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WorksheetsFourth Quarter Exam
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which statement best describes the Renaissance?
an era of war and tyranny
an age in which learning was lost
the revival of religious faith
the rebirth of art and learning
Which major city-state was closest to Venice?
Sicily
Rome
Sardinia
Bologna
Which statement best explains a reason why the Renaissance flourished in Italy?
Rulers in Italy rejected the teachings of the Church.
Humanism was banned in most of Europe.
Holy Roman Emperors encouraged new ideas.
Wealthy citizens and the Church supported artists and architects.
Which are humanist ideals? Select the two correct answers. (5.12)
understanding the spiritual world
celebrating the human experience
allowing humans to shape religious rules
recognizing the potential within each person
striving for eternal salvation
Who created this painting? (5.2.a, 5.12, 5.12.c)
Leonardo da Vinci
Filippo Brunelleschi
Leon Battista Alberti
Michelangelo Buonarroti
What technique was used to create the illusion of depth in this painting? (5.2.a, 5.12, 5.12.c)
fresco
plaster
movable type
linear perspective
Use the image to answer the question. What type of images are painted on the ceiling in this work of art? (5.2.a, 5.12, 5.12.c)
images depicting world events
images depicting Renaissance events
images depicting biblical events
images depicting Roman events
Use the image to answer the question. Where is this work of art located? (5.12, 5.12.c)
the Medici family's home in Florence
the Sistine Chapel, built as a private chapel for the pope in Rome
the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence
the pope’s residence in Avignon, France
In what ways did Gutenberg’s printing press influence the Protestant Reformation? Select the two correct answers.
Pamphlets and books spreading Protestant ideas were cheaper to make.
Printed texts were easier to hide from Church authorities.
Printed books encouraged the growth of literacy.
Printing presses were easy to construct and maintain.
The specialized knowledge needed to use a press encouraged people to question the Church.
Use the following passage from The Prince to answer the question: “But we now come to the case where a citizen becomes prince not through crime or intolerable violence, but by the favor of his fellow-citizens. . . . To arrive at this position depends not entirely on worth or entirely on fortune, but rather on cunning assisted by fortune. One attains it by help of popular favor or by the favor of the aristocracy. For in every city these two opposite parties are to be found, arising from the desire of the populace to avoid the oppression of the great, and the desire of the great to command and oppress the people.” Which phrase from the passage describes what a citizen needs to have in order to become a prince?
“crime or intolerable violence”
“worth or entirely on fortune”
“cunning assisted by fortune”
“oppression of the great”
Use the maps to answer the question.
trade
ideas
slavery
disease
What prompted Martin Luther to take the action shown in the image?
He was against the pope’s return to Rome.
He wanted to share his theory of predestination.
He disagreed with the Church’s sale of indulgences.
He thought only clergy should teach Church doctrine.
What was an effect of Luther’s action shown in the image?
The Church split into the Catholic Church and the Protestant Church.
The Catholic Church lowered the prices of indulgences.
Spain purged all non-Catholics from the country.
Martin Luther was executed for being a heretic.
On which theological ideas did Luther and John Calvin agree? Select the two correct answers.
A person can be saved by faith alone.
A person does not need religion to be saved.
A person’s fate is decided by God ahead of time.
A person’s actions do not determine the goodness of their soul.
A person needs only the Bible, not guidance from religious leaders.
