Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Renaissance & Reformation

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word renaissance mean?

a)

recreate

b)

reemerge

c)

rebirth

d)

reinvent

2.

What invention helped to spread the ideas of the Renaissance?

a)

the printing press

b)

the caravel

c)

the telescope

d)

eyeglasses

3.

Who was Johann Gutenberg?

a)

the inventor of the telescope

b)

the inventor of the printing press

c)

the founder of the laws of planetary motion

d)

a religious reformer

4.

What did an indulgence grant a person?

a)

a pardon for sin

b)

money for food

c)

an interview with a priest

d)

a guarantee into heaven

5.

Why did Luther disapprove of indulgences?

a)

He felt the church was not charging enough.

b)

He felt that faith alone was the only path to salvation.

c)

He believed the Pope was corrupt.

d)

all of the these

6.

What was the church's response to Luther's ideas?

a)

Luther was excommunicated.

b)

Luther was sainted.

c)

Luther was stripped of his ministerial vestments.

d)

Luther was put to death.

7.

The movement to change the church during the Renaissance was called?

a)

Counter-Reformation

b)

Counter- Revolution

c)

Revolution

d)

Reformation

8.

People who wanted the Catholic Church reformed (changed) were called?

a)

Lutherans

b)

Calvinists

c)

protesters

d)

Protestants

9.

Which country did the Renaissance start in?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

10.

Who held the most power in Europe?

a)

The emperor

b)

The pope

c)

The king

d)

The people

11.

A government led by a religious leader

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Republic

d)

Theocracy

12.

The first book ever published for the public

a)

The Prince

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

Dante's Inferno

d)

The Bible

13.

Select all of the Renaissance artists

a)

Leonardo Da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Raphael

d)

Donatello

14.

Select the two most famous art pieces by Michelangelo

a)

The Statue of David

b)

The Last Supper

c)

The Sistine Chapel

d)

The Mona Lisa

15.

Select the two most famous art pieces by Michelangelo

a)

The Statue of David

b)

The Last Supper

c)

The Sistine Chapel

d)

The Mona Lisa

16.

Select the two most famous artworks by Da Vinci

a)

The Statue of David

b)

The Last Supper

c)

The Sistine Chapel

d)

The Mona Lisa

17.

Which of these statements describes a change brought about by the Renaissance?

a)

Society was dominated by the church.

b)

Society began to value individualism.

c)

Society was focused on warfare.

d)

Society was dominated by lords.