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Renaissance and Reformation

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word “Renaissance” means

a)

New religion

b)

Rebirth

c)

Dark Ages

d)

Be happy

2.

The language of everyday speech is known as

a)

Slang

b)

Feudalism

c)

Vernacular

d)

Erasmus

3.

“Individualism” is an idea which

a)

Has to do with sculpture

b)

Had nothing to do with the Renaissance

c)

Emphasizes the dignity and worth of the individual

d)

Means “rebirth”

4.

The term Renaissance refers to the period from about

a)

700 – 500 BCE

b)

550 – 1000 AD

c)

1000 – 1300 AD

d)

1300 – 1600 AD

5.

The Renaissance began in the city states of

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Greece

d)

England

6.

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

7.

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

a)

Lutheran

b)

Protestant

c)

Catholic

d)

Episcopal

8.

Martin Luther’s statements criticizing the church are called the

a)

Commandments

b)

Perspectives

c)

Thirty-Five Complaints

d)

Ninety-Five Theses

9.

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

10.

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

11.

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

12.

Those who broke away from the Catholic Church became known as

a)

Protestants

b)

Renaissance Men

c)

Jesuits

d)

Humanists

13.

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

14.

The best synonym for “secular” is

a)

New

b)

Worldly

c)

Humane

d)

Religious

15.

The Sistine Chapel was painted by...

a)

Michalangelo

b)

Albrecht Durer

c)

Miguel Cervantes

d)

Leonardo DaVinci

16.
Title...
a)
Madonna
b)
Mona Lisa
c)
Margaret
d)
da Vinci
17.
Title...
a)
School of Athens
b)
Last Judgment
c)
Last Supper
d)
Sistine Chapel
18.
What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?
a)
wealthy patrons
b)
church officials
c)
government grants
d)
kings competing for prestige
19.

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

20.

What was the time in history when the Roman Catholic Church was questioned?

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Renaissance

c)

Reformation

d)

All of the Above

21.

How did the invention of the printing press help the Reformation?

a)

Bibles printed allowed more people to read them.

b)

People could read translations of the Bible in their language.

c)

It allowed reformers to spread their ideas.

d)

All of the Above

22.
What was Indulgences?
a)
a first church
b)
leaders
c)
pardons for sins sold by the Catholic Church
23.

______ is an art technique used during the Renaissance to give depth/dimension.

a)

sfamato

b)

marble

c)

fresco

d)

perspective

24.
Who was an example of a Renaissance Man?
a)
Leonardo DaVinci
b)
Leonardo DiCaprio
c)
King Henry VIII
d)
President Obama
25.
What was another name for The Bubonic Plague?
a)
Purple Rain
b)
Black Death
c)
Black Lung
d)
Pink Panther
26.
Artwork during the middle ages was...
a)
more detailed
b)
more colorful
c)
more realistic
d)
all of these
27.

Which one of these works was written by William Shakespeare?

a)

Beauty and the Beast

b)

Hamlet

c)

Hamilton

d)

A Tale of Two Cities

28.

During the Renaissance Era, humanism was a refocus on the studies of art, moral philosophy and history. Thus, education became less focused on

a)

writing and literature.

b)

religion.

c)

politics.

29.

Martin Luther believed the only completely reliable source of truth is

a)

the Catholic Church.

b)

the Pope.

c)

the Bible.

d)

buying indulgences to be forgiven.

30.

The queen who wanted to restore Catholicism as the official religion of England:

a)

Queen Mary I

b)

Queen Elizabeth

c)

Queen Isabella