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Renaissance/Reformation

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which cities were the centers of Calvinism and Lutheranism?

a)

Rotterdam and London

b)

Geneva and Wittenberg

c)

Wittenberg and Rotterdam

d)

Worms and Geneva

2.

In which two countries was Calvinism the dominant religion?

a)

England and Ireland

b)

France and Poland

c)

Scotland and the Netherlands

d)

Sweden and Norway

3.

Between 1500 and 1600, which religion was dominant in the greatest number

a)

Anglican

b)

Calvinist

c)

Lutheran

d)

Roman Catholic

4.

In what year did Denmark adopt Lutheranism as its chief religion?

a)

1517

b)

1523

c)

1527

d)

1579

5.

Around which body of water did Lutherans dominate?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Baltic Sea

d)

North Sea

6.

In which state were three different religions practiced?

a)

France

b)

Holy Roman Empire

c)

Netherlands

d)

Italy

7.

What was the northernmost country where Calvinism spread?

a)

Norway

b)

Netherlands

c)

Scotland

d)

Poland

8.

What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?

a)

Christian devotion

b)

art and learning

c)

chivalry and tournaments

d)

good health after the plague

9.

The study of classical texts caused humanists to focus on what subject?

a)

human potential and achievements

b)

an understanding of early Christianity

c)

an understanding of ancient Muslim values

d)

Roman law and government

10.

For what is the Medici family famous?

a)

for being artists

b)

for being writers

c)

for being rulers and supporters of the arts

d)

for being religious reformers

11.

What were Desiderius Erasmus and Thomas More?

a)

German painters

b)

Flemish painters

c)

patrons of the arts

d)

Christian humanists

12.

What was the first full-sized book Gutenberg printed?

a)

Utopia

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

the Bible

d)

The Prince

13.

In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?

a)

He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.

b)

He painted the Mona Lisa while holding scientific discussions.

c)

He lived in Italy during the 1500s.

d)

He used perspective in all of his drawings and paintings

14.

Luther protested the practice of selling indulgences. What was that practice?

a)

Clergy members bought indulgences to reach higher offices.

b)

The clergy sold pardons that released people from performing penalties for their sins.

c)

Charles V told his people that buying indulgences was a way to earn a way to heaven.

d)

Indulgences permitted priests to marry and have children.

15.

Who declared himself the head of the English Church?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

John Knox

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Emperor Charles V

16.

What was one of John Calvinís major teachings?

a)

humanism

b)

adult baptism

c)

indulgences

d)

predestination

17.

Who was the important Catholic Reformer who founded the Jesuit order?

a)

Katarina Zell

b)

Girolamo Savonarola

c)

Ignatius of Loyola

d)

Pope Paul III

18.

How did Italyís location help it become the birthplace of the Renaissance?

a)

Ideas could be spread easily by means of Italyís fleet.

b)

Italy was protected from the rest of Europe by the Alps.

c)

Italy had access to Roman ruins and ancient manuscripts from Constantinople.

d)

The bubonic plague had not reached the southern tip of Europe.

19.

What was an important effect of the invention of the printing press?

a)

Gutenberg used his wealth from the invention to support artists.

b)

It led to the development of public libraries.

c)

It led to a renewed study of Latin and Greek.

d)

It increased literacy and the use of the vernacular.

20.

Which of the following was a major reason for the Reformation?

a)

Northern merchants resented paying taxes to the Church in Rome.

b)

The Church was threatening to excommunicate the king of France.

c)

The pope in Rome insisted on speaking only Latin.

d)

Martin Luther said he could interpret the Bible better than the pope.

21.

Which of the following was one of Lutherís main beliefs?

a)

Men and women are naturally sinful.

b)

Christians needed to be baptized again as adults.

c)

Good works were required for salvation.

d)

All people with faith were equal.

22.

What was the main reason for Henry VIIIís split with the Roman Catholic Church?

a)

his religious beliefs

b)

his desire for a male heir

c)

his treatment of Catherine of Aragon

d)

his unwillingness to pay Church taxes

23.

Which of the following was agreed upon at the Council of Trent?

a)

The Church"s interpretation of the Bible was final.

b)

Selling indulgences was an appropriate practice.

c)

Local priests had to originate the process of excommunication.

d)

Church and state should be separate.

24.

The Peace of Augsburg ended a war between supporters of which two groups?

a)

England and Spain

b)

Catholic and Protestant German princes

c)

Roman Catholics and Anglicans

d)

French Catholics and Huguenots

25.

Which idea of Lutherís most influenced John Calvin?

a)

Humans cannot earn a place in heaven.

b)

There was no hierarchy of believers.

c)

The Church should not sell indulgences.

d)

People did not need priests to interpret the Bible for them.