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WH OC 7 Renaissance and Reformation

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Italian city-state economies grow?

a)

Italian city-states were deep in the mountains

b)

Italian city-states were near the Mediterranean Coast

2.

Cause: How did location influence where the Renaissance started?

a)

Crops were dying and people flocked to Italy

b)

Began as an urban movement (more people = more opportunity to make money

c)

Located near ancient Greek and Roman civilizations

d)

Started in Northern Italy due to wealthy and powerful nobles

3.

Effect: How did Italian city-states become wealthy from trade?

a)

Italian monarchs raised large armies to get more power to protect their money

b)

Italian nobles spent their money on art

c)

European countries attempted to invade Italian city-states to get their wealth

d)

People spent their money to visit famous religious leaders

4.

True or False: The power of Italian city-states led to them becoming political and social centers of Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What are the 3 main characteristics of the Italian Renaissance?

a)

People grew their armies to prepare for war

b)

Change on focus from the masses to individuals

c)

Urban movement began in Italy

d)

Growth of the European economy

6.

True or False: A Renaissance Man is a person who is capable of doing ONE well.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Who is the best example of a Renaissance Man? Spell their first AND last name.

(a)  

8.

What is the HIGHEST level in the class hierarchy during the Renaissance?

a)

Nobles

b)

Monarchy

c)

Peasants/Serfs

d)

Merchants/Shopkeepers/Craftspeople/Guild Members

9.

What is the SECOND HIGHEST level in the class hierarchy during the Renaissance?

a)

Nobles

b)

Monarchy

c)

Peasants/Serfs

d)

Merchants/Shopkeepers/Craftspeople/Guild Members

10.

What is the THIRD HIGHEST level in the class hierarchy during the Renaissance?

a)

Nobles

b)

Monarchy

c)

Peasants/Serfs

d)

Merchants/Shopkeepers/Craftspeople/Guild Members

11.

What is the LOWEST level in the class hierarchy during the Renaissance?

a)

Nobles

b)

Monarchy

c)

Peasants/Serfs

d)

Merchants/Shopkeepers/Craftspeople/Guild Members

12.

Who wrote "The Prince?"

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Rafael

c)

Machiavelli

d)

de Pizan

13.

Who painted frescoes, madonnas, and the "School of Athens"?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Rafael

c)

Machiavelli

d)

de Pizan

14.

Who advocated for women's rights?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Rafael

c)

Machiavelli

d)

de Pizan

15.

Who painted the Sistine Chapel?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Rafael

c)

Machiavelli

d)

de Pizan

16.

Who established the first Protestant religion?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

John Calvin

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Gutenberg

17.

Who established the Church of England because he could get a divorce?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

John Calvin

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Gutenberg

18.

Who established the most popular Protestant religion?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

John Calvin

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Gutenberg

19.

True or False: King Henry VII divorced his wife because she could not bear him a son.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

(a)   (Luther/Calvin) believed in pre-destination while the other did not.

21.

Who believed in the doctrine of justification of faith?

a)

Luther

b)

Calvin

c)

Both

22.

Who believed indulgences were wrong?

a)

Luther

b)

Calvin

c)

Both

23.

What were the impacts of Gutenberg's printing press? *

a)

Information and ideas spread quickly

b)

Higher literacy rates

c)

Lowered the cost of books

d)

People read the Bible the first time on their own

24.

True or False: Petrarch and Erasmus' philosophies were similar because they both believed in order to improve society you had to improve the individual.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What was the underlying cause of the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Corruption

b)

Charity

c)

Science

d)

Guilds

26.

Who was a religious scholar who inspired Martin Luther?

a)

Calvin

b)

Erasmus

27.

The Black Plague caused people to (a)   (lose/gain) confidence in the Catholic Church and this ultimately led to the start of the Reformation.

28.

What event happened FIRST when Luther began the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Christian human movement began

b)

Catholic Church issued Edict of Worms

c)

Catholic Church sold indulgences

d)

Martin Luther published the 95 Theses

29.

What event happened SECOND when Luther began the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Christian human movement began

b)

Catholic Church issued Edict of Worms

c)

Catholic Church sold indulgences

d)

Martin Luther published the 95 Theses

30.

What event happened THIRD when Luther began the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Christian human movement began

b)

Catholic Church issued Edict of Worms

c)

Catholic Church sold indulgences

d)

Martin Luther published the 95 Theses

31.

What event happened LAST when Luther began the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Christian human movement began

b)

Catholic Church issued Edict of Worms

c)

Catholic Church sold indulgences

d)

Martin Luther published the 95 Theses

32.

True or False: Martin Luther loved debating so much that he said if you missed a debate you should write a letter instead.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

This was written by Luther in protest of the Church.

(a)  

34.

True or False: Luther believed indulgences were immoral and weren't worth anything in heaven.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Why were Anabaptists considered radical and dangerous by the Catholic Church? *

a)

They got baptized as adults

b)

They challenged the Church's authority

c)

Believed in the separation of Church and State

d)

All members were equal so anyone could minister

36.

(a)   (Chaucer/Gutenberg) popularized vernacular language). *

37.

(a)   (Chaucer/Gutenberg) invented the printing press. *

38.

Why was Chaucer's use of vernacular language was revolutionary for its time? *

a)

Used "common/everyday" language

b)

Included slang/phrases

c)

Helped increase the popularity of books

d)

Literacy rates increased due to his works