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Renaissance & Reformation Final Exam

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did some people think was the cause of the plague throughout Europe? (Select ALL that apply)

a)

A) through trade on the Silk Road and on merchant ships

b)

B) fleas on rats

c)

C) crowded living conditions

d)

D) poor hygiene

2.

The plague ended ___________ and one's success was based on a person's _________ and hard work.

a)

A) faith in the church /

abilities

b)

B) feudalism /

social class

c)

C) feudalism /

abilities

d)

D) / quickly /

family name

3.

What was the effect on people's faith due to the church's inability to stop the Bubonic Plague?

a)

A) People's faith became stronger

b)

B) Some people started to lose faith

c)

C) People were indifferent to the church's role

d)

D) People turned to other religions

4.

How were the ideas of the Middle Ages DIFFERENT from the Renaissance?

a)

Both time periods had strong literacy rates but ONLY priests could read during the Renaissance.

b)

Art was mainly based on religion in the Renaissance but Middle Ages art focused on everyday life.

c)

Both time periods focused on religious ideas but humanism was also important during the Renaissance.

d)

Feudalism existed in the Renaissance while the middle class was created during the Middle Ages.

5.

The Renaissance spirit included all of the following EXCEPT

a)

renewed interests in the Greeks and Romans

b)

belief in human potential

c)

renewed interest in the afterlife

d)

a new type of scholar called a "humanist."

6.

During the Renaissance, one's value in society was based on

a)

a person's wealth, ability, and hard work.

b)

your feudal lord's title.

c)

birthright (family's name)

d)

being friends with the king or nobility.

7.

The Medici family helped the Renaissance happen by . .

(Choose ALL that apply)

a)

ending trade with the rest of Europe and closing port cities to foreign ships.

b)

sponsoring artists.

c)

wanting Florence to become the most beautiful city in the world.

d)

ensuring that art focused ONLY on religious subjects.

8.

Florence became the most influential and wealthy city-state during the Renaissance because

(Select ALL that apply)

a)

The Medici family were successful banker and willing to support the arts.

b)

banks were created that gave loans.

c)

trade items from the Silk Road could be bought and sold for profit.

d)

expensive art was sold for high prices.

9.

The new ruling class in Florence during the Renaissance were

a)

noble families that owned land in the countries.

b)

wealthy merchants and bankers.

c)

successful artists.

d)

the Protestants.

10.

How did Renaissance ideas spread throughout Europe?

(Select ALL that apply)

a)

printing press

b)

travel and trade

c)

social media

d)

artists traveling to different cities

11.

The Reformation was sparked by the following:

(Select ALL that apply)

a)

greed of church leaders

b)

uneducated priests who could not read but were teaching the Bible

c)

The pope's focus on money and power rather than people's salvation

d)

Selling of indulgences and simony

12.

The printing press was the beginning of the Information Age. The BEST comparison to modern times would be the ____________ .

a)

newspaper

b)

internet

c)

telephones

d)

mail servie

13.

When the Bible was translated from Latin to vernacular (common language), it lead to

a)

more people reading the Bible and understanding it on their own.

b)

people becoming less religious.

c)

an oral tradition.

d)

more dependence on the teachings of the pope.

14.

What was the purpose of an indulgence as described in the church teachings?

a)

To increase the wealth of the church

b)

To grant access to heaven directly

c)

To reduce the punishment that a person would receive for sins

d)

To nominate a person for sainthood

15.

Heretics that opposed the Catholic Church were put on trial, tortured, or even put to death in what event?

a)

Excommunication

b)

The Inquisition

c)

Indulgences

d)

Pilgrimage

16.

What was the name of the list of complaints that Martin Luther nailed to the door of a church in Wittenburg?

a)

The Eighty-Five Theses

b)

The Ninety-Five Theses

c)

The Seventy-Five Theses

d)

The One Hundred Theses

17.

How did Martin Luther's complaints spread to neighboring German states?

a)

oral storytelling

b)

the printing press

c)

By carrier pigeons

d)

handwritten letters

18.

What did The Ninety-Five Theses criticize?

a)

The monarchy and feudal system

b)

The church and many of its corrupt practices

c)

The economic policies of the Holy Roman Empire

d)

The military strategies of the time

19.

According to his beliefs, what did Martin Luther think was unnecessary for salvation?

a)

Belief in God

b)

Living by the Bible

c)

Doing charity work or giving money to the church

d)

All of the above

20.

What was Martin Luther's view on how one's soul could be saved?

a)

By doing good deeds

b)

By believing in God and living by the Bible

c)

By giving money to the church

d)

By attending church every Sunday

21.

What action did Pope Leo X take against Luther?

a)

He communicated with him.

b)

He excommunicated him.

c)

He executed him.

d)

He promoted him.

22.

What name was given to those who sided with Martin Luther and PROTESTED against the Catholic Church?

a)

Catholics

b)

Lutherans

c)

Protestants

d)

Calvinists

23.

What was the main result of the Protestant Reformation?

a)

All Protestants returned to being Catholics.

b)

Martin Luther was executed, putting an end to the growth of Protestantism.

c)

No single religion would dominate Europe again.

d)

All Catholics became Protestant.

24.

The Catholic Church responded to the Reformation with their Counter-Reformation in order to

a)

reduce the growing number of Protestants.

b)

show regret over their corrupt practices.

c)

sell more indulgences.

d)

punish Martin Luther.

25.

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Rebirth

c)

Revolution

d)

Reformation

26.

What was true about Martin Luther?

(Select ALL that apply)

a)

He translated the Bible from Latin to German.

b)

He was excommunicated by the pope.

c)

He wrote the 95 Theses, a list of complaints against the Catholic Church's teachings and policies.

d)

He gained popularity and support because many people were frustrated with the corruption of the Catholic Church.

27.

Who created the Anglican Church of England to get a divorce in order to have a male heir?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Marin Luther

c)

The Pope

d)

William Shakespeare

28.
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 greatness
29.

What was a major impact of the printing press on European society during the Renaissance?

a)

It decreased literacy rates among the lower classes.

b)

It led to the decline of the Catholic Church's influence.

c)

It facilitated the spread of new ideas and knowledge.

d)

It reinforced the feudal system by limiting access to books.

30.

Which of the following 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
31.

(a)   was the selling of church positions to the highest bidder.

32.

The main reason Luther broke with the Catholic Church was due to the selling of (a)  

33.

Reformers who "protested" the corruption of the Catholic Church were known as

(a)  

34.

To oppose the church's teachings was known as (a)   .

35.

(a)   priests built schools, spread Christianity, and were well educated.