Chapter 17 Renaissance and Reformation Test

What is the Renaissance a rebirth of?

• Christian devotion

• art and learning

• chivalry and tournaments

• good health after the plague

The study of classical texts caused humanists to focus on what subject?

• human potential and achievements

• an understanding of early Christianity

• an understanding of ancient Muslim values

• Roman law and government

For what is the Medici family famous?

• for being artists

• for being writers

• for being rulers and supporters of the arts

• for being religious reformers

What were Desiderius Erasmus and Thomas More?

• German painters

• Flemish painters

• patrons of the arts

• Christian humanists

What was the first full-sized book Gutenberg printed?

• Utopia

• Romeo and Juliet

• the Bible

• The Prince

In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?

• he was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist

• he painted the Mona Lisa while holding scientific discussions

• he lived in Italy during the 1500s

• he used perspective in all of his drawings and paintings

Luther protested the practice of selling indulgences. What was that practice?

• clergy members bought indulgences to reach higher office

• the clergy sold pardons that released people from performing penalties for their sins

• Charles V told his people that buying indulgences was a way to earn a way to heaven

• indulgences permitted priests to marry and have children

Who declared himself the head of the English Church?

• Henry VIII

• John Knox

• Martin Luther

• Emperor Charles V

What was one of John Calvin's major teachings?

• humanism

• adult baptism

• indulgences

• predestination

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

• Katerina Zell

• Girolamo Savonarola

• Ignatius of Loyola

• Pope Paul III