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WorksheetsCh 17 European Renaissance and Reformation
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 36mins
What is the Renaissance a rebirth of?
Christian devotion
art and learning
chivalry and tournaments
good health after the plague
The study of classical texts caused humanists to focus on what subject?
human potential and achievements
an understanding of early Christianity
an understanding of ancient Muslim values
Roman law and government
For what is the Medici family famous?
for being artists
for being writers
for being rulers and supporters of the arts
for being religious reformers
What were Desiderius Erasmus and Thomas More?
German painters
Flemish painters
patrons of the arts
Christian humanists
What was the first full-sized book Gutenberg printed?
Utopia
Romeo and Juliet
the Bible
The Prince
In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?
he was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist
he painted the Mona Lisa while holding scientific discussions
he lived in Italy during the 1500s
he used perspective in all of his drawings and paintings
Luther protested the practice of selling indulgences. What was that practice?
clergy members bought indulgences to reach higher office
the clergy sold pardons that released people from performing penalties for their sins
Charles V told his people that buying indulgences was a way to earn a way to heaven
indulgences permitted priests to marry and have children
Who declared himself the head of the English Church?
Henry VIII
John Knox
Martin Luther
Emperor Charles V
What was one of John Calvin's major teachings?
humanism
adult baptism
indulgences
predestination
Who was the important Catholic Reformer who found the Jesuit order?
Katerina Zell
Girolamo Savonarola
Ignatius of Loyola
Pope Paul III
What kind of person represented the ideal of the "Renaissance man"?
someone who enjoyed worldly pleasures
someone who excelled in many areas of study
someone who specialized in a particular field of study
someone who supported and appreciated the arts without creating art
How did Italy's location help it become the birthplace of the Renaissance?
ideas could be spread easily by means of Italy's fleet
Italy was protected from the rest of Europe by the Alps
Italy had access to Roman ruins and ancient manuscripts from Constantinople
the bubonic plague had not reached the southern tip of Europe
What was an important effect of the invention of the printing press?
Gutenberg used his wealth from the invention to support artists
it led to the development of public libraries
it led to renewed study of Latin and Greek
it increased literacy and the use of the vernacular
Why was block printing more useful in Europe than in China?
Chinese paper was difficult to print on
the Chinese had invented movable type but not the printing press
European languages had a smaller number of characters than Chinese
all of the above are true
Which of the following was a major reason for the Reformation?
Northern merchants resented paying taxes to the Church in Rome
the Church was threatening to excommunicate the king of France
the pope in Rome insisted on speaking only Latin
Martin Luther said he could interpret the Bible better than the pope
Which of the following was one of Luther's main beliefs?
men and women are naturally sinful
Christians needed to be baptized again as adults
good works were required for salvation
all people of faith were equal
What was the main reason for Henry VIII's split with the Roman Catholic Church?
his religious beliefts
his desire for a male heir
his treatment of Catherine of Aragon
his unwillingness to pay Church taxes
Which of the following was agreed upon at the Council of Trent?
the Church's interpretation of the Bible was final
selling indulgences was an appropriate practice
local priests had to originate the process of excommunication
church and state should be separate
The Peace of Augsburg ended a war between supporters of which two groups?
England and Spain
Catholic and Protestant German princes
Roman Catholics and Anglicans
French Catholics and Huguenots
Which idea of Luther's most influenced John Calvin?
humans cannot earn a place in heaven
there was no hierarchy of believers
the Church should not sell indulgences
people did not need priests to interpret the Bible for them
In 1559, the Anglican Church became the official church of France.
True
False
Utopia, the title of the book by Thomas More, has come to mean "an ideal place".
True
False
The Renaissance in northern Europe lagged behind the Renaissance in Italy because of the printing press.
True
False
When Jerusalem fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453, scholars fled to Roman with ancient Greek manuscripts.
True
False
The Act of Supremacy was passed during the reign of Henry VIII.
True
False
During the Renaissance, artists were often supported by wealthy people known as humanists.
True
False
Gutenberg's invention of the vernacular made possible the quick spread of ideas.
True
False
To set aside a marriage as having been not legal is to annul the marriage.
True
False
The name Anabaptist is from the Greek for baptize again.
True
False
In England, the king was declared to be the head of the Lutheran Church.
True
False
The term Protestant comes from the name given to some German princes who protested against joining forces with the pope against Luther's ideas.
True
False
An ideal society as depicted by Thomas More is called a
perspective
utopia
theocracy
Members of a religious order for the followers of Ignatius of Loyola were called
Jesuits
Anabaptists
Calvinists
The intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievement was called
humanism
predestination
indulgence
The period from about 1300 to 1600 during which Europe experienced an explosion of creativity in art, writing, and thought is called the
Reformation
Renaissance
Catholic Reformation
Followers of the Scottish preacher John Knox became known as
Anabaptists
Protestants
Presbyterians
The state church started by Elizabeth I in England is known as the
Calvinist Church
Protestant Church
Anglican Church
Instead of writing in Latin, a Renaissance writer might use his or her native language, or the ___________________.
perspective
vernacular
secular
predestination
The most famous writer of the Elizabethan Age, regarded by many as the greatest playwright of all time, was _________.
William Shakespeare
Johanne Gutenberg
Henry VIII
John Calvin
Renaissance society was __________________ in spirit, meaning it was worldly rather than spiritual and concerned with the present.
perspective
vernacular
secular
predestination
Using the technique of _________________, Renaissance painters showed three dimensions on a flat surface.
perspective
vernacular
secular
predestination
The German craftsman _____________________ developed a printing press that made it possible to produce books quickly and cheaply.
William Shakespeare
Desiderius Erasmus
Johann Gutenberg
Jan van Eyck
The ________________ was a meeting of Catholic bishops and cardinals that agreed on doctrines reforming the Catholic Church.
Catholic Reformation
Edict of Worms
Council of Nicea
Council of Trent
The period of European history known as the Renaissance roughly covers the time from
1100 to 1400
1200 to 1500
1300 to 1600
1400 to 1700
The best synonym for secular is
new
worldly
humane
religious
To become known as an important patron, one most needed to be
wealthy
creative
religious
intellectual
The technique known as perspective is most useful in the creation of
drama
sculpture
two-dimensional art
the sonnet form of poetry
A person who produces work "in the vernacular" is one who
relies on realism
uses only natural light
uses a verse from of writing
writes in a local, rather than a classical, language
The intellectual and cultural movement known as humanism arose from the study of
medieval scholarship
original Christian writings
classical Greek and Roman culture
the contributions of the Tang and Song dynasties
Renaissance painters in Flanders, as in Italy, tended to produce work that was
realistic
idealistic
distorted
formal and tightly structured
In Greek, the word utopia means
"highest"
"no place"
"everywhere"
"an ideal place"
The first use of movable type was in
Greece
Germany
Italy
China
The printing press was invented by
Jan van Eyck
Johann Gutenberg
Peter Bruegel the Elder
Hans Holbein the Younger
Which of the following correctly matches the author with something he or she wrote?
Thomas More and Utopia
Christine de Pizan and Hamlet
William Shakespeare and The Praise of Folly
Desiderius Erasmus and Gargantua and Pantagruel
Which of the following did Desiderius Erasmus and Thomas More have in common?
both were French
both wrote only in English
both were considered humanists
both rejected religion and the Bible
Who was the last of Henry VIII's children to rule England?
Edward VI
Mary I
Elizabeth I
Thomas More
Which official measure made the king, instead of the pope, the head of the English Church?
Act of Supremacy
Peace of Augsburg
Council of Trent
Edict of Worms
Who was the wife of a king of England, the mother of a queen of England, and the aunt of an emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?
Anne of Cleves
Catherine Parr
Catherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Whom did Henry VIII want to marry badly enough to prompt his break with the Roman Catholic Church and the pope?
Anne of Cleves
Catherine Parr
Jane Seymour
Anne Boleyn
Which term originally referred to a German prince who was not loyal to the pope?
Lutheran
Protestant
Anabaptist
Anglican
Which term means "to take back a statement"?
annul
indulgence
recant
respect
Who was the first of Henry VIII's children to rule England?
Edward VI
Mary I
Elizabeth I
Henry IX
Which official measure made it a crime to give Martin Luther food or shelter?
Edict of Worms
Council of Trent
Peace of Augsburg
Act of Supremacy
Which term refers to a pardon that releases a sinner from a penalty for committing a sin?
recant
annul
reform
indulgence
Who was beheaded after being unable to produce a male heir for Henry VIII?
Anne Boleyn
Anne of Cleves
Jane Seymour
Catherine Parr
Which term means "to set aside"?
recant
annul
indulgence
protest
Who ruled England beginning in 1558?
Mary I
Edward VI
Henry IX
Elizabeth I
Predestination was one of the main doctrines of
theocracy
Calvinism
Lutheranism
the Catholic Reformation
The founder of the religious order known as the Jesuits was
Matthew Zell
St. Bartholomew
Ignatius of Loyola
Marguerite of Navarre
The education of children and missionaries was the principal goal of
the Jesuits
the Huguenots
the Anabaptists
the Presbyterians
The Council of Trent agreed that
Christians need only faith for salvation
the Church's interpretation of the Bible was final
priests cannot pardon sinners for committing sins
the Bible is the only authority guiding Christian life
Only the baptism of adults was valid to the
Jesuits
Anglicans
Calvinists
Anabaptists
