, there was unanimous agreement regarding the direction of the Catholic Church.
c)
The Council of Trent defined what the church would be for four centuries; not until Vatican II, in the 1960s, did a major reexamination take place.
d)
Pope Leo X was the individual chosen to lead the Church to bring about the necessary reforms.
12.
How did the Jesuits contribute to the Counter Reformation?
a)
Created a deep split within the church that led to war.
b)
Esablished the modern method of selecting a new Pope.
c)
Tooke the stance that reformation started with the church and not the individual.
d)
Began a successful conversion of millions worldwide to Catholicism.
13.
What was one of John Calvin’s major teachings?
a)
Adult baptism
b)
Indulgences
c)
Humanism
d)
Predistination
14.
Which is the MAIN reason why King Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic church and started the Church of England?
a)
He protested the selling of indulgences.
b)
His argument with the Pope about moving the center of the Catholic Church to London.
c)
He wanted to prove to the Pope that he wa sthe most powerful man in Europe.
d)
His wife did not have a son and the Pope would not allow him to end his marriage.
15.
What was the religious impact of the following from the 95 Theses: Papal indulgences must be preached with caution, lest people erroneously think they are preferale to other good works of love; Christians are to be taught that the pope does not intend that the buying of indulgences should in any way be compared with works of mercy; and, Christians are to be taught that he who gives to the poor or lends to the needy does a better deed than he who buys indulgences.
a)
It initiated the Protestant Reformation
b)
It demonstrated the power of faith in the Christian world.
c)
It showed Christians how to behave in the church.
d)
It made the Pope the supreme authority of the Catholic Church.
16.
All of these describe which of the following during the Reformation? Had six wives, was refused a divorce by Pope Clement VII; and, founded the Church of England.
a)
Martin Luther
b)
Henry VIII
c)
John Calvin
d)
Charles II
17.
Which English Reformation figure is being described: was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; was responsible for the passage of the Act of Supremacy of 1559 which re-established the Church of England’s independence from Rome; and, was responsible for the Act of Uniformity of 1559 which detailed the structure of the Church of England
a)
Queen Theodora
b)
Queen Isabella I
c)
Queen Mary
d)
Queen Elizabeth I
18.
Which statement BEST evaluates the social impact of the Protestant Reformation?
a)
The Protestant Reformation caused waves of changes in the Catholic Church as religious leaders had to re-think the way they taught the Bible to the common people.
b)
The Protestant Reformaiton caused people all over Europe to learn how to read the Latin Bible and form their own conclusions about how to live their lives as Christians.
c)
The Protestant Reformation caused many rulers and authority figures to split from one another and back off into small states and kingdoms.
d)
The Protestant Reformation spread controversial ideas which encouraged Europeans to question authority figures and challenge traditional order.
19.
What was the PRIMARY purpose of the Council of Trent?
a)
To elect a new Pope.
b)
To condemn and refute the beliefs of the Protestants, such as Martin Luther and John Calvin, and also make the set of beliefs in Catholicism even clearer.
c)
To futher advance the teaching and ideas of Martin Luther.
d)
To attempt to create separation of the Church and function that the State may serve.
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