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RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?

a)

Christian devotion

b)

art and learning

c)

chivalry and tournaments

d)

good health after the plague

2.

The study of classical texts caused humanists to focus on what subject?

a)

human potential and achievements

b)

an understanding of early Christianity

c)

an understanding of ancient Muslim values

d)

Roman law and government

3.

For what is the Medici family famous?

a)

for being artists

b)

for being writers

c)

for being rulers and supporters of the arts

d)

for being religious reformers

4.

What were Desiderius Erasmus and Thomas More?

a)

German painters

b)

Flemish painters

c)

patrons of the arts

d)

Christian humanists

5.

What was the first full-sized book Gutenberg printed?

a)

Utopia

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

the Bible

d)

The Prince

6.

In what way did Leonardo Da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?

a)

He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.

b)

He painted the Mona Lisa while holding scientific discussions.

c)

He lived in Italy during the 1500s.

d)

He used perspective in all of his paintings and drawings.

7.

Luther protested the selling of indulgences. What does that mean?

a)

Clergy members bought indulgences to reach higher offices.

b)

The clergy sold pardons that released people from performing penalties for their sins.

c)

Charles V told his people that buying indulgences was a way to earn a place in heaven.

d)

Indulgences permitted priests to marry and have children.

8.

Who declared himself the head of the English Church?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

John Knox

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Emperor Charles V

9.

Who was the important Catholic Reformer who founded the Jesuit order?

a)

Katarina Zell

b)

Girolamo Savonarola

c)

Ignatius of Loyola

d)

Pope Paul III

10.

What was one of John Calvin's major teachings?

a)

adult baptism

b)

predestination

c)

humanism

d)

indulgences

11.

Which cities were the center of Lutheranism and Calvinism?

a)

Rotterdam and London

b)

Geneva and Wittenburg

c)

Wittenberg and Rotterdam

d)

Worms and Geneva

12.

In which two countries was Calvinism the dominant religion?

a)

England and Ireland

b)

France and Poland

c)

Scotland and the Netherlands

d)

Sweden and Norway

13.

Between 1500 and 1600, which religion was dominant in the greatest number of countries?

a)

Anglican

b)

Calvinist

c)

Lutheran

d)

Roman Catholic

14.

In what year did Denmark adopt Lutheranism as its chief religion?

a)

1517

b)

1523

c)

1527

d)

1579

15.

Around which body of water did the Lutherans dominate?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Baltic Sea

d)

North Sea