Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution Quiz

What did Italy use their increase in wealth to support?

• Trading gold
• Education and Cultural activities
• The church

The Renaissance is a time of________.

• religious ceremonies
• hunting and gathering
• rebirth

What was the major pandemic from the Middle Ages that killed a large portion of the population that led to the Renaissance?

• Influenza
• Black Plague

How did the printing press change the world?

• it helped the author with editing
• it printed books faster and cheaper
• it made the paper for authors

The de Medici family wanted Florence to be__________________.

• the center of religious ceremonies
• the biggest trading center
• the most beautiful city in the world

Why was the practice of selling indulgences criticized?

• Critics claimed it allowed kings to appoint bishops.
• Critics claimed it allowed bishops to hold positions far away.
• Critics claimed it allowed people to buy their way into heaven.

What was the goal of Catholic missionaries during the Catholic/Counter Reformation?

• to bring Catholic teachings to people around the world
• to convert Jews and Muslims in Spain to Catholicism
• to educate Catholics on the teachings of the Church

What was the cause of the Reformation?

• The people wanted a cure for Black Death.
• The King ordered everyone to attend church.
• People felt the church had become corrupt.

Who posted the Ninety-Five Theses?

• John Calvin
• Martin Luther

--artist, architect, mathematician --studied anatomy to draw more realistic human figures --painted a mural depicting the last meeting of Jesus and his disciples --painted the portrait known as "Mona Lisa" The information above best describes which of these individuals of the Renaissance?

• Raphael
• Michelangelo
• da Vinci
• Botticelli