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Renaissance and Reformation Summative Review 2024

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Renaissance mean?

a)

retry

b)

remade

c)

rebirth

d)

remember

2.

What had an effect on the Renaissance Period?

a)

silk making

b)

typewriter

c)

camels

d)

Printing Press

3.

What two "classic" civilizations were people during the Renaissance getting inspiration from?

a)

ancient Romans and ancient Latins

b)

ancient Greek and ancient Latins

c)

ancient Rome and ancient Greece

d)

ancient Italian and ancient French

4.

The celebration of the individual and the talents that they can achieve was known as ___________ during the Renaissance?

a)

courtier

b)

humanism

c)

spirit

d)

social status

5.

How was Lorenzo de Medici important to the Renaissance artists?

a)

He was a powerful leader

b)

He was a rich banker

c)

He was a patron of the arts

d)

He had a son who liked paintings

6.

What is a patron?

a)

Leaders of the Catholic Church that live in the Vatican

b)

Wealthy merchants that pay for paintings & give the artists a place to stay, food, and clothing

c)

Defend and protect the citizens of the town

d)

Painters, artists, architects, and educators

7.

What areas of learning did the Renaissance focus on?

a)

Religion, tithing, Bible reading

b)

Finance, taxes, budgeting

c)

Art, philosophy, literature, science, education, architecture

d)

Social studies, languages, geography

8.

Where did the Renaissance movement begin?

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Germany

9.

What is a humanist?

a)

People who admired the accomplishments of the Pope

b)

People who admired the Medici fmaily

c)

People who studied the human body

d)

People who admired the accomplishments of Ancient Greek and Rome

10.

Leonardo da Vinci was the...

a)

Sculptor of the Pieta and David & Painter of the Sistine Chapel ceiling

b)

Painter of Mona Lisa and The Last Supper

c)

Architect of the dome of the Cathedral of Florence

d)

Writer of Don Quixote

11.

What is perspective?

a)

Smooth changes between different areas of color and shading

b)

The use of a hammer and chisel

c)

The plaster and paint dry together becoming a permanent wall

d)

A way of showing depth on a flat surface

12.

Michelangelo was the...

a)

Sculptor of the Pieta and David & Painter of the Sistine Chapel ceiling

b)

Painter of Mona Lisa and The Last Supper

c)

Architect of the dome of the Cathedral of Florence

d)

Painter of Madonna and the Grand Duke & The School of Athens

13.

Who was William Shakespeare?

a)

An Italian playwright, poet, and actor

b)

An English playwright, poet, and actor

c)

An Italian artist, sculptor, and scientist

d)

An English artist, sculptor, and scientist

14.

What country did the Renaissance begin?

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

England

15.

Which best describes the Renaissance?

a)

A time in history where people were mostly poor and had little freedom.

b)

A time in history when people had a renewed interest in ancient art, literature and knowledge.

c)

A time in history where people traveled to find food and never settled in one place.

d)

A time in history when people wanted to leave the cities and move to the country to farm.

16.

The city of (a)   is the center of trade, banking and manufacturing during the Renaissance.

17.

What was the main trade route during the Renaissance period?

a)

Silk Road

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Transatlantic Slave Trade

18.

What problems did Europeans have with traveling by ocean?

a)

boats weren't invented

b)

lack of good maps and poor technology

c)

there was no way to protect from sharks

d)

many thought the world was flat and the ocean ended

19.

How did people create better maps?

a)

People studied journals of former explorers.

b)

People studied the north star and horizon.

c)

People traveled the coast and drew it.

d)

People just tried a little harder.

20.

What is Marco Polo most known for?

a)

Exploring South Pacific

b)

Traveling to China and the Far East

c)

The game kids play in the Pool

21.

________________areas of study that focuses on human life and culture, such as: history, literature, and ethics.

a)

The study of art

b)

The study of life

c)

The study of humanities

d)

The study of opera

22.

Inventor of movable type printing press.

a)

The Chinese

b)

Printing Press

c)

The Pope

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

23.

What did the printing press do? Select all that apply.

a)

Allowed for the faster spread of knowledge.

b)

More people learned to read.

c)

People were able to buy the printing press.

d)

It was able to make paper.

24.

What was one of Martin Luther's main grievances with the Catholic Church?

a)

The lack of educated priests

b)

The excessive power of the Pope

c)

The sale of indulgences

d)

The corruption of higher Church leaders

25.

What was the name of the movement started by Martin Luther?

a)

Catholic Reformation

b)

Protestant Reformation

c)

Counter Reformation

d)

Lutheran Reformation

26.

What was the impact of the printing press?

a)

Increased literacy rates

b)

Spread of Protestant ideas

c)

Availability of affordable books

d)

All of the above

27.
What invention helped to spread the information of the Reformation?
a)
The Globe
b)
The Mona Lisa
c)
The Paint Brush
d)
The Printing Press
28.
What was the Protestant Reformation?
a)
an attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman.
b)
an attempt to reform the Catholic practices that were considered corrupt.
c)
a call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.
29.
This was the Church practice of selling forgiveness for sin 
a)
Usury
b)
Tithe
c)
Sin Tax
d)
Indulgences
30.
Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses were a call for
a)
revolt against German princes.
b)
reforming the Catholic Church.
c)
greater papal authority.
d)
spreading Christianity.
31.
Who was Martin Luther?
a)
A man who worked out too much
b)
The man who beheaded anyone
c)
first leader of the Christian humanism movement
d)
the young monk who challenged the Roman Catholic Church
32.
What are the complaints called that Martin Luther wrote against Indulgences?
a)
The 90 Thesis
b)
The 95 Theories
c)
The 95 Arguements
d)
The 95 Theses
33.

According to Martin Luther, where is ultimate religious authority determined?

a)

The decisions of the Pope

b)

The bible

c)

The actions of the Priest

d)

Whatever feels good in the moment

34.
Luther was ___________ by Pope Leo III because of his criticisms.
a)
Promoted
b)
Excommunicated
c)
Killed
d)
Banished
35.
What was the Catholic Church's response to the Reformation called?
a)
Counter Reformation
b)
Reconquista
c)
Council of Trent
d)
Thirty Years' War
36.

A member of follower of any of the Western Christian churches that are separate from the Roman Catholic Church and follow the principles of the Reformation

a)

Protestant

b)

Catholic

c)

Democrat

d)

Republican

37.

Martin Luther argued that all Christians ______.

a)

could only communicate with God with the aid of a priest

b)

could confess their sins directly to God

c)

needed to buy indulgences

d)

should listen to Pope Leo X

38.

Who is the leader of the Catholic Church?

a)

preacher

b)

king

c)

the people

d)

pope

39.

Who is Martin Luther?

a)

the leader of the Reformation

b)

the leader of the Renaissance

c)

the leader of the church

d)

the leader of Europe

40.

What did Martin Luther's followers start?

a)

the Lutheran Church

b)

a new territory

c)

a new Bible

d)

the Orthodox Church

41.

People who protested against the Catholic Church were called_______.

a)

humanists

b)

skeptics

c)

Protestants

d)

mendicants

42.

Who were the Protestants?

a)

people who went out and performed duties for the Church

b)

people who were humanists

c)

people who wanted fair treatment by the lords

d)

people who protested against and broke with the Catholic Church

43.

What was the Counter Reformation?

a)

the Reformers fighting against the Church

b)

the Church's answer to the Protestant Reformers

c)

The Church fighting back against the Jesuits

d)

The Church's Court

44.

An early priest and humanist, __________, helped the ideas of the Reformation spread.

a)

Erasmus

b)

Loyola

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Petrarch

45.

A certificate that pardons sin?

a)

reckoning

b)

Indulgence

c)

Get out of Jail Free

d)

Inquisition

46.

The ______, believe in justification by faith

a)

Catholics

b)

Calvinists

c)

Lutheran

d)

Church of England

47.

What do the Calvinist believe? 2 answers

a)

god saves only those he has chosen

b)

Justification by faith

c)

predestination

d)

missionaries must do good works and obey God and the Church's rules

48.

People who protested against the Catholic Church were called_______.

a)

humanists

b)

skeptics

c)

Protestants

d)

mendicants

49.

What document, written by Luther, started the Reformation?

a)

Lutheran's protests

b)

Indulgences

c)

93 Theses

d)

95 Theses

50.

Who were the Protestants?

a)

people who went out and performed duties for the Church

b)

people who were humanists

c)

people who wanted fair treatment by the lords

d)

people who protested against and broke with the Catholic Church

51.

The Reformation began as a way to change the ______ Church

a)

Protestant

b)

Catholic

c)

Calvinist

d)

Lutheran

52.

Why were the Protestants upset with the Catholic Church? 2 answers

a)

the Lutherans took away Church members

b)

sale of indulgences

c)

the Church sent people to Italy

d)

the way the Church earned and spent money

53.

What helped the ideas of the Reformation to spread? 2 answers

a)

missionaries visiting Lutheran Churches

b)

priests spreading the word

c)

printing press

d)

trade

54.

What does convert mean?

a)

to change your religion

b)

to help create new Churches

c)

to become a missionary for the Church

d)

Jesuits

55.

What was the Counter Reformation?

a)

the Reformers fighting against the Church

b)

the Church's answer to the Protestant Reformers

c)

The Church fighting back against the Jesuits

d)

The Church's Court

56.

At which meeting did the Church define Catholic beliefs and decide what to do about the Protestants?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Augsburg

c)

Council of Worms

d)

Council of Trent

57.

What was the Church's court called?

a)

Council of Trent

b)

the trials

c)

Inquisition

d)

Spanish questioning

58.

The Church's answer to the Protestants included the following: (multiple answers)

a)

Council of Trent

b)

Sent out missionaries to convert natives in new lands

c)

burned Catholic books

d)

banned Protestant books and burned them

59.

Who started the Church of England?

a)

John Calvin

b)

Henry VIII

c)

John Wycliffe

d)

William Tyndale

60.

The Church of England was formed because the king wanted a?

a)

stop the sale of Indulgences

b)

divorce or annulment

c)

to stop Church abuses

d)

restore the Catholic faith in England