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Renaissance and Reformation Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where do historians feel the Renaissance began in Italy?

a)

Twin Valley Middle School

b)

Venice

c)

Florence

d)

The Globe Theater

2.

One of the most important ideas from the Renaissance that allowed ideas to spread more quickly.

a)

Perspective

b)

Greece and Rome

c)

Building designer

d)

Printing Press

3.

Philosophers and painters of the Renaissance and wanted to return to the times of ...

a)

Perspective

b)

Greece and Rome

c)

The Middle Ages

d)

about 3 weeks ago

4.
Humanism...
a)
emphasized the Bible
b)
leads to happier lives
c)
encourages people to learn Latin and Greek
d)
focuses on the potential of humans to achieve 
5.
Advantages of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press include all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Cheaper book prices
b)
Increase in education/literacy
c)
Increase in church power
d)
Rapid spread of ideas
6.
In his attempt to reform the Catholic Church, what did Martin Luther do?
a)
Bought a certificate of indulgence to be pardoned.
b)
Helped Pope Leo X rebuild St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
c)
Prepared a list of 95 arguments against indulgences.
d)
Decided to become a lawyer. 
7.
Martin Luther's main complaint was against what?
a)
Inquisitions
b)
Indulgences
c)
The Bible
d)
Ice Cream
8.
Fill in the blank. Luther believed that ________________ was how people would end up in heaven.
a)
faith
b)
indulgences
c)
good deeds
d)
going to church
9.
T or F: Protestants and Catholics are both Christians.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
What is excommunication?
a)
You are kicked out of the church for life and won't go to heaven.
b)
You are put on trial, tortured, and given a choice to convert or die.
c)
You can pay money to have your sins forgiven: ticket to heaven.
d)
You are brought up on criminal charges, accusing you of going against approved teachings/beliefs.
11.
A devout Catholic who detested Martin Luther and specially titled as “Defender of the Faith” by the Pope, __________ created the Anglican Church so he could divorce his wife.
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Charles V
c)
Leo X
d)
Edward VI
12.
The wealth and patronage of what family supported great works of art produced in Florence?
a)
Marco Polo
b)
Medici
c)
Gutenberg
d)
Da Vinci
13.
Who painted the most famous work of art called The Last Supper?
a)
Leonardo da Vinci
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Gentileschi
d)
Jan van Eyck
14.

Martin Luther started the Reformation by accident.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

English King Henry VIII broke away from the Church so he could give himself:

a)

a promotion

b)

a divorce

c)

a better passport

d)

a tax break

16.

The Church of England is also known as the _____ Church.

a)

Presbyterian

b)

Eastern Rite Catholic

c)

Anglican

d)

Saxon

17.

Why did religious leaders call for the Council of Trent in the mid-1500s?

a)

to elect a new pope

b)

to regulate the laws and practices of Protestantism

c)

to end the Crusades

d)

to regulate the laws and practices of the Catholic Church

18.

Why did the Catholic Church begin the Counter-Reformation after the Council of Trent?

a)

to react to the Protestant criticisms of the Catholic Church

b)

to weaken the political influence of the Catholic Church

c)

to protect Protestant nations from being attacked by Catholic nations

d)

to increase trade between Catholic nations in Europe

19.

How did the events of the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation impact the European continent?

a)

Conferences between religious leaders established peace and tolerance among the various religions.

b)

The continent was divided with part of it becoming Protestant and part of it remaining Catholic.

c)

The Council of Trent ended the Protestant movement and merged the two religions back together.

d)

All of the nations in Europe gave up Catholicism and adopted Protestant beliefs.