Renaissance & Reformation

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Renewed

• Rebuilt

• Remade

• Rebirth

What was the time in history when the Roman Catholic Church was questioned?

• Middle Ages

• Renaissance

• Reformation

• All of the Above

How did the invention of the printing press help the Reformation?

• Bibles printed allowed more people to read them.

• People could read translations of the Bible in their language.

• It allowed reformers to spread their ideas.

• All of the Above

Middle Ages or Renaissance:  A renewed interest in classical learning.

• Middle Ages
• Renaissance

Middle Ages or Renaissance: The Black Plague killed one-third of all Europeans.

• Middle Ages
• Renaissance 

What did the first Protestants protest against?

• the humanist philosophy
• decrees by King Henry VIII
• corruption in the Catholic Church
• the reformation of government

Who started the Protestant Reformation?

• Martin Luther

• John Calvin

• King Henry VIII

• Jesuits

What factors weakened the Catholic Church

• Selling of indulgences by the Pope

• The Pope and clergy living like royalty

• Absenteeism- too few leaders for churches

• all of the above

What country is best known for starting the Renaissance?

• Spain

• France

• Italy

• Germany

The original church of the Christian faith that lost power after the Reformation was the

• Catholic

• Lutheran

• Protestant

• Methodist