Renaissance and Reformation

The wealth and patronage of what family supported great works of art produced in Florence during the Renaissance?

• Galilei
• Medici
• Kepler
• da Vinci

Who authored the book "The Prince", where he declared "It is better to be feared than to be loved, if  you cannot be both"?

• Kepler
• Medici
• Machiavelli
• da Vinci

Which Italian city-state is considered to be the birthplace of the Renaissance?

• Venice
• Milan
• Genoa
• Florence

Which classical civilizations were rediscovered during the Renaissance?

• Egypet and India
• China and Japan
• Sumer and Phoenicia
• Greece and Rome

What did humanism emphasize?

• All people must follow the code of honor.
• The church knew everything about the universe.
• All people have value and should maximize their potential.
• Some people were not able to better themselves

All of the following city-states were important duing the Italian Renaissance EXCETP?

• Florence
• Milan
• Venice
• Rome

Why did people support Martin Luther?

• They too were unhappy with the Church.
• They wanted to read the Bible in German
• . Luther gave out indulgences.
• Luther was a popular priest in Wittenberg.

Martin Luther's attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church, due to corrupt practices, was initiated by what action?

•  invention of printing press
• forming the Council of Trent
• posting 95 Theses on church door
• start of the Thirty Years' War

Protestant reformers objected to the sale of indulgences by the church. What was an indulgence?

•  a tax break given to church clergy
• a type of prayer
• a document that excused a person's sins
• a papal bull

Which statement best summarizes the Counter (Catholic) Reformation?

• The Catholic Church adopted much needed changes.
• The Jesuits started schools for Catholic children.
• The Church officially adopted the ideas set out by Luther.
• Martin Luther could no longer sell indulgences.