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a #history quiz about the Renaissance and Protestant Reformation and middle ages
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1
What is humanism?
To believe, the teaching of the church are central to the idea of creation
Growth & importance of the individual/q's the teaching of the church.
To have no believe in god at all.
To study how muscles in human bodies actually work.
2
Why were the Ninety-Five Theses written in Latin?
Martin Luther was only fluent in Latin
They were intended for Church leaders, not the public
Latin was the vernacular of the region
They were written for a mass audience
3
What was the idea of having a curfew in a middle ages town?
To help curtail the spread of the pneumonic plague.
To give those in the pillaries/stocks a break.
To stop people skipping the toll charge
To prevent fire outbreaks
4
When Barons/Nobles swore an oath of fealty to a King they promised...
The oath taken in the ceremony when these Nobles became knights.
To fill in as much information as possible to the Domesday book
To go into the forest once a month to a get cartload of wood for the King
To fight for him, provide him with troops or pay taxes
5
What time period was the predecessor of the Renaissance?
Romantic Era
Middle Ages
Dark Ages
Neolithic Era
6
Who challenged traditional Aristotelian ideas?
Galileo Galilei
Leonardo da Vinci
Aristotle
Rene Descartes
7
What were some issues of the Renaissance era?
religious wars
the Black Death
witch hunts
the 13 Year War
8
True or false:
the Renaissance did not spread to other European countries
true
false
9
Where would craftsmen bring their goods to sell in the town?
The castle grounds
At the gatehouse
The Market sqaure
The Fair green
10
During the accolade ceremony of a squire becoming a knight they wore a black jacket. What did this represent?
It matched the colour of his hair
His mourning the dead of his family
An acceptance that he may die in battle
It matched the colour of the horse he was giving in jousting tournaments.
11
True or false:
Leonardo da Vinci painted the
Mona Lisa.
true
false
12
Germany's most famous Renaissance person is Albrecht Durer. What's he most famous for?
Sculpting
Engravings
Writing
Painting
13
What is a Motte?
Water surrounding the castle
An artificial hill.
An iron gate at the entrance to the castle.
Where the horses stables were located within the castle walls.
14
What was Giovanni de Medici known as?
Bank owner
Godfather of the Renaissance
Renaissance Man
God of Light
15
Which Renaissance artist sculpted David and painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Donatello
16
True or false:
The Renaissance began in Florence, Italy.
false
true
17
In what time period did the Renaissance era occur?
11th - 13th century
19th - 20th century
16th - 18th century
14th - 17th century
18
What event occurred after Martin Luther's grievances against the Catholic Church?
Germany remains as Roman Catholic
Lutheranism spreads to other European countries
Henry VII starts a religion called Anabaptism
The Protestant Reformation occurs
19
What is the term used to describe a person who supports the arts?
patron
noble
vernacular
secular
20
What is the belief that the sun is the center of the universe called?
geocentric
nucleocentric
negrocentric
heliocentrism
21
What technique of architecture did Bruneschelli use to build the Dome in Florence?
Corbelling
Plum lining
Cementing
Dissecting
22
Who is said the following: 'It is better to be feared than love, if you cannot be both'.
Dante Alighieri
Giovanni Boccaccio
Niccolo Machiavelli
Petrarch
23
Which of these is a feature of medieval art?
Sfumato
3-D perspective drawing
Egg whites to bind paints
Oil-based colours
24
One of the reasons why the Renaissance started was due to the collapse of Constantinople. Today the city is know as?
Malta
Istanbul
Galatasaray
Zegrab
25
When did the English Renaissance begin?
17th century
13th century
15th century
16 century
26
Define Renaissance Man
a talentless person
an artist during the Renaissance
a multi-talented person
a person with one talent
27
What is the second stage of becoming a knight called?
Squire
Apprentice
Chapter
Page
28
What language does the word
renaissance
originate from and what does it mean?
Spanish; recreate
German; remake
French; rebirth
Italian; rebirth
29
What ancient civilizations did the European Renaissance rebirth?
Mesopotamian and Roman
Greek and Roman
Persian and Greek
Mayan and Aztec
30
Where was the Medici bank located?
Siena
Paris
Turkey
Italy
