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The Renaissance/Reformation Practice

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "Renaissance" mean?

a)

to die

b)

rebirth

c)

regain

d)

Master of all

2.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Japan

c)

northern Italy

d)

Mongolia

3.

Who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper?

a)

Petrarch

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

4.

What did Medieval art and literature focus on?

a)

music and dancing

b)

church and salvation

c)

individual, worldly matters & Christianity

d)

animals

5.

What did the Renaissance art and literature focus on?

a)

music and dancing

b)

church and salvation

c)

individuals, worldly matters & Christianity

d)

animals

6.

Artists from which time period used great detail and perspective in their artwork?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Medieval

7.

Celebrate the individual

a)

Humanism

b)

Dogism

c)

sonnets

d)

Protestant

8.

Who invented the printing press?

a)

Francesco Petrarch

b)

Dante Alighieri

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

9.

What does vernacular mean?

a)

speaking properly

b)

everyday language

10.

Who was 1 of the most important Renaissance scientists & artists?

a)

Francesco Petrarch

b)

Dante Alighieri

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

11.

How were humanist ideas spread

a)

war, trade, travel and the printing press

b)

the Internet

c)

phone calls

d)

peace, no trading and books

12.

Which of the following italian city-states is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?

a)

Genoa

b)

Venice

c)

Florence

d)

Milan

13.

What governing family was known as the largest patrons of the arts produced in Florence, Italy?

a)

The Medicine family

b)

The Michelangelo family

c)

The Medici family

14.

How did Gutenberg's printing press impact Europe?

a)

it decreased literacy throughout the continent

b)

it allowed literature to be mass produced

c)

it allowed more people to train and join the priesthood

d)

it decreased the production of navigational maps

15.

Which statement describes a characteristic of the Renaissance in Europe?

a)

The social structure became very rigid

b)

rebirth of Greek and Roman culture and ideas

c)

The political structure was disorganized

d)

Humanism decreased in importance

16.

What major contribution did Machiavelli make to the Renaissance?

a)

He painted the Mona Lisa

b)

He wrote the book called "The Prince"

c)

He invented the movable type printing press

d)

He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome

17.

Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton were known for contributing what to the Renaissance?

a)

new concepts on the universe

b)

new concepts on religion

c)

new trade routes and goods

d)

books printed in local vernaculars

18.

How did the humanists of the Renaissance differ from traditional medieval ideas?

a)

They had an interest in the spiritual life of people

b)

They lacked interst in ancient Greek and Roman culture

c)

They rejected traditonal Christian principles

d)

They emphasized the importance of the individual

19.

What helped to increase the amount of vernacular literature during the Renaissance?

a)

humanist belief

b)

invention of the printing press

c)

realism in art

d)

publication of Greek and Roman mythology

20.

Who is considered to be the most important multi-talented "Renaissance Man?"

a)

Niccolo Machiavelli

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

21.

Who invented the printing press?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Johannes Gutenberg

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Niccolo Machiavelli

22.

Who was the German astronomer who proved that planets' orbits are elliptical?

a)

Galileo

b)

Sir Isaac Newton

c)

Johannes Kepler

d)

Copernicus

23.

Who was the Polish astronomer who theorized the heliocentric universe?

a)

Sir Isaac Newton

b)

Galileo

c)

Johannes Kepler

d)

Copernicus

24.

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Botticelli

d)

Machiavelli

25.
Which German priest started the Reformation?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Pope Paul III
d)
Martin Luther
26.
Luther was ___________ by Pope Leo III because of his criticisms.
a)
Promoted
b)
Excommunicated
c)
Killed
d)
Banished
27.
Luther's criticism of the Catholic Church was called what?
a)
Criticism of the Catholic Church
b)
95 Theses
c)
101 Problems with Catholics
d)
Chicken Soup for the Catholic Soul
28.
Luther had to appear before Charles V at ________________.
a)
Diet of Worms
b)
Wittenberg Church
c)
Peace of Westphalia
d)
Roman Inquisition
29.
People who followed Luther were called Lutherans or _____________.
a)
Reformers
b)
Protestants
c)
Huguenots
d)
Calvinists
30.
Who created a Christian society in Geneva, Switzerland?
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Martin Luther
c)
John Calvin
d)
Pope Clement VII
31.
John Calvin believed in ________________.
a)
Free Will
b)
Pre-Destination
c)
Purgatory
d)
Indulgences
32.
Scottish Calvinists are called ______________.
a)
Presbyterians
b)
Huguenots
c)
Anglicans
d)
Antitrinitarians
33.
Why did Henry VIII create the Church of England?
a)
Divorce his wife
b)
Start war with Pope
c)
Religious differences with Catholics
d)
Liked Lutheranism
34.
Why did Henry VIII wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon?
a)
Didn't bear son
b)
She cheated on him
c)
They were different religions
d)
War with Spain
35.
Which of Henry VIII'a daughters became a successful English queen?
a)
Elizabeth I
b)
Mary I
c)
Joanna I
d)
Victoria I
36.
What was the Catholic Church's response to the Reformation called?
a)
Counter Reformation
b)
Reconquista
c)
Council of Trent
d)
Thirty Years' War
37.
What was the meeting where Catholic officials reformed the church?
a)
Council of Trent
b)
Peace of Westphalia
c)
English Reformation
d)
Treaty of Nantes
38.
Which order of monks spread Catholicism around the world and built universities?
a)
Franciscan
b)
Jesuits
c)
Benedictine
d)
Augustine
39.
What was the bloodiest war of the Reformation?
a)
Thirty Years' War
b)
French Wars of Religion
c)
Calvinist Revolt in Netherlands
d)
Hundred Years War
40.
Which treaty marked the end of the Reformation?
a)
Peace of Westphalia
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Nantes
d)
Council of Trent
41.
Northern Germany is mostly __________ to this day
a)
Catholic
b)
Protestant
c)
Muslim
d)
Hindu
42.
What did the Catholic Church sell to forgive sins?
a)
Forgiveness
b)
Sacraments
c)
Indulgences
d)
Confession
43.

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

44.
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
45.
The Sistine Chapel was painted by...
a)
Michalangelo
b)
Albrecht Durer
c)
Miguel Cervantes
d)
Leonardo DaVinci
46.
A period of rebirth and creativity in art, writing, and thought from about 1300 to 1600 A.D., beginning in Italy and eventually spreading throughout Europe.
a)
Renaissance
b)
Humanism
c)
arts
d)
patron
47.
A person who supports an activity or institution by providing financial backing.
a)
Renaissance
b)
Humanism
c)
arts
d)
patron
48.
 The most famous English writer of the Renaissance, best known for his plays Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
a)
Shakespeare
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Raphael
d)
Petrarch
49.
 The early leader of the Humanist movement, an Italian poet and scholar.  One of the first thinkers to stress the value of classical learning, teachings of Greece and Rome.
a)
Shakespeare
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Raphael
d)
Petrarch
50.

What does Protestant Reformation mean?

a)

start something new

b)

replace leaders

c)

go against and speak for change

d)

protect the Catholic Church

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