World History: Journey Across Time

Chapter 17: The Renaissance and Reformation

Self-Check Quizzes

1
The period of European history from 1350 to 1550 is called the Renaissance because their was a __________ of interest in art and learning.
A)renewal
B)rebirth
C)return
D)rejection
2
During the Renaissance, people became more __________, celebrating human achievements and worrying less about getting to heaven.
A)spiritual
B)educated
C)religious
D)secular
3
Italians developed the art of __________, or negotiating with other countries.
A)public policy
B)diplomacy
C)foreign policy
D)democracy
4
A famous scholar and poet named __________ encouraged Europeans to search for Latin manuscripts in monasteries all over Europe.
A)Johannes Gutenberg
B)Francesco Petrarch
C)Dante Alighieri
D)Geoffrey Chaucer
5
The __________ is the everyday language people speak in a region.
A)vernacular
B)dialect
C)accent
D)classical
6
__________ invented a printing press that used movable metal type, making it easier to print books.
A)Dante Alighieri
B)Francesco Petrarch
C)Geoffrey Chaucer
D)Johannes Gutenberg
7
Renaissance painters perfected the use of __________, a method that made their images look more realistic.
A)brushes
B)acrylics
C)chiaro
D)perspective
8
The greatest writer of the English Renaissance was __________.
A)Geoffrey Chaucer
B)Richard III
C)William Shakespeare
D)Elizabeth I
9
A young monk named _____ challenged the Catholic Church .
A)Charles V
B)John Calvin
C)Martin Luther
D)Desiderius Erasmus
10
Which ruler restored the Catholic Church in England?
A)Henry IV
B)Queen Mary I
C)Queen Elizabeth I
D)Henry VIII
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