Renaissance and Reformation Review

Which of the following Renaissance figures most helped scientists better understand the human body through art?

• Tycho Brahe

• Christopher Columbus

• Francis Bacon

• Leonardo da Vinci

Which religious leader started the Protestant Reformation?

• Martin Luther

• John Calvin

• William Tyndale

• King Henry VIII

The Italian Renaissance was a time of renewed interest in classical ideas and achievements associated with the culture of which ancient nation?

• China

• Greece

• Egypt

• India

What practice did Martin Luther argue against in his Ninety-Five Theses?

• achieving salvation by faith

• translating religious texts

• selling indulgences

• studying the Bible

Which of these describes a major difference between Martin Luther’s beliefs and the beliefs of the Catholic Church?

• Baptism alone allows sinners to achieve grace.

• Sinners may achieve salvation through faith alone.

• Only by receiving communion may sinners be saved.

• Only priests should be allowed to interpret scripture.

Which advance helped spread the ideas of the Protestant Reformation?

• 
  Michelangelo’s architectural achievements

• Gutenberg’s moveable type printing press

• 
  Galileo’s invention of the reflecting telescope

• 
  Da Vinci’s drawings of human anatomy

What development helped to make books less expensive in Europe after the mid-1400s?

• the printing press

• new markets in Asia

• an organized trade route

• economic crisis caused by the plague

Which of the following best defines the Renaissance?

• a movement in the 1500s and 1600s during which religious leaders broke away from the Catholic Church in Europe

• a European movement from 1800 to 1850 that emphasized the imagination and feelings

• a period from the 1300s to 1500s that brought new beliefs, culture, and art to Europe

• 
  a European period in the 1600s and 1700s that focused on the value of reason

Which statement best explains why the Renaissance first developed in cities like Florence and Venice?

• They had monasteries where ancient works were kept.

• They were economic centers where people exchanged goods and ideas.

• They were governed by a united kingdom that spent money on the arts.

• 
  They had universities where scholars studied and taught.

In Europe in the 1300s, there was an interest in humanist ideas about classical learning. This interest led to which historic movement?

• the Great Schism

• the Crusades

• the Counter Reformation

• the Renaissance