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Renaissance and Reformation

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This man wrote 95 arguments against the Pope and taught that salvation is freely given by God.

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Jan Hus

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Pope Leo X

2.

This is what we call people who follow the religion that King Henry VIII created this religion when the Pope refused to allow him to divorce his first wife.

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

The Church of England (Anglican)

d)

Catholicism

3.

What was the name of a painting by Sandro Botticelli which celebrated the arrival of spring?

a)

La Primavera

b)

The Last Supper

c)

Dante's Inferno

d)

Mona Lisa

4.

This giant sculpture of a man was created by Michelangelo and depicts the one who slayed Goliath in the Bible.

a)

What is Goliath?

b)

What is David?

c)

What is Oxford?

d)

What is the Mona Lisa?

5.

This vocabulary term describes the rich families who used some of their wealth to encourage and support artists.

a)

Vassal

b)

Artist

c)

Priest

d)

Patron

6.

What is the name of the invention that was made by Johann Gutenberg that allowed books to be created much faster?

a)

The type setter

b)

The seismograph

c)

Wood block printing

d)

The printing press

7.

The man is considered by some as the greatest writer of all time. His most Famous plays include "Romeo and Juliet" and "Julius Caesar".

a)

William Wordsworth

b)

Dante

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

William Shatner

8.

This painting of a woman was created by Leonardo da Vinci.

a)

La Bella Pricipessa

b)

The Mona Laura

c)

The Mona Lisa

d)

La Primavera

9.

This word describes the teachings in the Renaissance that stressed the importance of people to be independent and think for themselves instead of blindly following the Church.

a)

Plague

b)

Humanism

c)

Christianity

d)

Indulgences

10.

Name this chapel where this huge painting exists which was created by Michelangelo.

a)

The Sistine Chapel

b)

Chapel of Light

c)

Broad Street Chapel

d)

16th Street Chapel

11.

This is the name of the religious movement Martin Luther began with his 95 Theses.

a)

The Enlightenment

b)

The Middle Ages

c)

The Reformation

d)

The Revolution

12.

This was one of the richest families in Florence who built their fortune as bankers and textile merchants.

a)

Da Vincis

b)

Medicis

c)

Capatrans

d)

Montagues

13.

Reorder the following from which period of time happened first to which happened last.

a)

The Renaissance

b)

The Middle Ages

c)

The Classical Period

d)

Reformation

1)
2)
3)
4)
14.

Renaissance writers got in on the act as well as artists by writing in their own language or ______________.

a)

Voice

b)

Vernacular

c)

Perspective

d)

Country