Renaissance/Reformation

What was the Renaissance a rebirth of

• Christian Devotion
• Art & Learning
• Chivalry & Tournaments
• Good Health after the plague

What is the Medici family famous for?

• Being Artists
• Being Writers
• Being Rulers and supporters of the arts
• Being religious reformers

Luther protested the practice of selling indulgences. What was the practice of indulgences?

• Clergy members bought indulgences to reach higher offices
• Clergy sold pardons that released people from performing penalties for their sins
• Charles V told his people that buying indulgences was a way to earn a way to Heaven
• Indulgences permitted priests to marry and have children

Who declared himself the Head of the English Church?

• Henry VIII
• John Knox
• Martin Luther
• Emperor Charles V

What was one of John Calvin's major teachings?

• Humanism
• Adult Baptism
• Indulgences
• Predestination

Who founded the Jesuit order during the Catholic Reformation?

• Katarina Zell
• Girolamo Savanarola
• Ignatius of Loyola
• Pope Paul III

How did Italy's location help it become the birthplace of the Renaissance?

• Ideas could be spread easily by means of Italy's fleet
• Italy was protected from the rest of Europe by the Alps
• Italy had access to Roman ruins and ancient manuscripts
• The bubonic plague had not reached the southern tip of Europe

Which of the following was a major reason for the Reformation?

• Northern Merchants resented paying taxes to the church in Rome
• The church was threatening to excommunicate the King of France
• The Pope in Rome insisted on speaking only Latin
• Martin Luther said he could interpret the Bible better than the Pope

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

• His religious beliefs
• His desire for a male heir
• His treatment of Catherine of Aragon
• His unwillingness to pay Church taxes

Which of the following was one of Luther's main beliefs?

• Men and Women are naturally sinful
• Christians needed to be baptized again as adults
• Good works were required for salvation
• All people with faith were equal