Renaissance and Reformation
Explore the Renaissance and Reformation
Test your knowledge of one of the most transformative periods in European history! This quiz will challenge you on key concepts, figures, and events from the Renaissance and Reformation.
Whether you're a history buff or just curious about the past, you'll find engaging questions that cover:
- The impact of humanism
- Significant artists and their works
- Key events in the rise of Protestantism
1) What was the period of time in Europe called that happened before the Renaissance?
Middle Ages
Industrial Revolution
Age of Discovery
Cold War
2) How was humanism different from the way most people thought before the Renaissance?
It thought that life could be nice
It said that life did not have to be all work
It said that humans could enjoy comforts
All of the above
3) From what ancient civilizations did the people in Italy get the idea for humanism?
The Romans and Greeks
The Greeks and Egyptians
The Chinese and the Persians
The Persians and the Romans
4) How was Italy divided up during the start of the Renaissance?
Counties
Kingdoms
City-states
Fiefs
5) In what wealthy and powerful Italian city did the Renaissance get its start?
Milan
Florence
Rome
Naples
6) What was Francesco Petrarch famous for?
Many famous paintings such as the Mona Lisa
Writing the book Devine Comedy
Architecting huge and beautiful cathedrals
Inventing the philosophy of humanism
7) What artist is considered the first Renaissance painter?
Giotto
Da Vinci
Botticelli
Michelangelo
8) What made Renaissance painting different from the previous period of art?
It was very abstract
Subjects were painted as they appeared in nature
Emphasis was on symbolism, not realism
All of the above
9) Around what year did the Renaissance begin?
1066
1253
1400
1600
10) True or False: The Italian Renaissance stayed in Italy and never touched the rest of Europe.
True
False
11) The printing press helped spread ideas critical to the Pope
True
False
12) Merchants others resented having to pay taxes to the Church
True
False
13) Martin Luther was against the practices of indulgences in the Church
True
False
14) An indulgence was a pardon from sinning that the church gave for free.
True
False
15) Martin Luther was the father of Protestantism.
True
False
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