SS Unit 5 - Ch. 1-2 Assessment

Which statement best describes the Renaissance?

• an era of war and tyranny

• an age in which learning was lost

• the revival of religious faith

• the rebirth of art and learning

How is Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel an example of patronizing art?

• A) artists drew vivid portraits

• B) artists drew geometric patterns

• C) artists were paid

• D) artists were hard workers

Leonardo da Vinci created the illusion of depth in this painting using which technique?

• fresco

• plaster

• movable type

• linear perspective

What was an effect of Luther's action shown in the image?

• The Church split into the Catholic Church and the Protestant Church.

• The Catholic Church lowered the prices of indulgences.

• Spain purged all non-Catholics from the country.

• Martin Luther was executed for being a heretic.

On which theological ideas did Luther and John Calvin agree? Select the two correct answers.

• A. A person can be saved by faith alone.

• B. A person does not need religion to be saved.

• C. A person's fate is decided by God ahead of time.

• D. A person's actions do not determine the goodness of their soul.

• E. A person needs only the Bible, not guidance from religious leaders.

The Treaty of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years War. What were the outcomes of this treaty? Choose two answers.

• Protestantism became the official European religion.

• The Holy Roman Empire expanded its territory.

• Countries were allowed to govern themselves.

• Continent-wide rules for governance were set.

• It ended the Holy Roman Empire as a major political force in Europe.

The pope would not allow King Henry VIII to divorce his wife. What was the result of this decision?

• A. The Church of England was formed.

• B. Protestantism ended.

• C. The Catholic Church expanded.

• D. The Thirty Years War began.

What did supporters of the Counter Reformation want the Catholic Church to do in response to the Reformation?

• Provide better education for priests

• Increase the power of the Pope

• Eliminate all church traditions and rituals.
• Promote Protestant beliefs within the Church.

What prompted Martin Luther to write the 95 theses?

• The Reformation movement in Germany.
• The sale of indulgences by the Catholic Church.
• The influence of Martin Luther's personal beliefs.
• The desire to reform church governance.

How did Gutenberg's printing press influence the Protestant Reformation?

• It was primarily used for printing worldly literature.

• It led to the immediate end of the Catholic Church's influence.
• books were cheaper to make

• books discouraged literacy