WorksheetsRenaissance and Reformation Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
rejection
rebirth
culture
exclusion
Where did the Renaissance originate?
China
England
United States
Italy
What were two of the most important city-states in Italy during the Renaissance?
Paris
Florence
Venice
London
What areas of culture were advanced during the Renaissance (choose 3)?
art
science and technology
the Catholic Church
literature
Which of the following best defines "secularism?"
the exclusion of religion from society (separation of church and state)
society based only on the feudal system
society based completely on religion
form of government where people get to vote for leaders
Which of the following best describes "humanism?"
way of thinking that focuses on religion
way of thinking that focuses on human achievement
way of thinking that focuses only on mathematical explanations
way of thinking that focuses only on the Church's teachings
European scientists during the Renaissance took influence from:
the Mongols
Muslim scholars
the feudal system
North American tribes
Which of the following are Renaissance artists (choose all that apply) (HINT: think of the TMNT - ninja turtles)
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Andy Warhol
Donatello
Raphael
Which of the following is an art technique developed during the Renaissance that made paintings look three-dimensional and realistic?
water colors
perspective
abstract painting
splatter painting
Which famous author of the Renaissance wrote plays such as "Romeo and Juliet," "Macbeth," "Hamlet," and "Julius Caesar?"
Edgar Alan Poe
George Orwell
William Shakespeare
Homer
Which important invention of the Renaissance helped ideas and information spread quicker?
mechanical alarm clock
astrolabe
printing press
longbow
What is the scientific method?
method that scientists use to better explain and understand scientific theories
method of solving math equations
method used by priests and bishops during the Reformation
method of questioning developed by Socrates
Which theory, developed by Copernicus, explains that the Sun is the center of the solar system and Earth revolves around the Sun?
laws of motion
gravity
atomic theory
heliocentric theory
Which areas of science were improved during the Scientific Revolution?
astronomy
physics
anatomy and medicine
all of the above
Who invented the telescope, allowing people to better study space?
Galileo
Homer
Herodotus
Gutenburg
Who posted the 95 Theses, sparking the Reformation?
Martin Luther
Galileo
Nicolaus Copernicus
Pope Gregory
What was Luther upset with the Catholic Church about? (hint: the Church sold these claiming they paid off sins)
teaching about the Christian faith
indulgences
fundraisers
the Crusades
What does "reform" mean?
to create new
to destroy
to change
to burn
What is a Protestant?
someone who votes
someone who lives under the King
someone who is a Catholic
someone who follows a branch of Christianity that is NOT Catholic
What was a result of the Reformation?
new branches of Christianity
the Catholic Church crumbled
Popes were outlawed
all of Europe became Catholic
