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The renaissance

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Middle Ages or Renaissance:  A renewed interest in classical learning.
a)
Middle Ages
b)
Renaissance
2.
Middle Ages or Renaissance: The Black Plague killed one-third of all Europeans.
a)
Middle Ages
b)
Renaissance 
3.
Middle Ages or Renassance: More people learned to read as a result of Johannes Gutenberg’s invention.
a)
Middle Ages
b)
Renaissance 
4.

Middle Ages or Renaissance: Humanists contribute to the weakening of the Roman Catholic Church because they questioned accepted beliefs.

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Renaissance

5.
What did the first Protestants protest against?
a)
the humanist philosophy
b)
decrees by King Henry VIII
c)
corruption in the Catholic Church
d)
the reformation of government
6.
Person who started the Protestant Reformation
a)
Martin Luther
b)
John Calvin
c)
King Henry VIII
d)
Jesuits 
7.
What factors weakened the Catholic Church 
a)
Selling of indulgences by the Pope
b)
The Pope and clergy living like royalty 
c)
The church becoming too rich 
d)
all of the above 
8.
Why was Leonardo Da Vinci considered a Renaissance Man 
a)
He was a painter 
b)
He was a sculptor  
c)
He was talented in many fields
d)
He was protestant 
9.

The word “Renaissance” means

a)

New religion

b)

Rebirth

c)

Dark Ages

d)

Be happy

10.

The language of everyday speech is known as

a)

Slang

b)

Feudalism

c)

Vernacular

d)

Erasmus

11.

The term Renaissance refers to the period from about

a)

700 – 500 BCE

b)

550 – 1000 AD

c)

1000 – 1300 AD

d)

1300 – 1600 AD

12.

The Renaissance began in the city states of

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Greece

d)

England

13.

Gutenberg facilitated the spread of Renaissance ideas by

a)

Developing the printing press

b)

Opening a school in Venice

c)

Opening a school for sculptors

d)

Learning with Leonardo da Vinci

14.

During the early Renaissance there was only one church in Europe. What was it called?

a)

Lutheran

b)

Protestant

c)

Catholic

d)

Episcopal

15.

Martin Luther’s statements criticizing the church are called the

a)

Commandments

b)

Perspectives

c)

Thirty-Five Complaints

d)

Ninety-Five Theses

16.

Those who broke away from the Catholic Church became known as

a)

Protestants

b)

Renaissance Men

c)

Jesuits

d)

Humanists

17.

The best synonym for “secular” is

a)

New

b)

Worldly

c)

Humane

d)

Religious

18.

The Sistine Chapel was painted by...

a)

Michalangelo

b)

Albrecht Durer

c)

Miguel Cervantes

d)

Leonardo DaVinci

19.
Title...
a)
School of Athens
b)
Last Judgment
c)
Last Supper
d)
Sistine Chapel
20.

Which of the following is associated with Humanism (focus on the individual)?

a)

the ideas of the middle ages

b)

the ideas of Greece & Rome

c)

the ideas of ancient China

d)

the ideas of ancient India

21.

What was the time in history when the Roman Catholic Church was questioned?

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Renaissance

c)

Reformation

d)

All of the Above

22.

How did the invention of the printing press help the Reformation?

a)

Bibles printed allowed more people to read them.

b)

People could read translations of the Bible in their language.

c)

It allowed reformers to spread their ideas.

d)

All of the Above

23.
What was Indulgences?
a)
a first church
b)
leaders
c)
pardons for sins sold by the Catholic Church
24.
Who invented the printing press and used it to print the first Bible?
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Johannes Gutenburg
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
25.

______ is an art technique used during the Renaissance to give depth/dimension.

a)

sfamato

b)

marble

c)

fresco

d)

perspective

26.

Martin Luther is best known for starting which movement of resisting the church's power structure and reforming how people related to religion?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Protestant Reformation

d)

Protestant Revolution

27.

Payments made to the church to reduce the punishment for sins and grant forgiveness for sins were

a)

currency

b)

indulgences

c)

salvation

d)

offering

28.
Which two ancient cultures had the biggest influence on the Renaissance?
a)
Egyptians and Romans
b)
Romans and Greek
c)
French and Germans
d)
Greek and Egyptians
29.
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Artwork during the middle ages was...
a)
more detailed
b)
more colorful
c)
more realistic
d)
all of these
31.
Michelangelo was a famous artist during the Reformation.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Martin Luther wrote the 95 Theses as a way to criticize the power of the Pope, the wealth of the church, and the misuse of Indulgences. 
a)
True
b)
False
33.

Renaissance artists and architects were inspired by their surroundings, ancient Greece & Roman Ruins.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Michelangelo is most famous for painting the Sistine Chapel and his sculpture entitled, "Statue of _______."

a)

Goliath

b)

David

c)

Moses

d)

Caligula

35.

The Printing Press brought books and reading to the masses.

a)

True.

b)

False.

36.

What city is most associated with the Renaissance?

a)

Rome

b)

Florence

c)

Frankfurt

d)

London

37.

Who is most responsible for the Reformation?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Pope Leo

38.

How might a Renaissance Man describe himself?

a)

I am talented in one special area.

b)

I am close minded about new ideas.

c)

I am talented in many different areas.

d)

I have little appreciation for the Greeks and Romans.

39.

Which of these terms made Renaissance art different from Middle Ages art?

a)

religion

b)

paint

c)

vernacular

d)

perspective

40.

the period of "rebirth" and creativity that followed Europe's Middle Ages

a)

Renaissance

b)

Reformation

c)

Protestants

d)

Catholic Reformation

41.

the study of history, literature, public speaking, and art that led to a new way or thinking in Europe in the late 1300s

a)

Renaissance

b)

Reformation

c)

humanism

d)

Petrarch

42.

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

a)

Christian Humanism

b)

Protestants

c)

Reformation

d)

Renaissance

43.

German priest credited with starting the Reformation; he nailed a list of complaints about the Catholic Church to a church door in Wittenberg, Germany

a)

Desiderius Erasmus

b)

Albrecht Durer

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Martin Luther

44.

the effort of the 1500s and 1600s to reform the Catholic Church from within; also called the Counter-Reformation

a)

federalism

b)

Catholic Reformation

c)

Reformation

d)

Renaissance

45.
The view that people take when they become more interested in worldly things than in religion is called ________________. 
a)
diplomacy
b)
Renaissance
c)
secular
d)
tribute
46.
During the Renaissance, there was a rebirth of interest in 
a)
art and learning
b)
religion
c)
military strategies
d)
political freedom
47.
People such as Leonardo da Vinci, Sir Isaace Newton, Michelangelo, Gutenberg, and Shakespeare made the period known as the Renaissance...
a)
a time of war
b)
a time of dictatorships
c)
a time of creativity
d)
a time of diplomacy
48.
The Counter Reformation was:
a)
response of the Catholic Church to the Protestant Reformation
b)
the Lutheran Church's response to the Catholic Reformation
49.
Why is Humanism associated with the Renaissance?
a)
they were inspired by Greeks and Romans
b)
they recreated the Roman Empire
c)
they wanted to reform the Catholic Church
d)
None of these
50.

By the Renaissance period, which type of language was becoming more popular?

a)

sign language

b)

vernacular (common spoken language)

c)

Latin

d)

Cunieform

51.

People who were a part of the Protestant Reformation were protesting

a)

Martin Luther.

b)

the corruption of the Catholic Church.

c)

the Bible.

d)

the Renaissance.

52.
Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued  
a)
That heaven did not exist
b)
That Earth revolved around the sun
c)
Against the law of gravity
d)
That the sun revolved around the Earth
53.
According to Copernicus, the sun  
a)
Revolved around the earth
b)
Was the center of the Universe
c)
Was the biggest star
d)
 Had many moons
54.
The Scientific Revolution challenged many medieval ideas about science. All of the following were astronomers during the Scientific Revolution except __.
a)
Nicolaus Copernicus
b)
Ptolemy
c)
Galileo Galilei
d)
Johannes Kepler
55.
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
earthcentric
d)
world's worst
56.
The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
solar
d)
sunny
57.
What is the heliocentric theory?
a)
There is no sun
b)
The sun is smaller than the Earth
c)
The sun is the center of the universe
d)
The Earth in the center of the universe
58.
What did the geocentric theory state?
a)
The sun was at the center of the universe
b)
The earth was at the center of the universe
59.
Who created the heliocentric theory?
a)
Copernicus
b)
Galileo 
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Kepler
60.
Who created the geocentric theory?
a)
Issac Newton
b)
Ptolemy 
c)
Copernicus
d)
Galileo
61.
What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory?  
a)
That Jupiter had four moons
b)
That the planets revolved around the earth 
c)
That the sun was the biggest star
d)
That the planets move in eliptical (oval shaped) orbits around the sun
62.
 _____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory 
a)
a. Isaac Newton
b)
b. Galileo Galilei 
c)
c. Adam Smith
d)
d. Dennis Diderot
63.
Nicolaus Copernicus used _________________ to come up with his theory.
a)
Luck
b)
Mathematical formulas  
c)
Guesses
d)
Friends
64.
Nicolaus Copernicus was the first person to challenge the church and develop the idea that the universe is ______________
a)
Earth centered
b)
Mars centered
c)
Sun centered
d)
beautiful 
65.
During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________
a)
King
b)
Family
c)
Church
d)
Sir Salami 
66.
Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued  
a)
That heaven did not exist
b)
That Earth revolved around the sun
c)
Against the law of gravity
d)
That the sun revolved around the Earth

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