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Unit 3 Renaissance and Reformation

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The term Renaissance stands for what?

a)

Rebirth

b)

Reincarnation

c)

Old

d)

England

2.

Known as a famous artist, scientist, and inventor:

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Donatello

c)

Michaelangelo

d)

Petrarch

3.

A German inventor who, in about 1450, developed the first printing press with movable type in Europe.

a)

Johannes Gutenburg

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Donatello

d)

Simon

4.

What was William Shakespeare known for?

a)

playwrights, sculptures, and paintings

b)

Inventions

c)

The Bible

d)

The 10 Commandments

5.

Who was Queen Elizabeth I's father?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

King Ferdinand

c)

Donatello

d)

Michelangelo

6.

Michelangelo sculpted which of the following from marble?

a)

David

b)

Jesus

c)

Mary

d)

Mona Lisa

7.

A city-state is an independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What city was known as the capital of the Renaissance?

a)

Florence

b)

Venice

c)

France

d)

Italy

9.

The Crusades stimulated trade by introducing Europeans to many desirable--

a)

languages

b)

cultures

c)

religious practices

d)

products

10.

How did the printing press impact Europe during the Renaissance?

a)

Decreased literacy rates

b)

Increased the spread of new ideas

c)

Decreased the demand for printed books

d)

Increased the cost of books

11.

Northern Renaissance thinkers merged humanists ideas with ---

a)

Christianity

b)

Islamic law

c)

Paganism

d)

Feudalism

12.

Which movement during the Renaissance caused a shift from a religious view of the world to more of a celebration of the individual?

a)

Revivalism

b)

Christianity

c)

Scholasticism

d)

Humanism

13.

What region would contribute the most to new knowledge in Europe?

a)

China

b)

Africa

c)

Russia

d)

The Middle East

14.

What was the first book to be printed on a printing press?

a)

Utopia

b)

Hamlet

c)

The Bible

d)

The Vedas

15.

What event killed 30 million people, or a third of Europe's population, during the late Middle Ages?

a)

The Black Death

b)

Hundred Years War

c)

A Tsunami

d)

The Renaissance

16.

What institution did people lose faith in because of its inability to fight the Black Death?

a)

The Monarchy

b)

The Police

c)

The Church

d)

The Trade Market

17.
Which German priest started the Reformation?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Pope Paul III
d)
Martin Luther
18.
Luther was ___________ by Pope Leo III because of his criticisms.
a)
Promoted
b)
Excommunicated
c)
Killed
d)
Banished
19.
Luther's criticism of the Catholic Church was called what?
a)
Criticism of the Catholic Church
b)
95 Theses
c)
101 Problems with Catholics
d)
Chicken Soup for the Catholic Soul
20.
People who followed Luther were called Lutherans or _____________.
a)
Reformers
b)
Protestants
c)
Huguenots
d)
Calvinists
21.
Why did Henry VIII create the Church of England?
a)
Divorce his wife
b)
Start war with Pope
c)
Religious differences with Catholics
d)
Liked Lutheranism
22.
Why did Henry VIII wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon?
a)
Didn't bear son
b)
She cheated on him
c)
They were different religions
d)
War with Spain
23.
Which of Henry VIII'a daughters became a successful English queen?
a)
Elizabeth I
b)
Mary I
c)
Joanna I
d)
Victoria I
24.
What was the Catholic Church's response to the Reformation called?
a)
Counter Reformation
b)
Reconquista
c)
Council of Trent
d)
Thirty Years' War
25.
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
26.
Which order of monks spread Catholicism around the world and built universities?
a)
Franciscan
b)
Jesuits
c)
Benedictine
d)
Augustine
27.
Northern Germany is mostly __________ to this day
a)
Catholic
b)
Protestant
c)
Muslim
d)
Hindu
28.
What did the Catholic Church sell to forgive sins?
a)
Forgiveness
b)
Sacraments
c)
Indulgences
d)
Confession