The Renaissance & The Protestant Reformation

The person credited with beginning the Reformation is

• Pope Paul II

• Martin Luther

• John Calvin

• John Knox

What is the name of the English King that brought the English Reformation to England, created a strong central government, and divorced his wives over his desire to have a son.

• King John III

• King Henry VIII

• King Luther I

• King Hammurabi

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

• It increased the literacy rate and use of vernacular in Europe

• It led to the increased use of Latin

• It led to more people converting to Catholicism

• It led to the Kings and Popes having more power over the people

All of the following are reforms made by the Catholic Church at the Council of Trent EXCEPT

• Index of Forbidden Books

• No sale of false indulgences ($ for sins)

• Reform of Church finances

• Priests can marry

What does vernacular mean?

• The language of the people

• A type of book

• A group of people named Vern

• A dictionary in the Renaissance

Martin Luther believed that Christians could reach Heaven only through

• The Church

• Faith in God

• Paying for their sin

• Trusting the Popes

John Calvin believed in predestination

• True

• False

Published The 95 Theses, believes everyone should be able to read the Bible, the Pope should not sell indulgences, and that people reach salvation by faith in god.

• John Calvin

• Pope Urban II

• Martin Luther

• Henry VIII

Who invented the Printing Press?

• Thomas Edison

• Michelangelo

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Carlos Finaly

What is one way European society changed thanks to the printing press?

• People quit the feudal system to find work else where

• People began reading books in their vernacular

• Literacy declined during the Renaissance

• People began writing scripts for movies