Simmons' Final Exam

Name:

1. What does the word renaissance mean?

• culture
• religion
• rebirth

2. Why was Florence called the cradle of the Renaissance?

• The Renaissance developed there
• Most artists in Florence were young
• Most children in Florence had many talents

3. What powerful family-controlled Florence for almost 300 years?

• the da Vinci family
• the Lorenzo family
• the Medici family

4. What was one result of the invention of the printing press?

• trade increased
• more people became artists
• more people learned to read

5. What is Michelangelo best known for?

• the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
• the development of the printing press
• the discovery of Jupiter's moons

6. What did Queen Isabella and Queen Elizabeth I have in common?

• They both married rulers from Aragon
• They both supported exploration
• They both encouraged democracy

7. What did the first Protestants protest?

• corruption in the Catholic Church
• humanist philosophy
• the reformation of Christianity

8. Why did the selling of indulgences trouble many Catholics?

• the church was in economic trouble
• the government had lost its authority
• it appeared that people could buy forgiveness for their sins

9. Excommunication means taking away a person’s right to membership in the church.

• True
• False