Unit 2 Renaissance and Reformation Review

Which TWO ancient societies referred to as the "Classics" were the basis of Renaissance culture? Check TWO answers.

• Greece

• France

• Rome

• Ottomans

Which of the following explains why England became protestant?

• People got tired of the Pope selling indulgences

• King Henry the VIII created The Church of England

• Martin Luther created the 95 thesis

• John Calvin converted former Catholics to Calvinism.

The Medici family were patrons of Sandro Botticelli, artist of the Birth of Venus. What is a patron?

• A. Someone who makes food for people

• B. Someone who supports people with their money

• C. Someone who promises to get your work in museums 

• D. Someone who models for paintings and sculptures 

Which statement best describes why the improvement and widespread use of the printing press so important? 

• A. It made more people want to become writers

• B. It increased the number of jobs available for peasants

• C. It allowed Renaissance ideas to spread more quickly to more people

• D. It allowed the monks to read books instead of just copying them

True or False

Renaissance art praised individual achievement?

• True

• False

True or False

Vernacular made literature less accessible to common people.

• True

• False

Which of the following was NOT a criticism made against the Catholic Church during the Reformation? 

• A. Church services were done in Latin, so no one could understand what was being preached

• B. People were able to buy leadership positions within the church

• C. Monks were overqualified and people believed they were doing too much 

• D. Church leaders were too worldly & focused too much on personal pleasures

Which of the following events sparked the Reformation? 

• A. The formation of Jesuits by Ignatius of Loyola 

• B. The creation of the Church of England by Henry VIII

• C. The hanging of the 95 Theses by Martin Luther 

• D. The meeting of the Council of Trent by the Catholic Church 

Which of the following describes the response of the Catholic Church to the 95 theses? 

• A. They continued the sale of indulgences 

• B. They put Luther on trial for his beliefs 

• C. They released a statement addressing the criticisms 

• D. They did nothing in response

B. Followers believe in predestination, or the idea that God has already determined who will have salvation

• Catholicism

• Lutheranism

• Anglicanism

• Calvinism