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Renaissance and Reformation

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

a)

Renewed

b)

Rebuilt

c)

Remade

d)

Rebirth

2.

The Sistine Chapel was painted by...

a)

Michalangelo

b)

Albrecht Durer

c)

Miguel Cervantes

d)

Leonardo DaVinci

3.
Title...
a)
Madonna
b)
Mona Lisa
c)
Margaret
d)
da Vinci
4.
Title...
a)
School of Athens
b)
Last Judgment
c)
Last Supper
d)
Sistine Chapel
5.
Artist who painted the Mona Lisa &The Last Supper
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Leonardo da Vinci
c)
perspective 
d)
patron
6.
What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?
a)
wealthy patrons
b)
church officials
c)
government grants
d)
kings competing for prestige
7.

Which of the following is associated with Humanism (focus on the individual)?

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

8.

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

9.

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

10.

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

11.
What was Indulgences?
a)
a first church
b)
leaders
c)
pardons for sins sold by the Catholic Church
12.
Who invented the printing press and used it to print the first Bible?
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Johannes Gutenburg
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
13.

Invented the telescope; proved Copernicus' theory.

a)

da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Galileo

d)

Copernicus

14.

______ is an art technique used during the Renaissance to give depth/dimension.

a)

sfamato

b)

marble

c)

fresco

d)

perspective

15.

Martin Luther believed all of the following EXCEPT?

a)

taught peopled could talk directly with God

b)

read the Bible on your own

c)

against selling of indulgences/excommunication

d)

Counter Reformation

16.

95 Theses, Protestantism & Calvinism support which of the following?

a)

Reformation

b)

Counter Reformation

17.

Which area of Europe supported Martin Luther's reforms?

a)

Northern Europe

b)

Southern Europe

c)

Eastern Europe

d)

Western Europe

18.

Which area of Europe supported the Counter Reformation?

a)

Northern Europe

b)

Southern Europe

c)

Eastern Europe

d)

Western Europe

19.

The Counter Reformation, Council of Trent & Diet of Worms supported which of the following?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

Catholic Church

20.

Where did the Reformation begin?

a)

England

b)

Germany

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

21.

The language of everyday speech is known as

a)

Slang

b)

Feudalism

c)

Vernacular

d)

Erasmus

22.

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

a)

Use force and deceit

b)

Have yearly elections

c)

Paint large paintings

d)

Move to Rome

23.

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

24.

The Renaissance began in the city states of

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Greece

d)

England

25.

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

26.

Martin Luther’s statements criticizing the church are called the

a)

Commandments

b)

Perspectives

c)

Thirty-Five Complaints

d)

Ninety-Five Theses

27.

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

28.

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

29.

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

30.

Those who broke away from the Catholic Church became known as

a)

Protestants

b)

Renaissance Men

c)

Jesuits

d)

Humanists

31.

A “theocracy” is

a)

government headed by religious leaders

b)

Protestant religion

c)

rule-making body of a church

d)

list of criticisms of a church

32.

The best synonym for “secular” is

a)

New

b)

Worldly

c)

Humane

d)

Religious

33.

What city is most associated with the Renaissance?

a)

Rome

b)

Florence

c)

Frankfurt

d)

London

34.

Who is most responsible for the Reformation?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Pope Leo

35.

What classical civilizations were studied again during the Renaissance?

a)

Greek and Roman

b)

Roman and Inca

c)

Greek and Egyptian

d)

all of the above

36.

Which of these does NOT belong with the others?

a)

Donatello

b)

Raphael

c)

Bruegel

d)

Luther

37.

Why was Galileo persecuted by the Catholic Church?

a)

He taught that the earth was flat.

b)

He taught that the Sun revolved around the Earth.

c)

His discoveries questioned the church's teachings.

d)

He performed art that was critical of the Bible.

38.

What was one result of the Council of Trent?

a)

The Catholic Church printed Bibles in the vernacular.

b)

The Pope gave Protestants freedom to practice in their own church.

c)

Martin Luther was welcomed back into the Catholic Church.

d)

The sale of indulgences ended.

39.

How might a Renaissance Man describe himself?

a)

I am talented in one special area.

b)

I am close minded about new ideas.

c)

I am talented in many different areas.

d)

I have little appreciation for the Greeks and Romans.

40.

How did the Jesuits hope to help the Catholic Church?

a)

by fighting in the Crusades against Muslims

b)

by traveling to new lands to teach about their religion

c)

by remaining in their monasteries to pray

d)

by giving Protestants freedom to practice their form of Christianity.

41.
Who painted "The Last Supper"?
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Botticelli
c)
Kepler
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
42.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Boticceli
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
43.
Who is the creator of this sculpture? 
a)
Michelango
b)
Raphael
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
44.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Renaissance art?
a)
Perspective
b)
Incorporation of nature
c)
Flat/2-D
d)
Realistic/3-D
45.
What is one way that Medieval and Renaissance artists differ?
a)
Renaissance art focuses more on religion
b)
Medieval artists were more realistic
c)
Renaissance artist turned to Roman and Greek works for inspiration
d)
They are the same
46.
______________ art was flat with rigid, emotionless figures, while ______________ art had full backgrounds with figures that showed emotion and detail.
a)
Renaissance, Medieval
b)
Renaissance, Classical
c)
Classical, Medieval
d)
Medieval, Renaissance
47.
______________ art was flat with rigid, emotionless figures, while ______________ art had full backgrounds with figures that showed emotion and detail.
a)
Renaissance, Medieval
b)
Renaissance, Classical
c)
Classical, Medieval
d)
Medieval, Renaissance
48.
What's the name of this building?
a)
Duomo
b)
Lantern
c)
Sistine Chapel
d)
Interior of San Lorenzo
49.
Who was the architect?
a)
Da Vinci
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Raphael
d)
Bunelleschi
50.
Name of this artwork?
a)
Lorenzo de Medici
b)
The David
c)
Duke of Urbino
d)
The Jesus
51.
Who is the artist?
a)
Raphael
b)
Michaelangelo
c)
Donatello
d)
Brunelleschi
52.
a)
Botticelli
b)
Masaccio
c)
Donatello
d)
Michelangelo
53.
a)
Double Portrait of the Duke and Duchess of Urbino
b)
Double Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife
54.
a)
Masaccio
b)
Botticelli
c)
Donatello
d)
Durer
55.
a)
Michelangelo
b)
da Vinci
c)
Durer
d)
Raphael
56.

Which artists is known as the "Renaissance Man", because he was so well-rounded in many studies of the Renaissance?

a)

Donatello

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Raphael

57.

Which artist is most known for developing the technique known as sfumato?

a)

Donatello

b)

Raphael

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Michelangelo

58.

Which artists is considered one of the greatest artists of all time, having two biographies written about him while he was still living?

a)

Donatello

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Raphael

59.

Which artist sculpted "David" out of marble?

a)

Donatello

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Raphael

60.

Which artist painted the Sistine Chapel?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Donatello

c)

Raphael

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

61.

One of the most notable scenes in the Sistine Chapel is the....?

a)

Last Supper

b)

Mona Lisa

c)

Creation of Adam

d)

Pieta

62.

Before the Renaissance what was the primary subject of paintings during the Middle Ages?

a)

Perspective

b)

Christianity

c)

Queens and kings

d)

Animals

63.

What does realism mean when referring to paintings and art?

a)

That the painting is flat with little perspective

b)

That the subjects and background appear as they would in real life

c)

That the subjects are only people

d)

That the paintings are landscapes of nature with no people

64.

What were the characteristics of paintings and art during the Early Renaissance Period?

a)

Symmetry and perfect form

b)

Abstract and flat

c)

Symbolism and lack of perspective

d)

None of the above

65.

What was the idea or philosophy that changed the way people thought and, therefore, influenced art during the Renaissance?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Humanism

c)

Stoicism

d)

Communism

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