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Chapter 12: Renaissance and Reformation

Renaissance and Reformation

1
During the Italian Renaissance, people believed _____.
A)they were witnessing a rebirth of ancient Greece and Rome
B)they had entered a new age of human achievement
C)well-rounded people could achieve in many areas of life
D)All of these.
2
Which of the following city-states did NOT play a central role in the politics of Renaissance Italy?
A)Florence
B)Milan
C)Naples
D)Venice
3
Machiavelli's The Prince _____.
A)described how a prince should acquire and keep political power
B)based political power on Christian principles
C)condemned the excesses of the Medici family
D)attacked the corruption of the Church
4
What was the basis of humanism, a key intellectual movement of the Renaissance?
A)interest in art and sculpture
B)secularism
C)study of the classics
D)political theory
5
Dante and Chaucer were two authors who wrote their works in _____.
A)classical Latin
B)classical Greek
C)French
D)the vernacular
6
Frescoes _____.
A)required the use of oil paints
B)were painted on wet plaster
C)were first produced in the Low Countries
D)were first produced during the High Renaissance
7
A major goal of humanism in northern Europe was _____.
A)to increase the use of Christian relics
B)to spread secularism
C)to reform the Catholic Church
D)to encourage people to participate in civic life
8
The chief teaching of the Protestant Reformation was that _____.
A)faith and good works were necessary to gain personal salvation
B)good works alone were the key to salvation
C)only through faith in God could humans be saved
D)purchasing indulgences would bring salvation
9
Which of the following was a religious reform called for by Martin Luther?
A)ending the Church's involvement in politics
B)ending the sacrament of the Eucharist
C)ending the sacrament of baptism
D)allowing clergy to marry
10
Who of the following was NOT a Protestant reformer?
A)Ignatius of Loyola
B)Martin Luther
C)John Calvin
D)Ulrich Zwingli
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