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Renaissance and Reformation
1450-1550 or
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1. What is the definition of Renaissance?
An era when Popes became more Spiritual, Birthing of a City
An era of intellectual and artistic brilliance, Rebirth
An era of artistic painting, Renaissance Rebirth
An era of intellectualism, Rebirth
2. What is the definition of Humanism?
01The belief that God was a not interested in humanity
The belief that humans were greater than God
Studying humanity
The belief that humanity has great potential
3. Choose the three artists below that best represent Florentine Art?
Giotto, Titian, and Michelangelo
Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Brunelleschi
Raphael, Masaccio, and Brunelleschi
Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo
4. Which of these is not a key part of humanism?
The belief that, if we do good works for our fellow men, that we will return to God.
The belief that humans should be the center of attention, not God.
A deep admiration for the Ancient Greeks and Romans.
The belief that we should enjoy this life instead of just waiting for the next one.
5. Henry VIII did not:
Break off from the Catholic Church
Beat the Scottish
Army when it tried to invade
Start the Crusades to try to force the Muslims out of the Holy Lands
Reorganize the
Administration of
6. Who was Savonarola?
The first artist to make nude sculptures
A priest who had many mistresses and children
A priest who told everyone to burn naughty books and paintings who was eventually crowned king
A priest who was burned by the people since he told them to burn all of the naughty books and paintings
7. What was the main reason why Luther's revolt worked when the ones before him did not?
He was the sun of a great king
The printing press was invented allowing the ideas to spread faster and further
He told people he knew and they told others who continued the revolt
He was an old pope whom everyone trusted
8. The Renaissance was partly inspired by the Crusades because:
The Crusades promoted new trade, widening the span of
culture and knowledge throughout all of
People realized that the Crusades were wrong and changed their ways.
The Crusades made more advanced civilization.
The rise in trade made a rise in city population.
9. In the Middle Ages, art:
- Was more focused on Earth and is now regarded as some of the finest artwork
-Had gold backgrounds and worldly people
-Lacked background, depth, and human emotion.
-Showed little emotion but pain and suffering
10. The Gutenberg printing press was important because:
It helped to spread of Luther’s 95 Thesis Statements
It helped to
spread woman’s rights in northern
It helped spread ideas, which is why Luther’s revolt didn’t work
It helped Luther’s revolt against the Church
11. When Ferdinand and Isabella got married in 1469, they made these major changes:
They tried to form a monolithic state, by saying that ability mattered more than status.
They got rid of the Muslims in 1492, so the Pope would not let them make appointments
They helped the nobles to become better leaders and weakened the clergy.
They made lower classmen the administrators, got rid of the Muslims and weakened the clergy and eventually the kings had power over the church.
12. Medieval art lacked 3 main things. What are they?
Angels, men, and buildings
Depth, perspective, and detailed backgrounds
Plant life, color, and focal points
Shape, form, and texture
13. Which king was nicknamed the spider?
Francis I Henry II Louis XI Charles VIII
14. What was the most essential element of life in the Renaissance?
. Focusing on humans and individuals
. Having a main focus on religion
Showing devotion to God by painting and sculpting humans
Obtaining worldly desires such as money or power
15. What religion did King Henry VIII leave?
Church of England
16. What was the most essential element of the Renaissance?
Artists were viewed as more than just craftsman, and their work was appreciated.
There were a lot of major wars between
The beginning of humanism and the glorification of the
culture of Ancient Greece and
Humanism was ongoing throughout this time
17. Why was Parliament important in
Parliament grew so much that it eventually over powered the King and took the country into it’s own hands by 1500.
Parliament grew to be equally as powerful as the King, which stabilized the country.
The Parliament grew in size and moved the capital to
Parliament grew in power. Even though it was never as powerful as the crown, it contributed to the unification of the country.
18. The
Portugal, Spain,
Florence
Portugal,
Castile, Aragon
Europe,
19. What did civic humanists believe?
The church should have all the power
Individuals should cut themselves off from society but still study the world
Individuals should help to make changes in the world by joining the government
Participation in the public affairs was essential for human development, but you should
not become involved with the government
20. Which is true about the Italian Wars
Julius II extended
the power of the Papacy by fighting
The Italian Wars were caused because city states wanted to extend politically and
militarily
Italian city states
often sided with
21. Renaissance thinkers argued that women should be educated
Solely to run a household.
Just the same as men
Not at all
With emphasis on poetry and religion
22. The subdivision of humanism, in which the people who followed it believed that participation in public affairs was essential for human development, and that individuals should not cut themselves of from society to study the world, is called what?
Civil humanism Humanity Civic humanism Materialism
23Which of these job groups did women do during the Renaissance?
Scientist, astronomer, engineer, architect
Ship building, textiles, agriculture, midwives, and servants
Teacher, philosopher, mathematician, banker
Pope, bishop, cardinal, monk
24. Which of the following statements about the earliest printed books is false?
They dealt mainly with economic and business subjects.
They encouraged literacy.
Movable type was first developed in
They improved the process of learning.
25. The patrons of the Renaissance were mostly
The popes The common people merchants, bankers and Popes Churchmen.
26. The frail and ugly king who began French economic and political recovery in the early fifteenth century was
Charles VII. Henry Tudor. Philip the Fair. Louis XI.
27. It appears that in Renaissance society blacks were
Valued as servants and entertainers
Valued as soldiers
Considered undesirable and not allowed in society.
Not much in demand.
28. A major difference between northern and Italian humanism is that northern humanism stressed
. social reform based on Christian ideals.
. pagan virtues.
. scholastic dogma over reason.
. economic gain and materialism
29. The superiority of the French monarch over the church was the object of the
. Habsburg-Valois wars.
. Declaration of
. Pragmatic Sanction of
. Hundred Years' War.
30. The late-fifteenth-century ruler of
William III. Henry II John I. Henry VII.
31. Which of the following statements about
The time of the Renaissance is false?
. It lost probably half its population to the Black Death.
. It was a major banking center.
. It was an important Mediterranean port city
. Its major industry was wool production
32. The financial and military strength of the towns of
northern
Their wealth, which enabled them to hire mercenary soldiers to protect their commercial interests.
Their contractual and marital alliances with the rural nobility.
Protections provided them by the Holy Roman Emperor.
Their alliance with the papacy.
33. The northern Renaissance differed from the Italian Renaissance in that the former was characterized by all of the following except
An emphasis on secular and pagan themes in art.
The combination of the best aspects of antiquity and
Christianity.
Interest in biblical scholarship.
Emphasis on artistic use of bright color and themes of life
34. Erasmus advocated
Christian education for moral and intellectual improvement.
Paganism.
A monastic life of contemplation and divorce from the material world.
Obedience to church doctrine and ritual.
35. the most influential book on Renaissance court life
And behavior was
Machiavelli's the Prince.
Augustine's City of
Castiglione's the Courtier.
Boccaccio's Decameron.
36. The best description of Machiavelli's The Prince is that it is
Description of how government should be organized and implemented.
A satire on sixteenth-century politics.
A call for Italian nationalism.
An accurate description of politics as practiced in Renaissance Italy.
37. The Wars of the Roses were
Civil wars between the English ducal houses of
York and Lancaster.
Between
Civil wars between the English king, Henry VI, and
The aristocracy.
Minor disputes among English gentry.
38. Just before the advent of Ferdinand and Isabella, the
A heterogeneous region consisting of several ethnic groups with a diversity of linguistic and cultural characteristics.
Tolerant of religious and ethnic traditions different from Christianity.
A homogeneous region sharing a common language
And cultural tradition.
A region dominated equally by Arabs and Jews.
39. The culture of the Renaissance
Was widely spread and practiced by a broad middle class.
Was confined to the church.
Was largely limited to a small mercantile elite.
Affected all classes, including the peasants.
40. Who was John Tetzel?
He built the Cathedral and repaid a debt
He protected Luther after the Diet of Worms
He preached and sold indulgences
He killed Luther
41. Who protected Luther after the Diet of Worms?
Pope Leo X John
Tetzel Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III of
42. Which group of Anabaptists were executed by Catholics and
Protestants in 1534, and in what city?
Amish,
Followers of Conrad Grebel,
Melchiorites,
43. What branches of Calvinism were there and where were they?
. Puritans in
. Anglican in
. Presbyterians in
. Presbyterians in
44. What contribution did Ignatius of Loyola make to the Counter
Reformation/
Led the Catholics in a revolt against Protestants
Led the Reformation in
Spoke at the Council of
Led Jesuit attack on Protestanism
45. Who translated the Bible from Latin to German?
John Huss John Wycliffe Machiavelli Martin Luther Henry VIII
46. What chain of Protestantism believes in full emersion baptism?
Lutheranism
Anglicans
Anabaptists
Calvinists
47. What was the
major struggle between
Indulgences
War of the Roses
Catholic Church
Hundred Years' War
Pluralism
48. Which religion was first to reduce the number of sacraments from seven to two?
Catholicism
Anglicanism
Calvinism
Ana-Baptism
Lutheranism
49. Who believed that Holy Communion was a symbolic (consubstantiation) remembrance of bread and wine?
Zwingli and Ana-Baptists
Henry VIII and Protestants
Elizabeth I and Anglicans
Luther and Catholics
John Calvin and Calvinists
50. Which early religious group were most like communists because they advocated common ownership of property and the elimination of social classes?
Catholics
Protestants
Ana-Baptists
Anglicans
Calvinists
51. What is pluralism?
One man holding more than one office in the church
Having more than one person in the same office in the church
Give more money to the church than really available
Having 4 popes in office at once
52. What were the results of the French and Spanish wars
against
.Ended Italian renaissance and forced thinkers and artist north
Made
Aided the spread of the Catholic Church
The French army was destroyed
53. What legal code
was used in Renaissance Italy?
The Roman law
The Regular Law
The
Common Law
the Constitution
54. What happened in October of 1469?
A civil war between
Ferdinand and Isabella were married which led to a ten-year
civil war.
The nobles lost power
55. What were the three motivators during the age of Exploration?
“Life
“Happiness, Health, and Good Looks”
“Bread, Water, and an occasional nap”
“Gold God and Glory”
56. Who wrote The Praise
of Folly?
Erasmus
Machiavelli
Sir Thomas More
Titian
57. Renaissance men's view of educated women was that they should
Have a voice in the affairs of the city.
Not be encouraged in any manner
Be encouraged and given an equal place in society.
Be allowed to add a social touch to the household, but otherwise remain subservient to men.
58. What was the main idea of the book "The Prince"?
Rule with fear instead of love
Rule with love instead of fear
Civilians should have the power
The king's power should not ever be questioned
59 John Knox was influential in the Reformation in
60. Central to John Calvin's beliefs is the principle of
Free will predestination
Christian liberty justification by faith and good works communion
61. The dissolution of the English monasteries
Resulted in a more equitable distribution of land
Resulted from Henry VIII's desire to confiscate their wealth
Deeply disturbed the English upper class
Was the result of rebellious activities by the monks
Resulted in Henry's excommunication by the Anglican Church
62. A list of forbidden books published by the Catholic Church was the
Indulgence Inquisition Jesuit Order Index Censorship
63. Martin Luther's basic problem was that
He identified the pope with his father.
He felt a righteous God would never forgive his sins.
He felt unworthy to perform the sacraments.
He was unhappy in the career track that he had chosen
64. The pope excommunicated Luther because
He rejected the pope's authority and the validity of the sacraments.
He refused to recant his beliefs at the Diet of Worms
He disputed the legitimacy of indulgences in the 95 Theses.
He defied an Imperial edict by accepting protection in
65. Who invented the essay?
William Shakespeare
Erasmus
Leonardo da Vinci
Michael de Montaigne
66. What was the theme of Christian Humanism?
Merging the best ideas of medieval Christian thought and humanism
Killing the poor
Declaring war with as many countries as possible.
Divorce is a good thing
67. Who was the most powerful European ruler?
Henry VII
Albrecht Durer
Charles
Desiderius Erasmus
68. The Tudor Kings came to power because of what war?
The English Civil War
The Glorious Revolution
The Hundred Years War
The War of the Roses
69. The Hapsburgs were the Rulers of _____?
The
70. Copernicus developed what theory?
Celiocentric theory
Heliocentric theory
Evolution
All of the Above
71. Wrote the book Utopia
Botticelli
Signori
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