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WorksheetsWH Ch 17 Quizizz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?
Christian devotion
art & learning
chivalry & tournaments
good health after the plague
The study of classical texts caused humanists to focus on what subjects?
human potential & achievement
an understanding of early Christianity
an understanding of ancient Muslim values
Roman law & government
For what is the Medici family famous?
being artists
being writers
being rulers & supporters of the arts
being religious reformers
Which new Christian community, disliked by both Catholics & Protestants, has a strong influence on the Mennonites, Amish & Quakers?
Presbyterians
CAlvinists
Jesuits
Anabaptists
What was the first full-sized book Guttenberg printed?
Utopia
Romeo & Juliet
the Bible
The Prince
Who was the important Catholic reformer who founded the Jesuit order?
Katarina Zell
Girolamo Savonarola
Ignatius of Loyola
Pope Paul III
What kind of person represented the ideal of the "Renaissance Man"?
someone who enjoyed worldly pleasures
Someone who excelled in many areas of study
someone who specialized in a particular field
someone who appreciated the arts without creating art
How did Italy's location help it become the birthplace of the Renaissance?
ideas could be spread easily by means of Italy's fleet
Italy was protected from the rest of Europe by the Alps
Italy had access to Roman ruins & ancient manuscripts from Constantinople
The plague had not reached the southern tip of Europe
Why was block printing more useful in Europe than in China?
Chinese paper was difficult to print on
the Chinese invented moveable type, but not the printing press
European languages had a smaller number of characters than Chinese
all of the other answers are correct
Which of the following was a major reason for the Reformation?
European merchants resented paying taxes to the Church in Rome
The Church was threatening to excommunicate the king of France
The pope in Rome insisted on speaking only Latin
Martin Luther said he could interpret the Bible better than the pope
Which of the following was one of Luther's main beliefs?
men & women are naturally sinful
Christians needed to be baptised again as adults
good works were required for salvation
all people of faith were equal
What was the main reason for Henry VIII's split with the Roman Catholic Church?
his religious beliefs
his desire for a male heir
his treatment of Catherine of Aragon
his unwillingness to pay church taxes
Which of the following was agreed upon at the Council of Trent?
the Church's interpretation of the Bible was final
Selling indulgences was an appropriate practice
Local priests had to originate the process of excommunication
Church & state should be separated
The peace of Augsburg ended a war between the supporters of which two groups?
England & Spain
Catholic & Protestant princes
Roman Catholics & Anglicans
French Catholics & Huguenots
Which idea of Luther's most influenced John Calvin?
Humans cannot earn a place in heaven
there was no hierarchy of believers
the Church should not sell indulgences
people did not need priests to interpret the Bible
The best synonym for secular is
new
worldly
humane
religious
To become known as an important patron, one needed to be
wealthy
creative
religious
intellectual
The technique known as perspective is most useful in the creation of
drama
sculpture
three dimensions on a flat surface
the sonnet form in poetry
A person who produces work "in the vernacular" is one who
relies on realism
uses only natural light
uses a verse form of writing
writes in a local, rather than a classical language
Renaissance painters in Flanders, as in Italy, tended to produce work that was
realistic
idealistic
distorted
formal & tightly structured
Which of the following did Desiderius Erasmus & Thomas More have in common?
both were French
both wrote only in English
both were considered humanists
both rejected religion & the Bible
Predestination was one of the main doctrines of
theocracy
Calvinism
Lutheranism
the Catholic Reformation
In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the "Renaissance Man"?
he was a painter, sculptor, inventor & scientist
he painted the Mona Lisa while holding scientific discussions
he lived in Italy in the 1500s
He used perspective in all of his drawings & paintings
The education of children & missionaries was the principal goal of
the Jesuits
the Huguenots
the Anabaptists
the Presbyterians
Only the baptism of adults was valid to the
Jesuits
Anglicans
Calvinists
Anabaptists
What measure made the king, instead of the pope, the head of the Church in England?
Act of Supremacy
Act of Annulment
Edict of Worms
Peace of Augsburg
Who was the wife of a king of England, the mother of a queen of England & the aunt of an emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?
Anne Boleyn
Catherine of Aragon
Elizabeth I
Mary
Whom did Henry VIII want to marry badly enough to prompt his break with the Roman Catholic Church & the pope?
Catherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Jane Seymour
Elizabeth I
Which term originally referred to a German prince who was not loyal to the pope?
Presbyterian
Anglican
Protestant
Lutheran
Which term means to take back a statement?
annul
indulge
recount
recant
Which official measure made it a crime to give Martin Luther food or shelter?
Act of Supremacy
Act of Annulment
Edict of Worms
Edict of Nantes
Which term refers to a pardon that releases a sinner from a penalty for commuting a sin?
annulment
indulgence
penance
confession
Which church helped end many years of religious conflict in England?
Presbyterian
Anglican
Catholic
Lutheran
Which term means "to set aside"?
indulge
recant
annul
presbyter
Who issued the Edict of Worms?
Pope Leo X
Henry VIII
Emperor Charles V
Elizabeth I
Which Christian Humanist was the author of Utopia?
Thomas More
Christine de Pizan
Desiderius Erasmus
William Shakespeare
What was the main reason why did the northern Renaissance lag behind that of Italy?
effects of the plague
paying the Church tithe
the slow transition away from feudalism
the Hundred Years War
The fall of which city in 1453 reintroduced ancient Greek manuscripts to Rome?
Jerusalem
Antioch
Constantinople
Edessa
Who was the inventor of the printing press in Europe?
Johann Guttenberg
Albrecht Durer
Hans Holbein
Pieter Bruegel
Who were the main patrons of the arts in France & England?
merchants
bankers
priests
monarchs
