Renaissance & Reformation Test Review

16. Martin Luther published his Ninety-Five Theses to attack the Catholic Church for its

• 16. land holdings throughout Europe.

• abuses in the sale of indulgences.

• 16. reliance upon faith as the sole means of salvation.

• 16. papal system of authority.

16. Which of the following statements about the Reformation in England is TRUE?

• 16. Henry VIII supported Martin Luther from the very beginning of the Reformation.

• A big cause of the Reformation in England was Henry VIII’s inability to father a son

• 16. The Reformation in England was centered on Catholic beliefs.

• 16. The Reformation in England was incredibly peaceful.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Renaissance?

• Spread of the Catholic faith

• Rediscovering ancient Greek and Roman texts

• The Crusades

• increased trade among cultures

What intellectual movement that focused on human potential and individual achievements rather than on religion?

• socialism

• ingenuity

• philosophy

• humanism

9. Which protestant group that believed in baptizing only those individuals who they deemed old enough to make such an important decision?

• Catholics

• Lutherans

• Anabaptists

• Calvins

What scientist put forth the theory that the Sun was the center of the universe and not the Earth?

• Nicholas Copernicus

• Johannes Kepler

• Tyco Brahe

• Galileo Galilei

16. The Council of Trent was

• 16. the birthplace of the Lutheran Church.

• 16. a meeting at which Martin Luther was excommunicated.

• 16. an important meeting during the Counter Reformation where Church leaders discussed Church beliefs and addressed widespread corruption.

• 16. the site where Martin Luther was executed for crimes against the Church.

1. The sell of __________________passes made many Catholics believe that purchasing one of these would shorten the time they would spend in purgatory before going straight to Heaven.

• offerings

• indulgences

• personal possessions

• property

_______________were members of the Society of Jesus whose goal was to stop the spread of Protestantism and expand Catholicism across the world through missionary work.

• Calvins

• Anabaptists

• Jehovah's
  Witnesses

• Jesuits

The Renaissance in Europe is best described as a period marked by

• great intellectual and artistic creativity

• unquestioned reliance on the teachings of Aristotle

• Christianity throughout the region

• an advancement of Muslin culture