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Renaissance and Reformation

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the Renaissance, many artists became interested in

a)

Religion

b)

Humanism

c)

Trade

d)

Science

2.

Martin Luther's followers

a)

Catholics

b)

Newtonians

c)

Jonesians

d)

Protestants

3.

Large trade routes ran from _________ to Europe

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

4.

"Renaissance" means

a)

Strong Church

b)

Rebirth

c)

Great Art

d)

Repeat

5.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

England

6.

Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci

a)

important philosophers

b)

Renaissance artists

c)

Italian politicians

d)

Renaissance writers

7.

Most famous Renaissance writer

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Martin Luther

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Johann Gutenberg

8.

What did the church do to Martin Luther after he shared his complaints?

a)

Suspended him

b)

Made him a saint

c)

Expelled him

d)

Agreed with him

9.

Most Renaissance artists were also

a)

Renaissance people

b)

Catholics

c)

Protestants

d)

humanists

10.

Which two cities were centers of trade during the Renaissance?

a)

Venice and Florence

b)

Paris and Madrid

c)

Rome and Sicily

d)

London and Constantinople

11.

a religious reform movement

a)

Renaissance

b)

Drama

c)

Holy War

d)

Reformation

12.

Where did the Reformation begin?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

England

13.

What kind of writing was Shakespeare best known for?

a)

poetry

b)

books

c)

plays

d)

novels

14.

What was a positive effect of the movable-type printing press?

a)

Books became a luxury item.

b)

Renaissance ideas could be spread beyond Italy.

c)

More sculptures could be created

d)

More Italian flags could be produced.

15.

Humanism

a)

Study of the abilities of human beings

b)

Practicing religion

c)

New printing method

d)

Study of medicine

16.

someone who can do almost anything well

a)

king

b)

merchant

c)

Renaissance person

d)

well-traveled

17.

period of creativity, new ideas, and inspirations

a)

Reformation

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Renaissance

d)

Hundred Years' War

18.

Which of the following helped the ideas of the Renaissance spread beyond Italy?

a)

movable-type printing press

b)

maps of Europe

c)

Michelangelo's art

d)

the Bible

19.

Who started the Reformation?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Johann Gutenberg

20.

Why did King Henry VIII break from the Catholic Church?

a)

the pope wouldn't let him divorce his wife

b)

he wanted to start his own church

c)

he no longer believed in God

d)

he wanted to convert to Judaism

21.

a time of rebirth in Europe

a)

Renaissance

b)

Reformation

c)

Catholic Reformation

d)

Crusades

22.

new way of thinking that emphasized the abilities of human beings

a)

humanism

b)

perspective

c)

3-D drawings

d)

Protestantism

23.

invented the movable-type printing press

a)

Johann Gutenberg

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Martin Luther