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Unit 2 Renaissance and Reformation Honors Test

By Amy C Gilstrap
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23 Questions

Which of the following did not occur as a result of the Protestant Reformation?

Which of the following statements below concerning serfs in the feudal era is correct?

Which of the following is the best title for the list below?
  • Decline in population
  • Scarcity of labor
  • Disruption of trade
  • Feudal contracts ignored

Which of the following explains the sharp downturn in the population graph below?

What impact did humanism have in Europe?

How did Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses contribute to the start of the Protestant Reformation?

Why did the Catholic Church form the Council of Trent?

What was a major impact of the Protestant Reformation?

How did the Black Death enter Europe?

What condition allowed for the birth of the Renaissance?

Which of the following would were results of Gutenberg’s adaptation of the printing press in 1439?
(Select more than 1)

How was Dante’s The Divine Comedy an illustration of the ideals of humanism?

Why do historians believe that Florence, Italy was the birthplace of the Renaissance?

The Italian Renaissance focused on ________________ while the Northern Renaissance focused on _____.

Which of the following were Italian Renaissance writers?

Those who believe that they can be certain of their salvation because they have indulgence letters will be eternally damned, together with their teachers. Men must especially be on their guard against those who say that the pope’s pardons are that inestimable gift of God by which man is reconciled to him.
-Ninety-five Theses, Martin Luther, 1517

According to the passage, who will be eternally damned?

"For it may be said of men in general that they are ungrateful, changeable, liars, anxious to avoid danger, and covetous of gain; as long as you benefit them, they are entirely yours....And the prince who has relied solely on their words, without making preparations, is ruined."- The Prince

Who would benefit the most from the advice given in the above passage?

Place the statements with the term they best describe.

  • Man is the measure of all things
  • Focus of attention from religious to worldly affairs
  • emphasized the importance of humans and their values
  • Wealthy wanted to set themselves separate from masses
  • Encouraged pride in individual success
  • Humanism
  • Individualism
  • Secularism
a. Italian Renaissance Writers
They wrote about the corruption of society, wanted changes. Encouraged people to read the Bible and other works on their own, and to have their own opinions
Northern Renaissance Art
wrote about things that normal people could relate to.
Northern Renaissance Writers
more about the beauty and potential of man. Brighter colors and over-developed characters.
Italian Renaissance Art
more about pointing out the reality of life, and finding beauty in the realism of the moment.

Read the following quotes.

“The free mind, unafraid of labor, presses on to attain the good.”
– Laura Cereta Collected Letters of a Renaissance Feminist

May I learn to see instead
how, in the fire of being, suffering
is turned to light.
- Vittoria Colonna – Selections from the Rime Spirituali,

Women writers of during the Italian Renaissance appealed to their readers by

Which renaissance style appeals to you most Italian or Northern? Compare the art, literature and attitudes in your answer. You should include SPECIFIC names, ideas, and information to support your answer.


No points for this question but... How is this semster going for you? Tell me something good... or if you need help with something let me know what it is.

Final question. Do you need me to print out a lecture outline for you to take notes on? (I need to know how many to print.)