The renaissance and reformation quiz
1. What time period does the Renaissance refer to?
a) 14th-17th centuries
b) 10th-13th centuries
c) 18th-19th centuries
d) 5th-8th centuries
2. Who is considered the "father of the Renaissance"?
a) Leonardo da Vinci
b) Michelangelo
c) Johannes Gutenberg
d) Petrarch
3. The Protestant Reformation was started by which religious figure?
a) Martin Luther
b) John Calvin
c) King Henry VIII
d) Pope Leo X
4. The Catholic Church's response to the Protestant Reformation was known as the:
a) Council of Trent
b) Inquisition
c) Counter-Reformation
d) Vatican II
5. Which of the following was NOT a key element of Renaissance art?
a) Naturalism
b) Humanism
c) Perspective
d) Gothic architecture
6. Who famously painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel during the Renaissance?
a) Leonardo da Vinci
b) Raphael
c) Botticelli
d) Michelangelo
7. What was the primary motivation behind the Protestant Reformation?
a) Political power
b) Economic gain
c) Religious reform
d) Cultural enlightenment
8. Which of the following was a key figure of the Protestant Reformation in England?
a) John Calvin
b) Desiderius Erasmus
c) Martin Luther
d) King Henry VIII
Answers:
1. a) 14th-17th centuries
2. d) Petrarch
3. a) Martin Luther
4. c) Counter-Reformation
5. d) Gothic architecture
6. d) Michelangelo
7. c) Religious reform
8. d) King Henry VIII