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The Renaissance and the Reformation

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these statements reflects an influence of the Renaissance?

a)

A. dominance of the church

b)

B.constant feudal warfare

c)

C. increased interest in the arts

d)

D. lack of any governance

2.

In order to learn a new trade, young people trained as _________ in guilds where they were taught by masters of that trade.

a)

Kings

b)

Serfs

c)

Apprentices

d)

Bankers

3.

What impact did Perspective and Chiaroscuro have on Renaissance Art?

a)

Made it look worse by making babies/cats have adult looking faces

b)

Made art look more realistic and almost 3D looking

c)

They were patrons that helped artists through financial means

d)

They were the rulers of large City-States who wanted better art

4.

What new class formed during the Renaissance due to merchants and increased trade.

a)

The Middle Class

b)

The Medieval Class

c)

The Ruling Class

d)

Mr. C's Class

5.

How did having a monopoly help guilds?

a)

They had to do more work and sell their goods for less money

b)

They could sell their goods for more money and became rich

c)

It increased competition between similar merchants driving prices down

d)

They were so good at the board game that other people gave them money

6.

England became a Protestant country during the Reformation when its

a)

A. King Henry VIII declared himself head of the Church of England and granted his own divorce

b)

B. people demanded the adoption of Lutheran beliefs

c)

C. priests opposed reforms implemented by the Pope

d)

D. armies were exposed to Calvinist beliefs while in France

7.

Artists from which time period used great detail and perspective in their artwork?

a)

A. Medieval times

b)

B. Renaissance

c)

C. Dark Ages

d)

D. Jurassic

8.

A wealthy person who supports artists financially is called a ______________.

a)

Humanism

b)

Individualism

c)

Realism

d)

Patron

9.

Before the Renaissance, what was the primary subject of paintings during the Middle Ages?

a)

A. music and dancing

b)

B. church and salvation

c)

C. individuals and worldly matters

d)

D. animals

10.

What does secular mean?

a)

Secluding yourself away from people and big cities

b)

Hiding from civilization due to disease

c)

Not living in any one place and traveling the world

d)

becoming more interested in worldly ideas

11.

According to the photo, how did moveable type speed up the process of printing?

a)

A. The printing press was outdated and archaic making a printer’s job unbearable

b)

B. Printers were able to use letter blocks to make entire pages of text at a time

c)

C. Printers invented new words, letters, and phrases that were difficult to read

d)

D. Printers used golden blocks to make text gold so the rich would buy their books

12.

How did the printing press increase the number of people who could access and read books?

a)

A. The printing press made books, pamphlets, and paper unaffordable for most individuals

b)

B.The printing press provided a limited amount of resources only for the wealthy

c)

C. The printing press helped literacy rates rise across European societies and created a surplus of printed materials

d)

D. The printing press harmed literature and classical authors across the world

13.

Which statement best summarizes Martin Luther’s opinion?

a)

A. Indulgences were necessary to raise funds for the Catholic Church

b)

B. Christians can be forgiven without indulgences.

c)

C. Prayer was not as important as money

d)

D. The only guaranteed entrance into heaven was through indulgences

14.

In the passage, Luther references indulgences. What is an indulgence?

a)

B. A temporary agreement to do work for the Catholic Church

b)

In the passage, Luther references indulgences. What is an indulgence?

c)

C. A paid sacrifice to the Cardinals of the Lutheran Church

d)

D. A paid ticket/letter from the Church to forgive one’s sins