Inside The Reformation - Online Quiz

Correct answer: B. If you misbehaved or acted foolishly in school during the time of the Reformation, your teacher might make you wear a donkey mask.

Correct answer: C. During the Reformation era, people believed disease was caused by bad blood. Doctors used leeches to help drain this bad blood from their patients.

Correct answer: A. Young men studying for the priesthood shaved their heads; the tonsure was a sign of humility.

Correct answer: C. The long-handled pike allowed a knight on horseback to unseat an armored opponent from his horse.

Correct answer: C. Churches built these small prayer chapels as a place for travelers to rest and pray along their pilgrimage route.

Correct answer: A. The large wooden screw on this antique printing press was used to put pressure on the type and paper in order to create the image.

Correct answer: D. During the Reformation Era barbers not only cut your hair, they also performed bleedings and minor surgery.

Correct answer: B. The pointy-toed shoes were styled after slippers from the Middle East, and were considered very fashionable. The toes would be stuffed with moss, hair, or wool to keep their shape.

Correct answer: A. This concept for a human-powered tank was designed by Leonardo da Vinci.

Correct answer: C. Gargoyles appeared on the roofs and corners of many Gothic buildings. While some were just decorative, some were designed to help channel rainwater away from the masonry walls of the building, much like modern-day downspouts.