WorksheetsRenaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following statements describes the type of government which existed in Florence during the Renaissance?
It was a small Italian town ruled by the king of Italy in Rome.
It was completely under the control of the Catholic Church.
It was a city-state ruled by the wealthy Medici family.
It was the capital of Italy and had a large bureaucracy.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
Rebuilt
Rebirth
Remember
Reveal
______________ art was flat with rigid, emotionless figures, while ______________ art had full backgrounds with figures that showed emotion, detail, and/or perspective.
Renaissance, Medieval
Medieval, Renaissance
Renaissance, Classical
Classical, Renaissance
How did the city-states of Italy gain wealth?
Through industry
Through the sale of Renaissance art
Through banking and trade
Through the large farming estates
Which describes how the subjects of Renaissance art were different than art during Medieval times?
Artists painted individuals in everyday life and showed them more realistically.
The subjects of art were always religious figures.
The art was usually very dark and depressing.
Subjects' bodies were not shown in proportion.
A major reason that the Renaissance began in Italy was that...
many European scholars had migrated to this area
Farmers produced great agricultural surpluses on vast plains
merchants supported the Green Revolution
Italian city-states had grown wealthy from trade between Europe and Asia
What was a significant impact of the printing press?
Artists had more paper to paint on.
There was an increase in people being able to read.
There were no impacts from the printing press.
Less people were reading.
Which is considered a humanist belief?
People should always obey the church.
The Pope has supreme authority.
People should believe everything they hear.
People should question everything.
According to Copernicus, the sun
Revolved around the earth
Revolved around the moon
Was the center of the universe
Had many moons
_____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory.
Isaac Newton
Adam Smith
Galileo Galilei
Dennis Diderot
Nicolaus Copernicus was the first person to challenge the church and develop the idea that the universe is ______________
Earth centered
Sun centered
Mars centered
Moon centered
The scientific method was created by:
Aristotle
Sir Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton
Nicolaus Copernicus
Martin Luther was angered by indulgences because he believed that...
Salvation was a gift from God, not something to be earned.
Salvation was only given to people who read the Bible.
Salvation was to be earned, but not bought.
Salvation was reserved for Church officials only.
In his attempt to reform the Catholic Church, what did Martin Luther do?
Bought a certificate of indulgence to be pardoned.
Prepared a list of 95 arguments against indulgences.
Helped Pope Leo X rebuild St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
Decided to become a lawyer.
Which of the following was a factor leading to the Reformation?
The belief that the Pope should support the Renaissance.
A desire to set up a theocracy in Wittenberg.
Anger at the worldliness of the Church.
The hope that the Church would sell more indulgences.
Which of the following best helped Martin Luther's ideas reach other parts of Europe?
The Bible
Church Hierarchy
The Diet of Worms
The printing press
Which of the following was NOT a change brought about by Gutenberg's printing press?
Books became less expensive to produce.
There was an increase in the number of books available.
More copies of the Bible were handwritten in monasteries.
More people learned to read.
What was a result of the Reformation?
The Catholic Church made a ton of money.
Feudalism returned to Europe.
Rulers became more independent of the pope
The pope gained supreme authority again.
The Bible was the ultimate source of religious authority according to:
Everyone living in Europe
Martin Luther
Isaac Newton
Sir Francis Bacon
What idea did Martin Luther propose that is also part of modern democratic government?
He believed in equality among people.
He discouraged self-government.
He thought tolerance was a waste of time.
He thought some people had a better chance of salvation than others.
