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Renaissance & Reformation Test Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Protestants leave the Church and start a new branch of Christianity?

a)

Luther's 95 Theses

b)

They got tired of going to church everyday

c)

Michelangelo's paintings

d)

Shakespears'e plays

2.

King Henry VIII asked the pope to annul his marriage. He didn't so he created the ___________________ Church.

a)

Protestant

b)

Anglican

c)

Catholic

d)

Christian

3.

Leonardo Da Vinci was considered a Renaissance Man. What are some of his famous works?

a)

Moira Lisa

b)

Last Supper

c)

Mona Lisa

d)

Last Dinner

4.

Martin Luther challenged the Catholic Church by posting ____ arguments about selling indulgence.

a)

100

b)

95

c)

90

d)

10

5.

During the Protestant Reformation, people left the Catholic Church because of ______________. They began new Christian faiths.

a)

corruption

b)

secrecy

c)

death

d)

love

6.

_____________ was excommunicated because of protesting the Catholic Church?

a)

Catherin De' Medici

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Martin Luther

d)

John Calvin

7.

Shakespeare wrote famous plays like ...

a)

Wicked

b)

Hamlet

c)

Hamilton

d)

Romeo and Juliet

8.

Which civilizations influenced the Renaissance?

a)

Rome

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Greece

9.

Martin Luther was very against selling ___________

a)

the church

b)

money

c)

indulgences

d)

books

10.

What does the term indulgence mean?

a)

someone pays a fee to be forgiven of your sins

b)

rebirth

c)

to go against the church's teachings

d)

rich person who supported artists

11.

Lutheranism was created by _____________

a)

John Calvin

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Pope Leo X

12.

Gutenberg invented the _____________.

a)

The helicopter

b)

The Last Supper

c)

Sistine Chapel

d)

Printing press

13.

Renaissance means __________

a)

rebirth

b)

protest

c)

indulgence

d)

secrecy

14.

The Reformation created this new branch of Christianity.

a)

Muslim

b)

Hebrew

c)

Protestantism

d)

Catholic

15.

The Renaissance began in this country.

a)

India

b)

Italy

c)

Indonesia

d)

China

16.

a reform movement against the Roman Catholic Church that began in 1517; it resulted in the creation of Protestant churches

a)

Reformation

b)

Indulgence

c)

Purgatory

d)

Protestant

17.
Who was Martin Luther?
a)
An African-American civil rights leader
b)
An NFL quarterback for the NY Jets
c)
A Germen priest who rebelled against the Catholic Church
d)
A dance club DJ who plays hip-hop music
18.

What was the Catholic Church's response to Martin Luther's 95 Theses?

a)

Excommunication

b)

The Peace of Westphalia

c)

The Counsel of Trent

d)

They ignored it

19.

What was the significance of the printing press?

a)

the production of written work was slower, therefore written works were not available to everyone.

b)

there is no significance

c)

the production of written work was faster, however not everyone was able to read.

d)

the production of written work was faster, therefore written works were available to everyone.

20.

Which best describes the Renaissance?

a)

unquestioned reliance on the teachings of Aristotle

b)

Christian unity through region

c)

An advance of Muslim culture

d)

Great intellectual and artistic creativity

21.
What is the artistic technique that is used to show depth and distance on a flat surface?
a)
realism
b)
perspective
c)
idealism
d)
distancism
22.

How is Renaissance Art different from art of the Middle Ages?

a)

the background in Renaissance art was boring

b)

Renaissance art focused more on religion

c)

Renaissance art was flat and less detailed

d)

Renaissance art looked more realistic because of it's 3d perspective

23.
Which of the following was the first printed/published book?
a)
Encyclopedia Britannica
b)
The Bible
c)
Webster's Dictionary
d)
The Epic of Gildamesh
24.

Why was the printing press such an important invention?

a)

It created more jobs.

b)

It allowed the government to establish laws.

c)

It allowed for books, especially the Bible, to be available to more people.

d)

It allowed the rich people to have more books.

25.

Why was Genoa and Venice important to trade between Asia and the rest of Europe?

a)

They contain great works of architecture and art.

b)

Genoa and Venice contain banks that pay for trade.

c)

They were in rural areas producing grain to export.

d)

Genoa and Venice were port cities located along trade routes.

26.

How did education change during the renaissance period?

a)

Students started learning about religion.

b)

More children had access to private education.

c)

Students started learning about humanities.

d)

More children were required to attend public education.

27.

How did education change during the renaissance period?

a)

Students started learning about religion.

b)

More children had access to private education.

c)

Students started learning about humanities.

d)

More children were required to attend public education.

28.

What resulted from the growth of trade in Europe during the Renaissance?

a)

Europe’s growth in the trade caused the Counter Reformation to occur.

b)

Trade in Europe caused the political leaders wanted to escape the power of the church.

c)

Europe’s growth in the trade caused jobs to be lost and people were hungry and homeless.

d)

Trade in Europe brought more jobs were available which made cities and towns grow larger.

29.

4. Who was a Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, inventor and mathematician? He painted the most famous painting in the whole world: "The Mona Lisa".

a)

Painter, Johannes Gutenberg, painted The Mona Lisa.

b)

Painter, Leonardo da Vinci, painted The Mona Lisa.

c)

The famous Renaissance painter is Michelangelo painted The Mona Lisa.

d)

The famous Renaissance painter that painted The Mona Lisa was Marco Polo.

30.

9. To stop the reformation, the Catholic Church tried to put religious pressure on believers and government leaders and later declared war. Nothing worked so the church began a movement to try to reform itself. What was this movement called?

a)

The movement was called Spanish Inquisition.

b)

Reformation was stopped by Feudalism.

c)

The movement was called Counter Reformation.

d)

Reformation was stopped by Protestant Reformation.

31.

Those who sided with Luther and protested against the church

a)

Protestants

b)

Catholic Reformation

c)

Jesuits

d)

Huguenots

32.

The effort to reform the Catholic Church from within the church

a)

Protestants

b)

Catholic Reformation

c)

Jesuits

d)

Huguenots

33.

Granting religious freedom in most of France

a)

Edict of Nantes

b)

Thirty Years' War

c)

Agreement

d)

Congregation

34.

A long series of wars that involved many of the countries in Europe

a)

Edict of Nantes

b)

Thirty Years' War

c)

Agreement

d)

Congregation

35.

The sharing of power between local governments and a strong central government

a)

Edict of Nantes

b)

Thirty Years' War

c)

Federalism

d)

Congregation

36.

The thirty years war is a conflict between...

a)

Rigby and Mordecai

b)

Catholics and Protestants

c)

Lutherans and Calvinists

d)

Muslims and Christians

37.

The Thirty Years War began in 1618 in

a)

Bohemia

b)

Prussia

c)

Denmark

d)

Sweden

38.
What was the meeting where Catholic officials reformed the church?
a)
Council of Trent
b)
Peace of Westphalia
c)
English Reformation
d)
Treaty of Nantes
39.
Which order of monks spread Catholicism around the world and built universities?
a)
Franciscan
b)
Jesuits
c)
Benedictine
d)
Augustine
40.

Which of the following was a result of the Thirty Years' War?

a)

European rulers could decide the religion of their region

b)

The Edict of Nantes granted religious freedom in France

c)

Germany became part of the Holy Roman Empire

d)

Peasants in Germany revolted against the government

41.

The Huguenots were

a)

British Protestants

b)

German Protestants

c)

Swiss Protestants

d)

French Protestants

42.

All of the following were results of the Reformation except

a)

people became more curious about science & the natural world

b)

Protestants and Catholics resolved their religious conflicts

c)

the idea of self-government began to take hold

d)

Northern European countries became largely Protestant