Renaissance and Reformation

Question 1

Flemish artist who painted this work and others that focused on domestic life and landscapes

Accepted Answer

Jan van Eyck

Question 2

Who created the notebooks pictured below?

Accepted Answer

Da Vinci

Question 3

Who started the Protestant Reformation by posting 95 Thesis on a church door?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther

Question 4

Who invented the printing press in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Johannes Gutenberg

Question 5

During what years did the Renaissance occur?

Accepted Answer

1300-1600

Question 6

The selling of church offices to the highest bidder was known as:

Accepted Answer

Simony

Question 7

What period is this sculpture from?

Accepted Answer

Classical Period

Question 8

German painter known for his oil paintings and wood cuts.

Accepted Answer

Albrecht Durer

Question 9

This religion believes God has predetermined who is going to heaven and who is going to hell.

Accepted Answer

Calvinism

Question 10

What period is this painting from?

Accepted Answer

Medieval Period

Question 11

Who created both a famous sculpture of David and the Sistine Chapel?

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

Question 12

This Council was held by the Catholic Church to change some of their corrupt practices.

Accepted Answer

Council of Trent

Question 13

He built the Duomo in Florence.

Accepted Answer

Brunelleschi

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Renaissance started in Italy?

Accepted Answer

They did not suffer from the Black Death

Question 15

Where did the Renaissance begin?

Accepted Answer

Florence

Question 16

Who started the Anglican Church in England?

Accepted Answer

Henry VIII

Question 17

What period is this painting from?

Accepted Answer

Renaissance Period

Question 18

Paying the church to forgive your sins, both present and future, was known as what?

Accepted Answer

Indulgences

Question 19

Who is considered to be the first true humanist?

Accepted Answer

Petrarch

Question 20

He was a Christian humanist who wrote about the need for a pure and simple Christian life.

Accepted Answer

Desiderius Erasmus

Question 21

Which of the following would NOT have been studied by Renaissance humanists?

Accepted Answer

Physics

Question 22

The Medici family ruled this city-state during the Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

Florence

Question 23

This religion, started by Zwingli, believes only adults can be baptised

Accepted Answer

Anabaptism

Question 24

Who wrote the book Utopia which criticized the English government?

Accepted Answer

Sir Thomas More

Question 25

What did Renaissance scholars emphasize in their studies?

Accepted Answer

Ancient Greek and Roman writings

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