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WorksheetsChapter 17 Test - European Renaissance and Reformation
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 19mins
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
Renewed
Rebuilt
Remade
Rebirth
How did the invention of the printing press help the Reformation?
Bibles printed allowed more people to read them.
People could read translations of the Bible in their language.
It allowed reformers to spread their ideas.
All of the Above
______ is an art technique used during the Renaissance to give depth/dimension.
sfamato
marble
fresco
perspective
the study of history, literature, public speaking, and art that led to a new way or thinking in Europe in the late 1300s
Renaissance
Reformation
humanism
Petrarch
The everyday (native) language of people in a region or country.
vernacular
secular
theocular
Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters.
secular
philosophy
physiology
The Renaissance a rebirth of of art and learning.
True
False
What is Humanism?
People are horrible and we should, instead, focus on the everlasting perfection of God.
People could do great things and should study human potential and achievements.
People are okay; they are good sometimes and not others.
The Prince was the first full-sized book Gutenberg printed?
True
False
Leonardo da Vinci is remembered for which great works of art?
The Mona Lisa and the Last Supper
David and Moses
The leaning tower of Pisa
The Council of Trent
Which writer is remembered for works such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth....
Michelangelo
Miguel de Cervantes
Petrarch
William Shakespeare
This man perfectly characterized being a Renaissance man because he was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.
Marco Polo
Leonardo da Vinci
Johann Gutenberg
William Shakespeare
The term Renaissance refers to the period from about
700 – 500 BCE
550 – 1000 AD
1000 – 1300 AD
1300 – 1600 AD
Indulgences the clergy sold pardons that released people from performing penalties for their sins.
True
False
What was one of John Calvin's major teachings?
Predestination
indulgences
adult baptism
humanism
Italy’s location help it become the birthplace of the Renaissance it had access to Roman ruins and ancient manuscripts from Constantinople.
True
False
An important effect of the invention of the printing press it increased literacy and the use of the vernacular.
True
False
Martin Luther believed that all people with faith were equal.
True
False
The Chinese had invented movable type but not the printing press because European languages had a smaller number of characters than Chinese and Chinese paper was hard to print on.
True
False
Instead of writing in Latin, a Renaissance writer might use his or her native language, or the_____________________.
Perspective
predestination
vernacular
secular
The most famous writer of the Elizabethan Age, regarded by many as the greatest playwright of all time, was __________________________________ .
Johann Gutenberg
William Shakespeare
Michelangelo
Raphael
Renaissance society was ___________________ in spirit, meaning it was worldly rather than spiritual and concerned with the present.
Perspective
predestination
vernacular
secular
Using the technique of ____________________, Renaissance painters showed three dimensions on a flat surface.
Perspective
predestination
vernacular
secular
The ______________________ was a meeting of Catholic bishops and cardinals that agreed on doctrines reforming the Catholic Church.
Council of Trent
predestination
vernacular
secular
Which term refers to a pardon that releases a sinner from a penalty for committing a sin?
Edict of Worms
Indulgences
Act of Supremacy
Anne Boleyn
Which official measure made the king, instead of the pope, the head of the English Church?
Edict of Worms
Indulgences
Act of Supremacy
Anne Boleyn
Who ruled England beginning in 1558?
Edict of Worms
Indulgences
Queen Elizabeth I
Anne Boleyn
Who was beheaded after being unable to produce a male heir for Henry VIII?
Edict of Worms
Indulgences
Queen Elizabeth I
Anne Boleyn
Which official measure made it a crime to give Martin Luther food or shelter?
Edict of Worms
Indulgences
annul
recant
Which term means “to take back a statement”?
Edict of Worms
Indulgences
annul
recant
The German craftsman ____________________developed a printing press that made it possible to produce books quickly and cheaply.
William Shakespeare
Johann Gutenberg
Rocky Balboa
David Hasselhoff
What kind or person represented the ideal of the "Renaissance man"?
someone who enjoyed worldly pleasures.
someone who excelled in many areas of study.
someone who specialized in a particular field of study.
someone who supported and appreciated the arts without creating art.
Which of the following was a major reason for the Reformation?
Northern merchants resented paying taxes to the Church in Rome.
The Church was threatening to excommunicate the king of France.
The pope in Rome insisted on speaking only latin.
Martin Luther said he could interpret the Bible better than the pope.
What was the main reason for Henry VIIIís split with the Roman Catholic Church?
his religious beliefs
his desire for a male heir
his treatment of Catherine of Aragon
his unwillingness to pay Church taxes
