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The Renaissance Homework

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Northern Renaissance happened in...

a)

Italy

b)

Africa

c)

England, The Netherlands, France

d)

Japan, China, India

2.

Is this an example of Renaissance Art

a)

YES

b)

NO

3.

Who helped to make Florence the cultural center of Europe during the Renaissance?

a)

Francesco Sforza

b)

Lorenzo de'Medici

c)

Niccolo Machiavelli

d)

Girolamo Savonarola

4.

Which of the following was a characteristic of the Renaissance?

a)

Rejection of the classical learning of ancient Greece and Rome

b)

Renewed emphasis on an all-powerful God

c)

The emergence of a more secular (non-religious) worldview

d)

Reawakening of Feudalism

5.

Who has been called the father of Italian Renaissance Humanism

a)

Petrach

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Dante

d)

Albrecht Durer

6.

What was the Divine Comedy?

a)

A collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on a journey

b)

A defense of the theater

c)

An ancient Roman poem by Virgil

d)

A poem about a soul's journey to Heaven

7.

Which artist painted figures on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Raphael

d)

Jan Van Eyck

8.

What best conveys the importance of Gutenberg's invention of the printing press?

a)

It was adapted from several existing technologies

b)

It greatly accelerated the spread of ideas

c)

It led to the use of paper instead of parchment or vellum

d)

It made Gutenberg a famous historical figure

9.

Why were liberal studies at the core of a humanist curriculum?

a)

To create great scholars

b)

To promote advances in science

c)

To enable more people to read Latin

d)

To provide practical preparation for life

10.

What was the major goal of Christian Humanism

a)

To create a new form of Christian Faith

b)

To preserve religious unity in the Holy Roman Empire

c)

To promote external forms of religion, such as pilgrims and relics

d)

To reform the Catholic Church

11.

Who founded the Jesuits?

a)

John Calvin

b)

Ignatius of Loyola

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Pope Paul III

12.

Why did King Henry VIII break with Rome and establish the Church of England?

a)

To marry Anne Boleyn

b)

To promote his religious views

c)

To force the Catholic Church to reform

d)

To separate church and state

13.

Use the image to answer the following:

What is the best title for the list?

a)

The Reformation

b)

Anti-Seminitism

c)

Protestantism

d)

The Counter Reformation

14.

Use this image to answer the following question:

Which group does Calvinism belong to?

a)

Protestantism

b)

Anglicanism

c)

Secular Humanism

d)

Catholicism