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Chapter 1 Renaissance

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 32mins

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.

The Renaissance began in the city states of

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Greece

d)

England

4.

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

5.

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

a)

Lutheran

b)

Protestant

c)

Catholic

d)

Episcopal

6.

Martin Luther’s statements criticizing the church are called the

a)

Commandments

b)

Perspectives

c)

Thirty-Five Complaints

d)

Ninety-Five Theses

7.

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

8.

The “Act of Supremacy”

a)

Established the King as head of the church in England

b)

Established the Catholic Church as the only church in England

c)

Kicked Martin Luther out of the church

d)

Guaranteed heaven after death

9.

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

10.

Those who broke away from the Catholic Church became known as

a)

Protestants

b)

Renaissance Men

c)

Jesuits

d)

Humanists

11.

A “theocracy” is

a)

government headed by religious leaders

b)

Protestant religion

c)

rule-making body of a church

d)

list of criticisms of a church

12.

If someone is devious and ruthless, especially in politics, they might be called

a)

Antagonistic

b)

Philosophical

c)

Belligerent

d)

Machiavellian

13.

This famous painting was done by

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Raphael

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Picasso

14.

Which is NOT a reason the Renaissance began in Italy?

a)

Rich trading ports

b)

They never had the Black Plague

c)

Wealthy city states could support arts

d)

Home to Rome, which everyone was trying to copy

15.

Who created this?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Theodore Mancini

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Donatello

16.

This work by Michelangelo is called what?

a)

Michael

b)

Noah

c)

David

d)

Vitruvius

17.

This painting was done by which artist?

a)

Donatello

b)

Raphael

c)

da Vinci

d)

Michelangelo

18.

Which of these was the PRIMARY intellectual movement of the Renaissance?

a)

Secularism

b)

Humanism

c)

McCarthyism

d)

Classicism

19.

You need someone to finance your artwork. You need a...

a)

Patron

b)

Banker

c)

Professor

d)

Financial analyst

20.

Who said "The end justifies the means"?

a)

Medici

b)

Donatello

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Castiglone

21.

You would find this painting by Michelangelo on the ceiling of what building?

a)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

b)

The Louvre

c)

The US Capitol

d)

Sistine Chapel

22.

In this painting, the large area in the foreground (front) shrinks down to the smaller area in the back, giving it dimension. This is an example of....

a)

Secularism

b)

Perspective

c)

Water color techniques

d)

Pointilism

23.

Celebrate the individual

a)

Humanism

b)

Dogism

c)

sonnets

d)

Protestant

24.

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

a)

Renaissance

b)

Medieval

25.
Who painted "The Last Supper"?
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Botticelli
c)
Kepler
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
26.
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
27.
During the Renaissance, why was Florence significant?
a)
Birthplace and symbol of the Renaissance
b)
Birthplace of Michelangelo
c)
The last place the Black Plague hit
d)
Home of all of the significant artists and sculptors 
28.
Who is the creator of this sculpture? 
a)
Michelango
b)
Raphael
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
29.
Raphael is best known for his creation of which of the following?
a)
Mona Lisa
b)
Last Supper
c)
Murals of the Sistine Chapel
d)
School of Athens
30.
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
31.
What was the theme of Machiavelli's The Prince?
a)
it focused on the church and state
b)
it focused on North America and South America
c)
it focused on gods and pharoahs
d)
it focused on rulers and the people they ruled
32.
_________ were fought to free the _______ from Muslims. 
a)
Crusades / Holy Land
b)
Crusades  / Rome
c)
Magna Carta  /  Holy Land
d)
Plagues  /  Serfs
33.
During the Renaissance, there was a rebirth of interest in 
a)
art and learning
b)
religion
c)
military strategies
d)
political freedom
34.

This Protestant leader taught that men and women are sinful by their nature, and that God only chooses a few people to save:

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

King Henry VIII

d)

Diet of Worms

35.

What was one of John Calvin’s major teachings?

a)

Predestination

b)

Chivalry

c)

Indulgences

d)

Reformation

36.

Which of the following was a major reason for the Reformation?

a)

The Church was threatening to excommunicate the King of France

b)

Artist were in need of financial support from the community

c)

Martin Luther questioned practices of the Catholic Church

d)

All of the above were important

37.

Luther protested against the Church’s practice of selling these certificates that released people from their sin and suffering, and would help them buy their way into heaven?

a)

Protestantism

b)

Vernacular

c)

Indulgences

d)

95 Theses

38.

The list of grievances, or complaints, that Martin Luther nailed to the chapel door in Wittenberg are known as:

a)

Indulgences

b)

45 Reforms

c)

95 Theses

d)

Gutenberg

39.

What was the result of Luther refusing to recant his statements to Pope Leo X at the Diet of Worms?

a)

Luther was excommunicated from the church

b)

Henry VIII was granted his divorce from Catherine

c)

Protestantism was crushed

d)

The Peace of Augsberg was agreed upon

40.

This was the name given to those who chose to follow Martin Luther’s teachings:

a)

Calvinists

b)

Lutherans

c)

Catholics

d)

Presbyterians

41.

This was the name given to those who rebelled against certain practices of the Catholic Church:

a)

Calvinists

b)

Presbyterians

c)

Protestants

d)

Patrons

42.

Who declared himself the head of the English church?

a)

John Knox

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Martin Luther

d)

John Calvin

43.

The movement within the Catholic Church to reform itself is called the:

a)

Counter Reformation

b)

Catholic Reformation

c)

Jesuits

d)

Council of Trent

44.

In 1859, The Anglican Church became the official church of:

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Spain

45.
Bloody Mary got her name from the execution of...
a)
Henry VIII's wives
b)
Elizabeth
c)
Catholics
d)
Protestants
46.
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
47.
Protestant or Catholic belief? Church leaders can marry and have children.
a)
Protestant
b)
Catholic
48.
T or F: Protestants and Catholics are both Christians.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
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.
50.
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
51.
According to Copernicus, the sun  
a)
Revolved around the earth
b)
Was the center of the Universe
c)
Was the biggest star
d)
 Had many moons
52.
The Scientific Revolution challenged many medieval ideas about science. All of the following were astronomers during the Scientific Revolution except __.
a)
Nicolaus Copernicus
b)
Ptolemy
c)
Galileo Galilei
d)
Johannes Kepler
53.
What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory?  
a)
That Jupiter had four moons
b)
That the planets revolved around the earth 
c)
That the sun was the biggest star
d)
That the planets move in eliptical (oval shaped) orbits around the sun
54.
 _____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory 
a)
a. Isaac Newton
b)
b. Galileo Galilei 
c)
c. Adam Smith
d)
d. Dennis Diderot
55.
Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued  
a)
That heaven did not exist
b)
That Earth revolved around the sun
c)
Against the law of gravity
d)
That the sun revolved around the Earth
56.
What type of math was Newton known for developing?
a)
Geometry
b)
Trigonomety
c)
Calculus
d)
Addition
57.

Which scientist developed natural laws?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Copernicus

c)

Galileo

d)

Newton

58.
What is empirical evidence?
a)
Evidence based on observation and experimentation
b)
Evidence based on religious beliefs and faith
c)
Evidence based on common sense
d)
Evidence based on Ptolemy
59.
Scientist began using _____________ and _______________ instead of placing their beliefs in faith.
a)
History and faith
b)
Math and Science
c)
Math and History
d)
reason and logic
60.
Francis Bacon, Galileo, and Isaac Newton promoted the idea that knowledge should be based on
a)
Experimentation and observation
b)
The experiences of past civilizations
c)
Emotions and feelings
d)
The teachings of the CatholicChurch
61.
Bacon, Galileo, and Newton promoted the idea that knowledge should be based on experimentation & ________.
a)
observation
b)
guessing
c)
research
d)
what your friends say
62.
Which best describes the scientific method in the appropriate steps?
a)
Analyze data, research, and experiment
b)
Experiment, research, question, and analyze data
c)
Question, hypothesize, experiment, analyze data
d)
Research, analyze data, and experiment if needed
63.
How did scientists begin challenging authority during the Scientific Revolution?  
a)
 By testing old beliefs using logic, math and observations
b)
 By reading classic literature
c)
By collecting samples of plant life
d)
 By forming new government ideas 

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