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Renaissance and Reformation Practice Questions

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Humanism...
a)
emphasized the Bible
b)
leads to happier lives
c)
encourages people to learn Latin and Greek
d)
focuses on the potential of humans to achieve 
2.
In his attempt to reform the Catholic Church, what did Martin Luther do?
a)
Bought a certificate of indulgence to be pardoned.
b)
Helped Pope Leo X rebuild St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
c)
Prepared a list of 95 arguments against indulgences.
d)
Decided to become a lawyer. 
3.
Martin Luther's main complaint was against what?
a)
Inquisitions
b)
Indulgences
c)
The Bible
d)
Ice Cream
4.
What is excommunication?
a)
You are kicked out of the church for life and won't go to heaven.
b)
You are put on trial, tortured, and given a choice to convert or die.
c)
You can pay money to have your sins forgiven: ticket to heaven.
d)
You are brought up on criminal charges, accusing you of going against approved teachings/beliefs.
5.
A devout Catholic who detested Martin Luther and specially titled as “Defender of the Faith” by the Pope, __________ created the Anglican Church so he could divorce his wife.
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Charles V
c)
Leo X
d)
Edward VI
6.

How did the events of the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation impact the European continent?

a)

Conferences between religious leaders established peace and tolerance among the various religions.

b)

The continent was divided with part of it becoming Protestant and part of it remaining Catholic.

c)

The Council of Trent ended the Protestant movement and merged the two religions back together.

d)

All of the nations in Europe gave up Catholicism and adopted Protestant beliefs.

7.

Martin Luther is the Father of what movement?

a)

Reformation

b)

Renaissance

c)

Red Dawn

d)

Reverberation

8.

What does "Renaissance" mean?

a)

Rebirth

b)

Regurgitation

c)

Resurrection

d)

Reformation

9.

What made the Printing Press so important?

a)

It allowed people to press different prints onto their clothing, setting off a creative boom in fashion.

b)

It allowed the Pope to make more money, as he could sell more Bibles to more people

c)

It allowed ideas to be more easily refuted since people could easily find counter-arguments.

d)

It helped spread criticisms of the Catholic Church to the masses. This allowed the Protestant Reformation to begin.

10.

"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

11.

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

12.

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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13.

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.

14.

During the Renaissance, which development contributed most to the Protestant Reformation

a)

Ancient Greece

b)

Math and Science

c)

Questioning traditional authority

d)

Realism

15.

Protestant Reformation is a turning point in history because...

a)

ended religious unity in western Europe

b)

allowed reformers to escape persecution

c)

standardized religious writings

d)

forced monarchs to become Protestants

16.
Which of the following best helped Martin Luther's ideas reach other parts of Europe? 
a)
The Bible
b)
The printing press
c)
Church Hierarchy
d)
The Diet of Worms
17.
What was the Renaissance?
a)
a rebirth of Mesopotamian culture
b)
a rebirth of Greek and Egyptian culture
c)
a rebirth of Roman and Harrapan culture
d)
a rebirth of Greek and Roman culture
18.
Humanists never questioned the church.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Humanists prized individual achievement more that a person's class or family.
a)
True
b)
False