Chapter 1

What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?

• Christian devotion

• art and learning

• chivalry and tournaments

• good health after the plague

Who was the important Catholic Reformer who founded the Jesuit order?

• Katarina Zell

• Girolamo Savonarola

• Ignatius of Loyola

• Pope Paul III

What kind of person represented the ideal of the "Renaissance man"?

• someone who enjoyed worldly pleasures

• someone who excelled in many areas of study

• someone who specialized in a particular field of study

• someone who supported and appreciated the arts without creating art

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 from Constantinople.

• The bubonic plague had not reached the southern tip of Europe.

What was an important effect of the invention of the printing press?

• Gutenberg used his wealth from the invention to support artists.

• It led to the development of public libraries.

• It led to a renewed study of Latin and Greek.

• It increased literacy and the use of the vernacular.

Why was block printing more useful in Europe than in China?

• Chinese paper was difficult to print on.

• The Chinese had invented movable type but not the printing press.

• European languages had a smaller number of characters than Chinese.

• All of the above are true.

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

• European 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.

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.

What was the main 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 agreed upon at the Council of Trent?

• The Church's interpretation of the Bible was final.

• Selling indulgences was an appropriate practice.

• Local priests had to originate the process of excommunication.

• Church and state should be separate.