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Ch. 7 Test - The Late Middle Ages & The Renaissance

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the term "renaissance" mean?

a)

Recoup

b)

Rebirth

c)

Reup

d)

Regret

2.

The Magna Carta was known as the "Great Charter." What impact did the Magna Carta have on England during the Late Middle Ages?

a)

It gave the king supreme power and authority

b)

It limited the king's power, forcing him to obey laws while giving citizens more power

c)

The pope received all the power

d)

A dictatorship was established as a result

3.

What groups challenged the Catholic Church's authority during the Late Middle Ages?

a)

Heretics

b)

The Moors/Muslims

c)

Jews

d)

All of the above

4.

What event was organized by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand to ensure that Christianity was the only religion practiced in Spain? During this event, priests would seek out non-christians to punish them. It was apart of the Crusades.

a)

Hundred Years' War

b)

Council of Trent

c)

The Spanish Inquisition

d)

Thirty Years War

5.

What is a way of thinking and learning that stresses the importance of human abilities and actions to improve themselves and the world around them?

a)

Humanism

b)

Heresy

c)

Perspective

d)

Federalism

6.

What family started The Northern Renaissance in Italy by creating banks, emphasizing the value of education and displaying a deep love of the arts?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Caesar

c)

Luther

d)

Medici

7.

This man was a true genius of The Renaissance due to his pantings, sculptures, architecture, inventions, engineering, and studying of the human anatomy. He painted the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper and created the flying machine prototype.

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Donatello

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Raphael

8.

A document given by the Catholic Church that excused a person from their sins and allowed them to purchase their way into heaven.

a)

Indulgences

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Protestant Reformation

d)

Jesuits

9.

Who invented the printing press?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

William Shakespeare

10.

The Society of Jesus was a religious order in Europe created to serve the pope and the church during Catholic Reformation. Their goal was to turn people against Protestantism. What was their nickname?

a)

Catholics

b)

Anabaptists

c)

Anglicans

d)

Jesuits

11.

A type of government where the local government and the national government share power.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Federalism

d)

Communism

12.

Which of the following DID NOT happen as a result of The Hundred Years' War?

a)

The English Parliament grew stronger

b)

Joan of Arc became queen due to her bravery during the war

c)

The King of England lost power and the King of France gained power

d)

A bond was formed between French citizens and the king

13.

What is the deadliest disease in the history of the world? This plague killed nearly half the population totaling in with more than 400 million deaths during the Middle Ages

a)

Coronavirus

b)

Black Death

c)

Polio

d)

Influenza

14.

How are a pandemic and an epidemic related?

a)

A pandemic is global, effecting multiple countries and continents.

b)

An epidemic effects a large number of people in a community, population and region.

c)

They both can be fatal

d)

All of the above

15.

Which group of people did Christians blame for the death of Jesus Christ? This religious group were also blamed for starting the Black Death. This began an anti-semitic movement in Europe.

a)

Muslims

b)

Mongols

c)

Heretics

d)

Jews

16.

Who was the Italian explorer who traveled the Silk Roads for seventeen years while recording his adventures in his book? His book educated Europe and Asia on the Silk Road trade routes.

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Martin Luther

c)

William Tyndale

d)

William Shakespeare

17.

What two ancient cultures did The Renaissance hope to restore across Europe?

a)

China and India

b)

Macedonia and Byzantine

c)

Rome and Greece

d)

Egyptians and Hebrews

18.

What language died off after Dante Alighieri ushered in Italian as the official language of Italy?

a)

Hebrew

b)

Mandarin

c)

English

d)

Latin

19.

A style of painting that displays depth on a flat surface is?

a)

Abstract

b)

Perspective

c)

Cubism

d)

Modernism

20.

During The Renaissance Nicolaus Copernicus discovered that the ____________________________ was the center of the universe.

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

21.

________________________________ Humanism is the combination of humanity with Christian principles. Their goal was to reform the Catholic Church.

a)

Islamic

b)

Buddhist

c)

Jewish

d)

Christian

22.

Science and religion were the two areas of focus for improving one's life during The Renaissance.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What invention helped spread information in a rapid manner allowing this information to be more accessible to all people rather than just the wealthy?

a)

Printing Press

b)

Cotton Gin

c)

Writing

d)

Telephones

24.

The __________________ ____________________ is the movement to reform the Catholic Church due to corruption and their involvement in political affairs in Europe.

a)

Council of Trent

b)

Protestant Reformation

c)

Magna Carta

d)

The Crusades

25.

This man led the call for the Catholic Church to reform by posting a list called the Ninety-Five Theses to a church door in Wittenberg which outlined all the complaints against the Catholic Church and the Pope. This began the formation of new churches in Christianity.

a)

John Calvin

b)

Henry VIII

c)

William Tyndale

d)

Martin Luther

26.

____________________ _______________________ believed that everyone should be able to read and interpret the Bible. He translated the Bible into English and was then executed by Catholic Church authorities.

a)

Martin Luther

b)

William Tyndale

c)

John Calvin

d)

Henry VIII

27.

The Catholic Reformation was the effort by Catholic leaders to reform the Catholic Church from _____________________.

a)

within

b)

the people

c)

the government

d)

the king

28.

During the Council of Trent the Catholic leaders met to discuss more ways to reform the Catholic Church. Which of the following is a reform from the council?

a)

The Bible does not need restated by the clergy

b)

The council officially rejected the ideas of Protestant leaders

c)

Bishops were allowed to live wherever they chose

d)

Religious courts were created to punish Catholics found in Italy

29.

This war took place between the Catholics and the Protestants in the Holy Roman Empire and ended with the Treaty of Westphalia. Rulers were now allowed to decide whether their country would be Catholic or Protestant.

a)

Hundred Years' War

b)

Thirty Years' War

c)

Spanish Inquisition

d)

The Crusades

30.

Which ruler had more power during the Late Middle Ages?

a)

Pope

b)

King

c)

Monks

d)

Bishops

31.

Which insect/animal combination aided in spreading the Black Death from Asia to Europe on ships via trade routes?

a)

flies-pigs

b)

fleas-rats

c)

bees-bats

d)

butterflies-kangaroos

32.

Religious ideas that question or oppose the teachings of the Christian church are called?

a)

Heresy

b)

Politics

c)

Baptists

d)

Evangelical

33.

In which city in Northern Italy did The Renaissance begin?

a)

Milan

b)

Genoa

c)

Florence

d)

Rome

34.

What role did the Mongols have in the Silk Road trade routes from Asia to Europe?

a)

Vandalism

b)

Piracy

c)

Nothing

d)

Protection

35.

Widely considered one of the greatest artist of all time, this Renaissance artist is famous for his painting of the Sistine Chapel and his David sculpture.

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Donatello

d)

Raphael

36.

___________ ________________________ believed that God knew who would be saved even before they were born. This was called predestination.

a)

Henry VIII

b)

William Tyndale

c)

Martin Luther

d)

John Calvin

37.

This man was a Jesuit missionary who took Catholicism to India and Japan. Thus, leading to the baptizing of millions of people.

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Francis Xavier

d)

Joan of Arc

38.

After the Black Death, the opening of which trade route from Asia to Europe helped stimulate the all but dying economy of Europe during The Renaissance?

a)

Oregon Trail

b)

Silk Roads

c)

Roman Pass

d)

English Channel

39.

Who was the King of England who wanted to leave his marriage but was denied by the Pope? He then left the Catholic Church to begin his own church, The Church of England. He eventually was married six times.

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Philip VI

d)

Charles IV

40.

Which city was NOT a major trading city during The Italian Renaissance?

a)

Milan

b)

Genoa

c)

Venice

d)

Rome