Renaissance and Reformation Practice Test Questions
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Which of the following is NOT true concerning the Renaissance?
Occurred after the fall of the Byzantine capital of Ankara
Centered in Italy as Greek and Roman knowledge returned to Italy
Changed though from scholasticism to humanism
Age of recovery following events like the Black Death and Hundred Years War
2. Which of the following families was the most powerful during the Renaissance?
A. Gates
B. D’Angelo
C. Da Vinci
D. De Medici
3. Which of the following writers wrote a book called the Prince which he advocates
doing whatever it takes to acquire and keep political power and rejected a humble,
Christian approach in favor of a more ruthless, less conscience approach?
A. Geoffrey Chaucer
B. Niccolo Machiavelli
C. Miguel de Cervantes
D. Dante Aligheri
4. Which of the following Renaissance writers wrote sonnets in the form of a b b a a
b b a?
A. William Shakespeare
B. Miguel de Cervantes
C. Petrarch
D. Geoffrey Chaucer
5. Which of the following Renaissance artists was the first painter to use a vanishing
point that guided reader towards center of the painting?
A. Michelangelo
B. Raphael
C. Masacio
D. Albrecht Durer
6. Which of the following types of artistic techniques can BEST be described as
blurring or softening of sharp outlines by subtle and gradual blending of one tone
into another through the use of thin glazes to give the illusion of depth or threedimensionality?
A. Chiaroscuro
B. Sfumato C. Linear Perspective D. Foreshortening
7. Which of the following Renaissance artists was a Dutch painter who painted
everyday life and scenery?
A. Jan van Eyck
B. Michelangelo
C. Albrecht Durer
D. Raphael
8. Which of the following reformers advocated for an “inner religion” and laid the
foundation for other reformers such as Luther and Calvin?
A. John Wesley
B. Sir Thomas More
C. St. Anselm
D. Desiderius Erasmus
9. Which of the following is NOT a reason why people desired reform within the
Catholic Church?
A. Protest of the practice of simony
B. Protest practice of indulgences
C. To elect a new pope
D. Secular people in church offices
10. Which of the following is NOT a reason why the printing press was vital to the
spread of Reformation ideas which challenged the church?
A. Could print Bible in many languages
B. Increased prices of books
C. Faster printing = spread ideas faster
D. Bible becomes best-selling book
11. Which of the following men led Catholic military and missionary efforts to stop
the Reformation when he created the Jesuit Order?
A. Matteo Ricci
B. John Abernathy
C. Francis Xaveier
D. Ignatius of Loyola
12. Which of the following terms describes French Protestants who were constantly
under attack by the French Catholic monarchy during the Reformation time
period?
A. San-coulettes
B. Huguenots
C. Roundheads
D. Calvinists
13. Which of the following Catholic Church councils laid out Catholic plans to fight
back against Protestantism?
A. Trent
B. Berlin
C. Rome
D. Constance
14. Which Protestant leader experienced some success against Catholic forces before
dying at the Battle of Lutzen?
A. Louis X
B. Ulrich Zwingli
C. Gustavus Adolpus
D. Martin Luther
15. Which of the following is NOT a key aspect of the English Bill of Rights?
A. No standing army in peacetime
B. No cruel and unusual punishment or excessive bail
C. Fair and speedy trial
D. King is the head of the Catholic Church in England
16. Which of the following is a MAJOR change which resulted from English Civil
War?
A. British monarchy gained even more power as Oliver Cromwell became king
B. Britain lost all of its overseas colonies except the 13 colonies in America
C. Britain defeated the Chinese on land and sea in the Indian Ocean
D. Parliament replaced the king as the central political force in Britain