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Renaissance & Reformation

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Known for their wealth and influence during the Italian Renaissance, they significant patrons of the arts, investing heavily in artists, architects, and other intellectual leaders, transforming Florence into a hub of innovation. 

a)

The Borgia Family

b)

The Buanarroti Family

c)

The Sforza family

d)

The Medici family

2.

The idea of reviving culture (Renaissance) spread throughout Europe, leading other countries (in Europe north of Alps) to experience Renaissance periods. Collectively, the Renaissance in these countries were known as

a)

Southern Renaissance

b)

Central Renaissance

c)

High Renaissance

d)

Northern Renaissance

3.

Who created Humanism

a)

Niccolo Machiavelli

b)

Giovanni Boccaccio

c)

Petrarch

d)

Dante

4.

This word defines how a ruler acquires power and holds on to it even if their enemies try to stop them / the use of intelligent but often dishonest methods that deceive people in order to win power or control

(a)  

5.

Who wrote the 95 theses

a)

Dante Aligheri

b)

Martin Luther

c)

John Calvin

d)

Sandro Botticelli

6.

Church offices or positions were sold to whoever could afford them, in a practice called ___

a)

Nepotism

b)

Simony

c)

Scamming

d)

Indulgence

7.

Resulted in the spread of literacy throughout Europe.

a)

Astrolabe

b)

Adding Machine

c)

Gutenberg Press

d)

Nautical

8.

Who is NOT a Renaissance Artist/Painter

a)

Raphael Sanzio

b)

Dante Aligheri

c)

Hieronymus Bosch

d)

Buonarroti

9.

He is the Father of Italian Literature

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Niccolo Machiavelli

c)

Dante Aligheri

d)

Giovanni Boccaccio