Renaissance
The Renaissance was a rebirth of
A) Middle Ages
B) Christianity
C) culture
C) culture
Gutenberg printed what book
A) the Torah
B) the Bible
C) the Qur'an
B) the Bible
One of Martin Luther's main beliefs was
A) Predestination determined where someone would go in the afterlife
B) All believers in God were equal
C) Pardons could guarantee salvation
B) All believers in God were equal
The Act of Supremacy made what
A) the pope the head of the Catholic Church
B) the pope the head of the English Church
C) the king the head of the English Church
C) the king the head of the English Church
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
A) Michelangelo
B) da Vinci
C) Raphael
A) Michelangelo
The printing press's effect on society was
A) it increased literacy and use of the vernacular
B) it allowed the first public library to open
C) it allowed its inventor to use profits to fund the arts
A) it increased literacy and use of the vernacular
The study of classical texts caused humanists to focus on
A) Roman law
B) human worth and achievements
C) early monotheistic religions
B) human worth and achievements
John Knox's followers became
A) Presbyterians
B) Catholics
C) Protestants
A) Presbyterians
Calvin was inspired by Luther's idea of
A) People could independently interpret the Bible
B) Humans cannot "earn" a place in heaven
C) Catholicism was the one true religion of Europe
B) Humans cannot "earn" a place in heaven
Block printing was less successful in China than Europe because
A) Block printing never existed in China
B) the Chinese alphabet was more expansive than European languages
C) Chinese paper was not as strong as European paper
B) the Chinese alphabet was more expansive than European languages
Which of the following was a Renaissance Man
A) Pope Paul III
B) Martin Luther
C) Leonardo da Vinci
C) Leonardo da Vinci
Italy's location helped it become the birthplace of the Renaissance because
A) it had access to neighboring European nations
B) it had access to ancient Roman ruins
C) the bubonic plague did not impact Italy
B) it had access to ancient Roman ruins
Henry VIII split with the Roman Catholic Church because
A) he did not want to pay taxes to the Church
B) he needed a divorce to try for a son
C) the Church wanted to dethrone him
B) he needed a divorce to try for a son
What was a pardon
A) paying money to the tax collector
B) paying money to the church to "cancel" a sin
C) paying money to town elders
B) paying money to the church to "cancel" a sin
John Calvin preached about
A) predestination
B) humanism
C) indulgences
A) predestination
The Renaissance lasted from
A) 1200-1500
B) 1300-1600
C) 1400-1700
B) 1300-1600
What is a Renaissance Man?
A) someone who masters one subject
B) someone who lived in Italy during the Renaissance
C) someone who greatly excels in multiple areas
C) someone who greatly excels in multiple areas
This was agreed on at the Council of Trent
A) the Church of England would be regionally accepted
B) Catholicism was to be banned in Italy
C) The only true interpreters of the Bible could be the Church
C) The only true interpreters of the Bible could be the Church
The Jesuit order was founded by this Catholic reformer
A) Martin Luther
B) Henry VIII
C) Ignatius of Loyola
C) Ignatius of Loyola
Humanism arose from the study of
A) classical Roman & Greek culture
B) medieval England
C) the Bible
A) classical Roman & Greek culture
Why is the Medici family famous?
A) artists
B) rulers
C) writers
B) rulers
Who was Thomas More?
A) Swedish painter
B) Italian painter
C) Christian humanist
C) Christian humanist
Who was the head of the new English Church?
A) the Pope
B) Martin Luther
C) Henry VIII
C) Henry VIII
The Peace of Augsburg ended a war between
A) Huguenots and Baptists
B) Spain and France
C) Protestant German princes and Catholic German princes
C) Protestant German princes and Catholic German princes
In English, "utopia" means
A) highest place
B) an ideal place
C) no place
B) an ideal place