Cultural Foundations Quarter 1 Test Review

What kinds of plays did Shakespeare NOT write?

What prompted Martin Luther to write his 95 Theses?

Why does Shakespeare’s chorus call the couple “star-crossed lovers?”

Which two characters first die after Romeo and Juliet get married?

At the end of ACT 5, all of the following characters are dead except:

Who convinces Romeo to attend the Capulet's party?

What was the point of the Catholic Reformation?

What is the name of the theater William Shakespeare’s plays were performed?

This allowed German princes to choose whether their land was Catholic or Lutheran:

Rom: “You have dancing shoes/with nimble soles;I have a soul of lead" Lit Dev?

What did Descartes say that the starting point of knowledge was (in his deductive method)?

Jul:“Methinks I see thee, now thou art below, / As one dead in the bottom of a tomb.” Lit Dev?

What is the name of the town William Shakespeare was born?

This Renaissance artist was a painter and inventor who created the Mona Lisa & The Last Supper

A fourteen lined poem with an a b rhyme scheme, ending in couplet is called:

This Ren. art technique allowed for realism b/c it made face outlines soft and "smoke-like"

Sir Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes are considered the creators of what important procedure?

Why were Shakespeare's plays so successful?

What was the popular controversy over Shakespeare’s plays?

The following lines are an ex. of which literary device?“It is the East and Juliet is the sun!”

Cap: "Death is my son in-law, Death is my heir;/My daughter he hath wedded” Lit Device?

The ideas in Luther's 95 Theses inspired this group to revolt over their place in society:

When was William Shakespeare alive?

This Ren. art technique is a clear example of the influence of humanism on art:

A long speech by a character with nobody on the stage to hear them is called:

What theory did Copernicus come up with?

“The which if you w/ patient ears attend,/What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend”

Martin Luther believed that what two things were needed to achieve salvation?

This leader started the English Reformation b/c he wanted to divorce his wife and have a son:

Why doesn't Friar Laurence's letter get to Romeo?

What was different about the trials of Galileo and Martin Luther.

This term means "many-sided person" and means a person who is educated in many areas of study:

What type of play is Romeo and Juliet?

Why did the Church have a problem with scientific thinkers during the Renaissance time period?

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Scientific Revolution?

Words spoken directly to the audience but not overheard by other characters on the stage:

What name is given to someone who gives money to artists or scientists?

This term means a meeting of German Princes (during the 16th century):

True or False: Copernicus came up with heliocentrism in order to challenge the Catholic Church

This movement was based on classical culture and education. It celebrated the abilities of ppl!