WorksheetsT15 The Renaissance and Reformation Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What theory, which explains the movement of the planets, did Isaac Newton develop?
a)
gravity
b)
optics
c)
trajectory
d)
relativity
2.
What was the chief goal of the Jesuits during the Counter-Reformation?
a)
reform the Catholic Church
b)
support Protestants
c)
to create an army of God
d)
root out heresy
3.
Trade and industry grew, which caused
a)
feudalism to grow weaker.
b)
manors and manor life to become more important.
c)
weaken kings and queens.
d)
strengthen the power of the nobility.
4.
One reason why Italy became the birthplace of the Renaissance was that
a)
feudalism was not as firmly established in Italy as in other countries.
b)
the lack of wealth in Italy.
c)
the strong presence of feudalism in the middle ages.
d)
its proximity to England.
5.
What was one of the effects of Gutenberg’s invention of moveable type/the printing press?
a)
Literacy increases among ordinary people.
b)
Literacy is unaffected among ordinary people.
c)
More monks are put to work as scribes.
d)
The spread of Protestantism slows.
6.
How did growing secularism influence European writers during the Renaissance?
a)
They wrote more books about non-religious subjects.
b)
They wrote more religious books than ever before.
c)
The Church supported more secular writers.
d)
Europe became more religiously focused.
7.
What meeting of Church authorities did the Catholic Church arrange to try to stop the spread of Protestant ideas?
a)
The Council of Trent
b)
The Peace of Augsburg
c)
The Nicene Creed
d)
The Council of Worms
8.
The astronomer Copernicus challenged traditional beliefs by suggesting that
a)
the Earth revolves around the sun.
b)
the sun revolves around the Earth.
c)
science is more important than religion.
d)
humans shouldn't be curious about the natural world.
9.
Francis Bacon’s contribution to the development of the scientific method was
a)
using specific facts to make general rules.
b)
rediscovering the ideas of the ancient Greeks.
c)
measuring the size and shape of clouds.
d)
connecting science and religion.
10.
Which of the following best describes a typical Renaissance painting?
a)
People and backgrounds are painted in a way that mimics real life.
b)
People painted in a way that reflects the primitive abilities of the artists.
c)
Linear perspective was used but shadows were not.
d)
Subjects in paintings were always important religious people.
11.
How did the Peace of Augsburg change Germany?
a)
It turned Germany into a group of states that followed different religions.
b)
It unified Germany in favor of the Catholic Church.
c)
It unified Germany in favor of the Protestant Church.
d)
It put Germany under direct control of John Calvin and Martin Luther.
12.
What idea that emerged as a result of the Protestant Reformation is also reflected in modern democratic governments?
a)
self-government
b)
the Bible as the only source of truth
c)
inductive reasoning
d)
perpetual dialectics
13.
Why is William Tyndale an important figure in Reformation history?
a)
His translation allowed people to read the Bible in English.
b)
He was the first person to highlight the corruption of the Catholic Church.
c)
He personally ended the sale of indulgences.
d)
He first proposed the idea of predestination.
14.
What was one major reason that the Renaissance began in Italy?
a)
Major trade routes went through Italy.
b)
Italy was one of the few places in Europe to have preserved Classical literature.
c)
Catholicism was not strong in Italy.
d)
It had once been the center of Moorish thought.
15.
In what ways did Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings reflect the new concerns and techniques of Renaissance art? Choose the TWO correct answers.
a)
use of linear perspective
b)
realistic depiction of human figures
c)
use of bright colors
d)
focus on religious themes
16.
Which of the following are ideas from Luther's 95 Theses? Choose the TWO correct answers.
a)
The sale of indulgences leads to corruption.
b)
God alone can grant salvation to sinners.
c)
Church tradition is a source of religious truth.
d)
Only through isolation from the secular world can God be found.
17.
What are some things that can be seen in the work of the artist Albrecht Dürer? Choose the TWO correct answers.
a)
It shows engraving as a new artistic technique.
b)
It shows the influence of Italian Renaissance on Northern European art.
c)
It lacks the use of linear perspective.
d)
It shows that wealthy patrons were a heavy influence on his art.
18.
What inspired Renaissance thinkers to become interested in humanism?
a)
an increased interest in classical Greek and Roman thought
b)
interest in the traditions of the Catholic Church
c)
the thoughts and ideas of monastic reformer Benedict
d)
the influence of Ignatius Loyola and other Jesuits
19.
What are two ways the Catholic church tried to stop the spread of Protestantism? Choose the TWO correct answers.
a)
Many Protestants were questioned and killed during the Spanish Inquisition.
b)
The Catholic Church banned several books explaining Protestant ideas.
c)
Catholic scholars debated and won against Protestant thinkers in a series of Lincoln-Douglas debates.
d)
Selling Catholic land owned in Protestant countries.
20.
What technique did Renaissance architects use to design structures there were balanced and pleasing?
a)
proportion
b)
the golden ratio
c)
linear perspective
d)
chiaroscuro
21.
On what is the architectural technique known as "proportion" based?
a)
Proportion is based on the principles of classical mathematics and relies on simple geometric forms and borrowed elements from classic Greek and Roman architecture.
b)
Proportion is based on the combined use of glass and iron in the eighteenth century and can be seen developing as early as the seventeenth century.
c)
Proportion is the method of creating framed structures of heavy timber jointed together with various joints.
d)
Proportion is a style of wood-house building that uses long, vertical 2" x 4"s for the exterior walls.
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