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Renaissance and Reformation Exam Review

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Renaissance was the time period between:

a)

1300-1600

b)

1200-1800

c)

1300-1500

d)

1400-1600

2.

What did Martin Luther do when Pope Leo X sent him a warning?

a)

He threw it in the trash

b)

He threw it in a fire

c)

He threw it in the street

d)

He didn't do anything

3.

Overseas trade led to the growth of city-states where?

a)

Northern Italy

b)

Southern Italy

c)

Eastern Sicily

d)

Corsica

4.

King Henry VIII had 6 wives and how many children?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

What classic cultures did the educated men and women of the Renaissance want to bring back?

a)

French and American

b)

Greek and Roman

c)

Egyptian and Persian

d)

Italian and English

6.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

Italy

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Germany

7.

What was the main reason for Henry VIII’s split with the Roman Catholic Church?

a)

His religious beliefs

b)

His treatment of Catherine of Aragon

c)

His desire for a son

d)

His unwillingness to pay church taxes

8.

What was the intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievement?

a)

Secular

b)

Vernacular

c)

Humanism

d)

Realism

9.

Which of the following was a reason for the Reformation?

a)

Northern merchants hated paying taxes to the Church of Rome

b)

The pope in Rome insisted on speaking only Latin

c)

The Church threatened to excommunicate the king of France

d)

Luther said he can interpret the Bible better than the pope

10.

Which would NOT have been expected of a Renaissance woman?

a)

To inspire art

b)

To be charming

c)

To be educated in the arts

d)

To create great works of art

11.

Luther protested the practice of selling indulgences. What was that practice?

a)

Clergy members bought indulgences to reach higher offices

b)

Charles V said buying indulgences made you a better Catholic

c)

Selling pardons that released people from penalties for sins

d)

Indulgences permitted priests to marry and have children

12.

Which group criticized the Church’s ability to inspire people to live a “Christian” life?

a)

Christian humanists

b)

Christian scientists

c)

Christian scientists

d)

Scientologists

13.

Why was Italy the center of the Renaissance?

a)

It consisted of city-states of wealthy merchants

b)

It was a central trade link between Europe and Asia

c)

Italy had strong roots in Roman and Greek culture

d)

All of these

14.

Which of the following was one of Martin Luther’s main beliefs?

a)

Men and women are naturally sinful

b)

Good works were needed for salvation

c)

All people of faith were equal

d)

Christians needed to be baptized again as adults

15.

What was one of the things the Medici family did?

a)

Discouraged the expression of the artists

b)

Prevented the Renaissance

c)

Supported the artists through patronage of the arts

d)

Closed art schools throughout Europe

16.

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

c)

He lived in Italy during the 1500s

d)

He used perspective in his paintings

17.

In which of the following ways did art change during the Renaissance?

a)

Art displayed realistic people and settings

b)

Artists were recognized and praised for their achievements

c)

Vernacular of language was used in writing

d)

All of these

18.

Which of the following helped the spread of artistic ideas from Italy to Northern Europe?

a)

The French invasion of Italy

b)

Northern artists traveling and studying in Italy

c)

The Pope demanding artists migrate north

d)

None of the above

19.

What was the name of the document that Martin Luther created and hung on the door of a church?

a)

95 Arguments

b)

95 Challenges

c)

95 Theses

d)

95 Problems

20.

Before the printing press, how long did it take for a man to hand copy a book?

a)

One year

b)

Two months

c)

Five months

d)

Eight months

21.

How old was King Henry VIII's son, Edward, when he became king?

a)

5

b)

9

c)

12

d)

15

22.

Who invented the moveable-type printing press during the Renaissance?

a)

Johann Gutenberg

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Niccolo Machiavelli

d)

Lorenzo Medici

23.

The printing press made books cheaper and more available to people.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

A fresco is a large watercoler painting where?

a)

On the floor

b)

On the ceiling

c)

On the wall

d)

On a canvas

25.

Which country invented block printing?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Brazil

d)

Italy

26.

What did Henry VIII do when his second wife gave birth to a daughter?

a)

He tried to have another child with her

b)

He killed her

c)

He killed the daughter

d)

He gave up on having kids

27.

Who created the Anglican Church in England?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

King Edward

c)

Queen Mary

d)

Queen Elizabeth

28.

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

a)

Rapheal Sanzio

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo Buonarotti

d)

None of these

29.

Who was expected to be able to sing, dance, create art, be charming, and master a skill?

a)

Renaissance Men

b)

Renaissance Women

30.

What were people who financially supported artists called?

a)

Appraisers

b)

Patrons

c)

Buyers

d)

Merchants

31.

Which of King Henry VIII's children killed thousands of Protestants in England?

a)

Mary

b)

Edward

c)

Elizabeth

d)

Donald

32.

Martin Luther took his 95 Theses to Rome.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What did the common people like about written works of the Renaissance?

a)

They had pictures

b)

They were not too long

c)

They told stories about Renaissance artists

d)

They were written in their vernacular

34.

Which artist could create a variety of subtle colors in clothing and jewelry using oil paints?

a)

Albrecht Durer

b)

Artemesia Gentileschi

c)

Johann Gutenberg

d)

Jan van Eyck

35.

Where did the Reformation spread from?

a)

Germany

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

d)

England

36.

What was the first full-sized book created with the moveable-type printing press?

a)

The Bible

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

Spiritual Exercises

d)

The Index of Forbidden Books

37.

What was the agreement that said each ruler could choose the religion of his state?

a)

Peace of Westphalia

b)

Peace of Augsberg

c)

Peace of Wittenberg

d)

Peace of Loyola

38.

Who is considered to be the most famous writer of the Elizabethan Age?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

J.K. Rowling

39.

What was artist Albrecht Durer most famous for?

a)

Oil paintings

b)

Sculptures

c)

Woodcuts

d)

Frescos

40.

Renaissance women were expected to create art and write poetry.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

What does the word Renaissance mean?

a)

"Rebirth"

b)

"Restart"

c)

"Remake"

d)

"Recovery"

42.

What is the technique that allows artists to create three dimensional paintings on flat canvas?

a)

Perspective

b)

Minimalism

c)

Hatching

d)

Gradation

43.

Which Renaissance artist wrote in their notebook backwards?

a)

Michelangelo Buonarotti

b)

Rapheal Sanzio

c)

Jan van Eyck

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

44.

Which Renaissance artist studied and painted portraits of great artists that came before him?

a)

Albrecht Durer

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Raphael Sanzio

d)

Artemisia Gentileschi

45.

Who trained Artemisia Gentileschi to be a painter?

a)

Her father

b)

Her mother

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Nobody

46.

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo Buonarotti

c)

Rapheal Sanzio

d)

None of the above

47.

What city did the Medici family rule over?

a)

Florence

b)

Venice

c)

Rome

d)

Naples

48.

Which of the following would Renaissance women be expected to do?

a)

Create works of art

b)

Debate politics

c)

Be a skilled master at something

d)

Host parties at home

49.

What was the Catholic Church's attempt to stop people from turning Protestant called?

a)

The Catholic Renaissance

b)

The Catholic Reconstruction

c)

The Catholic Restructuring

d)

The Catholic Reformation