Renaissance and Reformation Quiz

Which Renaissance thinker focused on human potential and individualism?

• Martin Luther

• Michelangelo

• Montesquieu

• John Locke

How did the printing press influence the Protestant Reformation?

• It created indulgences.

• It spread Luther’s ideas quickly and widely.

• It caused the Catholic Church to grow stronger.

• It stopped the Counter-Reformation.

What was one result of the Protestant Reformation?

• Absolute monarchs gained more power.

• The Catholic Church regained control of all Europe.

• Religious wars broke out, and Europe fragmented.

• The Renaissance ended abruptly.

Explain how Martin Luther’s 95 Theses challenged Church authority.

Describe one way the Enlightenment and the Reformation both challenged traditional authority.

Identify a connection between the Renaissance focus on Humanism and the spread of Protestant ideas.

Using the map provided in class (or your notes), name one region where Protestantism spread and explain how it influenced political changes in that region.

Why do you think challenging authority, as seen in the Renaissance, Reformation, and Enlightenment, is important for societal progress?