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Renaissance & Reformation

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

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 was the first full-sized book Gutenberg printed?

a)

Utopia

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

the Bible

d)

The Prince

5.

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.

6.

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.

7.

Who declared himself the head of the English Church?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

John Knox

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Emperor Charles V

8.

German monk who nailed 95 theses to the church door, starting the Protestant Reformation

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Renaissance humanist thinking was based on

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Mary I

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9.

An Italian sculptor, painter, poet, engineer, and architect. Famous works include the mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and the sculpture of the biblical character David.

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Giovanni de Medici

c)

Humanism (Renaissance)

d)

John Calvin

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10.

this was the pope that used the sale of indulgences to rebuild a basilica and he was also the pope who challenged Martin Luther

a)

St. Ignatius of Loyola

b)

Henry VIII

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Pope Leo X

11.

Invented the printing press

a)

Italy's location was important during the Renaissance because

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Elliptical orbit

12.

"rebirth"; following the Middle Ages, a movement that centered on the revival of interest in the classical learning of Greece and Rome

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Elliptical orbit

c)

During the Renaissance, artwork became more

d)

Renaissance

13.

an Italian city-state and leading cultural center during the Renaissance

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Giovanni de Medici

c)

Florence

d)

Medici Family

14.

the exchange of goods and cultural ideas along the Mediterranean Sea.

a)

Elliptical orbit

b)

Predestination

c)

Florence

d)

Italy's location was important during the Renaissance because

15.

During the Renaissance, artwork became more

a)

realistic

b)

outlandish

c)

fake

d)

greek oriented

16.

What invention caused the spread of knowledge in Europe during the Renaissance period?

a)

Guild

b)

Type Writer

c)

printing press

d)

Black Death

17.

A religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches.

a)

Protestant Reformation

b)

During the Renaissance, artwork became more

c)

Medieval thinking was based on the future

d)

Predestination

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18.

Arguments written by Martin Luther against the Catholic church. They were posted on Octobe 31, 1517.

a)

Florence

b)

95 Theses

c)

Renaissance

d)

During the Renaissance, artwork became less realistic.

19.

reform movement of Western Christianity

a)

Johann Gutenberg

b)

Reformation

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Marco Polo

20.

Who was the king of England (Tudor Monarch), He cut ties with the Catholic Church to divorce his first wife

a)

John Calvin

b)

King Henry VIII

c)

Jan Huss

d)

King Charles VIII

21.

who was King Henry VIII favorite wife and why?

a)

Catherine of Aragon because she was married to his brother first.

b)

Anne of Cleves because of how pretty she was.

c)

Jane Seymour because she gave him his only son.

22.

Tudor monarch whose want for a male heir led him to break with the Catholic Church over his need to divorce and marry again. He did so 6 times.

a)

Henry the 7th

b)

Henry the 8th

c)

Louis the 14th

23.

What was Henry the 8th seeking above all else?

a)

A happy marriage

b)

A male heir to the throne

c)

European dominance

24.

Did Anne Boleyn help Henry the 8th with a male heir?

a)

She did. He became king later.

b)

She did not. She was later executed for treason.

c)

She did not, but they kept trying throughout a happy marriage.

25.

What happened to Henry's wife Jane Seymour after giving birth to Edward?

a)

She was executed for treason.

b)

She died soon after childbirth.

c)

They remained happily married and raised Edward together.

26.

To whom did Anne Boleyn give birth to?

a)

Mary

b)

Anne the 2nd

c)

Elizabeth the 1st

27.

Why was Catherine Howard executed?

a)

She committed adultery against Henry.

b)

She sold military secrets to the French.

c)

She was not executed.

28.

What was Henry's last name?

a)

Stuart

b)

Tudor

c)

McDonald

29.

Where was the Reconquista fought?

a)

Holy Land

b)

England

c)

Iberian Peninsula

d)

Germany

e)

Italy

30.

What two religious groups fought for control during the Reconquista?

a)

Jews and Christians

b)

Muslims and Jews

c)

Protestants and Catholics

d)

Pagans and Christians

e)

Christians and Muslims

31.

Where were the Moors from?

a)

Northern Africa

b)

Germany

c)

Scandinavia

d)

Greece

e)

Mongolia

32.

Approximately how long did the Reconquista last?

a)

50 Years

b)

100 Years

c)

300 Years

d)

500 Years

e)

800 Years

33.

What year did the Reconquista end?

a)

711

b)

718

c)

933

d)

1215

e)

1492

34.

Who were the Spanish monarchs that finally defeated the Moors and ended the Reconquista?

a)

Matilda and Henry

b)

Mary and Louis

c)

Isabella and Ferdinand

d)

Eleanor and Richard

e)

Margaret and Edward

35.

What was the last area of land that was conquered by the Christians to end the Reconquista?

a)

Aragon

b)

Castile

c)

Leon

d)

Granada

e)

Gibraltar

36.

What famous explorer did Ferdinand and Isabella authorize an expedition for in 1492?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

e)

Vasco de Gama

37.
Spanish Inquisition was created by the Catholic Monarchs because...
a)
...they were intolerant towards other religions
b)
...they liked only Muslim people
c)
...they were tolerant only with Christians and Jewish
d)
...they wanted a police to control Christian people
38.
What was one way that people were tortured during the Spanish Inquisition?
a)
You were stretched on a wheel until you confessed.
b)
You were beheaded.
c)
You had pebbles thrown at you until you confessed.
d)
All of the above.
39.
What is the definition of heresy?
a)
Not following the temple. 
b)
Not liking religion. 
c)
Religous ideas that oppose to the church's.
d)
Religous ideas that go with the church's
40.
Who were considered heretics by the Spanish Inquisition?
a)
Muslims
b)
Baptists
c)
Anyone not Spanish
d)
Any non-Catholic
41.
What was the Spanish Inquisition? 
a)
Wars between Spain and Asia
b)
Expelled Muslims for Spain & set deadlines for all Jews to be baptized as Catholics.
c)
The Spanish Conquest
42.
The Inquisition was a movement by church leaders to keep people "holy" though which of these means?
a)
fasting
b)
fiery sermons
c)
torture
d)
all of the above
43.
What did the European Christians refer the Muslims in Spain as?
a)
Seculars
b)
Moors
c)
Writs
d)
Heresies
44.
What religion were the Moors?
a)
Christian
b)
Arab
c)
Muslim
d)
Jewish
45.
A person who has been excommunicated
a)
can no longer be part of his or her church.
b)
must leave the country.
c)
can not hold public office.
d)
loses his property and land.