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renaissance and reformation

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word “Renaissance” means

a)

New religion

b)

Rebirth

c)

Dark Ages

d)

Be happy

2.

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

3.

“Individualism” is an idea which

a)

Has to do with sculpture

b)

Had nothing to do with the Renaissance

c)

Emphasizes the dignity and worth of the individual

d)

Means “rebirth”

4.

The language of everyday speech is known as

a)

Slang

b)

Feudalism

c)

Vernacular

d)

Erasmus

5.

The Renaissance began in the city states of

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Greece

d)

England

6.

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

7.

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

a)

Lutheran

b)

Protestant

c)

Catholic

d)

Episcopal

8.

Martin Luther’s statements criticizing the church are called the

a)

Commandments

b)

Perspectives

c)

Thirty-Five Complaints

d)

Ninety-Five Theses

9.

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

10.

Those who broke away from the Catholic Church became known as

a)

Protestants

b)

Renaissance Men

c)

Jesuits

d)

Humanists

11.

The best synonym for “secular” is

a)

New

b)

Worldly

c)

Humane

d)

Religious

12.
Title...
a)
Madonna
b)
Mona Lisa
c)
Margaret
d)
da Vinci
13.
Artist who painted the Mona Lisa &The Last Supper
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Leonardo da Vinci
c)
perspective 
d)
patron
14.

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

15.

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

16.

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

17.

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

18.
What was Indulgences?
a)
a first church
b)
leaders
c)
pardons for sins sold by the Catholic Church
19.
Who invented the printing press and used it to print the first Bible?
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Johannes Gutenburg
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
20.

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

a)

sfamato

b)

marble

c)

fresco

d)

perspective

21.

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

22.

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

a)

Reformation

b)

Counter Reformation

23.

What invention was most responsible for spreading ideas during the Renaissance?

a)

The musket

b)

The printing press

c)

The radio

d)

The telegraph

24.

"It is better to be feared than loved", is best attributed to what philosopher?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Durer

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Brunelleschi

25.

What Catholic practice convinced Martin Luther to protest against his church?

a)

the sale of indulgences

b)

priests could only marry once

c)

the Bible was printed in too many different languages

d)

the church failed to help people during the Bubonic Plague

26.

What powerful family of Florence is known as being the patrons for many Renaissance artists?

a)

da Vinci

b)

Duomo

c)

Raphael

d)

Medici

27.

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.

28.

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

a)

indulgences

b)

indifferences

c)

indeterminates

d)

ineligibles

29.
The view that people take when they become more interested in worldly things than in religion is called ________________. 
a)
diplomacy
b)
Renaissance
c)
secular
d)
tribute
30.
During the Renaissance, there was a rebirth of interest in 
a)
art and learning
b)
religion
c)
military strategies
d)
political freedom
31.

What is humanism?

a)

Humanism emphasized the abilities of plant and marine life

b)

Humanism emphasized the abilities of people's abilities and their accomplishments

c)

Humanism emphasized the ability to get swole and lift big rocks

d)

Humanism emphasized focus on deity and the effect of faith on people

32.

What is the title of this art? Who is the artist?

a)

Wind Beneath My Wings, Rafael

b)

The Creation of Adam, Michaelangelo

c)

The Last Moment in Time, Omega

d)

First My Wings, Alpha

33.

What were the three styles of art in the Renaissance?

a)

Cubism, Squarism, Spherism

b)

Mannerism, realism, perspective

c)

Largism, smallism, mediumism

d)

Neo-platoism, Post-Aristotlism, mid-confusionism

34.
What is the artistic technique that is used to show depth and distance on a flat surface?
a)
realism
b)
perspective
c)
idealism
d)
distancism
35.

What was the Counter Reformation?

a)

Pope's decision to go to war

b)

Protestants moving to new lands

c)

Printing Bible in other languages

d)

Catholic Church making changes

36.

Which one is one Erasmus famous works?

a)

In Praise of Folly.

b)

He was the first editor of the New Testament

c)

The Statue of David

d)

The Printing Press

37.

What was Sir Thomas's famous works?

a)

Utopia

b)

Power

c)

Bless

d)

All of the above

38.

William Shakespeare is famous for?

a)

Invented the printing press

b)

Painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper and was known as the Renaissance Man

c)

Great sculptor and painter. Created the statue of David and painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling

d)

The greatest play write during the Renaissance Era. Famous for writing Romeo and Juliet

39.

The Renaissance philosophy of humanism included a belief in the

a)

worth of the individual. 

b)

importance of tradition. 

c)

importance of government

40.

 Angry with the Catholic church selling __________  Martin Luther created an argument called the 95 Theses. 

a)

denominations

b)

indulgences

41.

Reformation can be considered all of these except

a)

A religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches

b)

Martin Luther began spread the movement

c)

Lutherans & protestants became a branch of Christianity

d)

A time of  intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements.

42.
Martin Luther suggested which change to church practice?
a)
Printing the Bible in the vernacular so all could read it
b)
Installing statues of saints in churches.
c)
 Saying mass in Latin so the faithful would learn it.
d)
Increasing the sale of indulgences
43.

Which of these statements describes a change brought about by the Renaissance?

a)

Society was dominated by the church.

b)

Society began to value individualism.

c)

Society was focused on warfare.

d)

Society was dominated by lords.