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Renaissance and Reformation

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

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.
What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?
a)
wealthy patrons
b)
church officials
c)
government grants
d)
kings competing for prestige
4.

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

5.

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

6.

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

7.
What was Indulgences?
a)
a first church
b)
leaders
c)
pardons for sins sold by the Catholic Church
8.
Who invented the printing press and used it to print the first Bible?
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Johannes Gutenburg
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
9.

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

a)

Reformation

b)

Counter Reformation

10.

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

11.

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

12.

The Renaissance began in the city states of

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Greece

d)

England

13.

During the early Renaissance there was only one church in Europe. What was it called?

a)

Lutheran

b)

Protestant

c)

Catholic

d)

Episcopal

14.

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

15.

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

16.

The best synonym for “secular” is

a)

New

b)

Worldly

c)

Humane

d)

Religious

17.

Petrarch is considered to be the, "father" of Humanism. Humanism....

a)

Shifts focus away from the individual to larger groups.

b)

Shifts focus away from masses onto the individual.

c)

Shifts the focus from humans in history to how humans interact nature.

d)

Focuses on the shift in Marxist history in Western Civilizations, by showcasing the recent increase in claims by Western Academia: "The emancipation of the proletariat can only happen by forceful removal of the bourgeoisie."

18.

Leonardo Da Vinci was an expert painter, architect, mathematician, inventor, sculptor, etc., this made him known as...

a)

The greatest genius of all time.

b)

An influential inventor

c)

An ideal "Renaissance Man"

d)

An undeniable contributor to human growth and development.

19.

The Black Plague strengthened peoples belief in the Catholic Church, this made the Protestant Reformation more difficult.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Martin Luther published the 95 Theses, this heavily criticized the Catholic Church and their sale of _______________.

a)

indulgences

b)

indifferences

c)

indeterminates

d)

ineligibles

21.

Monarchs, or Kings and Queens, were at head of the social food chain.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Patronage during the Renaissance was most closely aligned with

a)

Leaders granting loyal supporters lucrative government jobs

b)

Wealthy families hiring artists to create paintings, sculptures, etc. in exchange for money, food, shelter, etc.

c)

The concept of frequenting the same shop or business so you are loyal to an individual and/or their products

d)

Governments assisting mariners in funding overseas voyages to further expand trade

23.

The idea that people are important and good in addition to the greatness of a deity is called

a)

Populism

b)

Commercialism

c)

Catholicism

d)

Humanism

24.

A primary source is a first-hand account of a historical event. Which of these are examples of primary sources?

a)

a letter from a soldier to his family about a battle

b)

artwork

c)

a book written about Leonardo da Vinci

d)

a government document, such as a treaty

25.

What needed to happen in order for the Protestant Reformation to occur?

a)

The people needed to be able to read the Bible in their own language

b)

The people needed strong leaders to speak on their behalf

c)

Church leaders needed to interpret the Bible differently

d)

Church leaders needed to excommunicate Martin Luther