Renaissance Quiz

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  1. What does "Renaissance" mean?
    • Reformation
    • Rebirth
    • Destruction
    • Chaos
    • Religious union
    • Ruler of the world
    • The Renaissance was considered a time of rebirth because it was recovering from the measly Middle Ages.
  2. What extremely important invention was created around that time?
    • The cannon, for it was more powerful siege.
    • The longbow for it was a more convenient weapon.
    • The printing press because it spread ideas rapidly and effectively.
    • New doctors tools because after the Black Death people needed to take better care of their health.
    • The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 1450's.
  3. Who wrote "The Prince" due to his belief that men were deceitful greedy, and power-hungry?
    • Petrarch
    • Erasmis
    • Thomas More
    • Machiavelli
    • Rabelais
    • Shakespeare
    • Harsh on your own gender, huh, Macky?
  4. Who was "the First Lady of the world"?
    • Cleopatra
    • Joan of Arc
    • Anne Boylen
    • Isabella d'Este
    • Cathrine Farchs
    • When her husband diedm Isabella ruled Mantua on her own very effectively.
  5. Michaelangelo was talented in many areas, but what he consider himself to be above all?
    • A sculptor
    • A painter
    • An architect
    • He completed works such as Pietá and David.
  6. Who was a monk, scholar, physician and author?
    • Petrarch
    • Rabelais
    • Cervantes
    • Erasmus
    • This Frenchman wrote "Gargantua and Pantagruel"
  7. Who was a, Italian poet who rewrote Roman works, made many love poems, and was considered pioneer of the Renaissance?
    • Dante
    • Albrecht Dürer
    • Martin Luther
    • Leonardo Da Vinci
    • Petrarch
    • He loved poetry so much that he ended up dying at his writing desk.
  8. Who of these characters were artists of some sort?
    • Brueshel
    • Albrecht Dürer
    • Rembrandt
    • Raphael
    • None of these.
    • All of of these.
    • Brueshel's paintings were dramatic. Albrecht masted paintings, wood cuts, and engravings. Rembrant painted portraits which expressed life and individuality. Raphael was a master of madonnas.
  9. What was "indulgence"?
    • Selling "salvation"
    • Living life to the fullest
    • When successful merchants start heavy competition
    • Worship of the Pope
    • Believing you are being watched
    • This highly upset Martin Luther.
  10. Who was Martin Luther?
    • A black activist who spoke up for black rights
    • A German lawyer
    • A monk who started his own religion after being banned from the Catholic Church
    • A scientist who observed lightning
    • An outlaw who robbed many coast-line cities
    • He also allowed priests to marry, making them ministers
  11. What is the term meaning, "separate from the Church"?
    • relegate
    • secular
    • condottiere
    • political
    • The Renaissance was secular because they believed the Church was recieving too much power.
  12. WHat was the order of succession after King Henry VIII?
    • Edward, Elizabeth, Mary
    • Elizabeth, Edward, Mary
    • Mary, Edward, Elizabeth
    • Edward, Mary, Elizabeth
    • Elizabeth, Mary, Edward
    • Mary, Elizabeth, Edward
    • Edward was too young to rule, and he died at 16. Mary was strongly Catholic and wished to rid of Protestants, but England was more Protestant at the end of her reign than the beginning. Then Elizabeth, or Queen Elizabeth I, reigned. She was Protestant!
  13. Why did princess Mary get the nickname "Bloody Mary"?
    • She bathed in blood.
    • She had her husband executed, and went into public with his blood on her gown.
    • She executed many Protestants since she was Catholic.
    • She was a midnight-murderer.
    • She tried to rid Protestants, but there were more than ever at the end of her reign!
  14. Who founded Calvinism?
    • Calvin Wright
    • John Calvin
    • Calvin Hobbes
    • Henry Calvin
    • Influenced by Martin Luther's ambition, John Calvin started a new religion, Calvinism.
  15. Calvinism believed in "predestination". What does this mean?
    • God pre-selecting your path of life
    • Being blessed to know where you'll end up in situations
    • Being predestined by God to go to heaven
    • According to Calvinism, God will select who will end up going to heaven whilst the rest go to Hell. It was difficult to tell who was "predestined", but "signs" are that they are good and unsinful.
  16. Why did King Henry VIII start his own religion?
    • The Pope would not allow him to divorce
    • He was sick of fasting
    • He felt like it
    • His sons could be "blessed" in a "better" and quicker way
    • He wanted to divorce his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. However, the Pope said no, so he started his own religion and dumped her. He had many executed for being Catholic.
  17. Which one of these was NOT one of the Three Catholic Principles?
    • Only the Church can explain the Bible.
    • You must pray every day.
    • The Pope was the most powerful.
    • Faith and goodness were necessary for salvation.
    • You did have to pray at services, though.
  18. Which is NOT one of the main ripple effects the Renaissance brought?
    • Middle-class is strengthened.
    • Europe was no longer united under one religion.
    • The king became more superior than the Pope.
    • Lower class is strengthened.
    • Education spread rapidly.
    • Pity. Well, the other ripple effects are great, too.

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