Renaissance and reformation test

Question 1

What city state in Italy essentially began the renaissance there?

Accepted Answer

Florence

Question 2

The Committee of Catholic leaders that was created to reform the Catholic Church was called..

Accepted Answer

Council of Trent

Question 3

What war took place from 1337 - 1453 between France and England?

Accepted Answer

100 years war

Question 4

One cause of the Protestant reformation was...

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Corruption among high officials of the church

Question 5

Which of these factors helped bring about the Protestant reformation?

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Kings and Princes resented the power of the Catholic Church

Question 6

The idea of Luther's that salvation could be achieved by faith alone is known as...

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Justification

Question 7

Lutheranism emphasized all of the following except..

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the use of Latin as the language of church services

Question 8

Which statement would describe the Renaissance in western Europe?

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Great intellectual and artistic creativity

Question 9

The 95 Theses led to...

Accepted Answer

a decline in the power of the Catholic Church

Question 10

During the Renaissance new ideas were developed in all of the following EXCEPT.

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Feudalism

Question 11

What type of achievements were emphasized in the Renaissance in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Humanistic

Question 12

One significant difference between the Northern and Southern Renaissance were....

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Northern art was more religous

Question 13

Which statement would represent the philosophy of the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Greek and Roman civilizations are worthy of study

Question 14

Which of these explains why the Renaissance began in Italy?

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city-states became wealthy centers for trade

Question 15

The reformation and Renaissance both....

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encouraged people to question tradition

Question 16

The Renaissance belief in the Christian emphasis on individual salvation led too.

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weakened the political and religious authority of the pope

Question 17

Approximately how many people did the plague kill?

Accepted Answer

25 milion

Question 18

Writers of the Renaissance were influenced by Greek writers in which way?

Accepted Answer

Emphasized the power of human reason

Question 19

Who had the greatest impact on the spread of Martin Luther's ideas?

Accepted Answer

Johann Gutenberg

Question 20

The Catholic Church taught that you could gain access to heaven by doing what?

Accepted Answer

Having Faith and completing good works

Question 21

Michaelangelo's sculptures reflect Renaissance values in what way?

Accepted Answer

Religous themes but reflect realism and humanistic forms

Question 22

Humanism in art would reflect..

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an emphasis on the importance of the individual

Question 23

Which of these was typical of Greece during the golden age and Italy during the Renaissance

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A questioning spirit

Question 24

Martin Luther was all of these except...

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Lawyer

Question 25

Renaissance humanist philosophers believed..

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people should study both secular and religious matters

Question 26

The first printing press gave rise to which school of thought?

Accepted Answer

Humanism

Question 27

What was the main reason for Henry VIII's split with the Roman Catholic Church

Accepted Answer

his desire for a male heir

Question 28

What was the major goal of the counter/catholic revolution?

Accepted Answer

To reinstate the power of the Roman Catholic Church

Question 29

What would be an effect of the Renaissance on Western Europe?

Accepted Answer

secularism brought a decrease in the power of the Church

Question 30

Who wrote the book "The Prince"

Accepted Answer

Machiavelli

Question 31

The invention of what weapon gave the English an early advantage in the 100 years war?

Accepted Answer

Long bow

Question 32

Capitalism and republican government in Europe grew out of the Renaissance belief...

Accepted Answer

in the importance of the individual

Question 33

What did Erasmus write that called for an end to corruption in the Church?

Accepted Answer

Praise of Folly

Question 34

What was one of Martin Luther's dis satisfactions with the church?

Accepted Answer

disagreed with the sale of indulgences

Question 35

What is the Renaissance the rebirth of?

Accepted Answer

Art and Learning

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