CH 17

1.

1 point

When Jerusalem fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453, scholars fled to Rome with ancient Greek manuscripts.

True

False

2.

1 point

The Act of Supremacy was passed during the reign of Henry VIII.

True

False

3.

1 point

How did Italy's location help it become the birthplace of the Renaissance?

Ideas could be spread easily by means of Italy's fleet.

Italy was protected from the rest of Europe by the Alps.

Italy had access to Roman ruins and ancient manuscripts from Constantinople.

The bubonic plague had not reached the southern tip of Europe.

4.

1 point

The Peace of Augsburg ended a war between supporters of which two groups?

England and Spain

Catholic and Protestant German princes

Roman Catholics and Anglicans

French Catholics and Huguenots

5.

1 point

Gutenberg's invention of the vernacular made possible the quick spread of ideas.

True

False

6.

1 point

What was the main reason for Henry VIII's split with the Roman Catholic Church?

his religious beliefs

his desire for a male heir

his treatment of Catherine of Aragon

his unwillingness to pay Church taxes

7.

1 point

The term Protestant comes from the name given some German princes who protested against joining forces with the pope against Luther's ideas.

True

False

8.

1 point

Which of the following was a major reason for the Reformation?

Northern merchants resented paying taxes to the Church in Rome.

The Church was threatening to excommunicate the king of France.

The pope in Rome insisted on speaking only Latin.

Martin Luther said he could interpret the Bible better than the pope.

9.

1 point

Which of the following was agreed upon at the Council of Trent?

The Church's interpretation of the Bible was final.

Selling indulgences was an appropriate practice.

Local priests had to originate the process of excommunication.

Church and state should be separate.

10.

1 point

Which of the following was one of Luther's main beliefs?

Men and women are naturally sinful.

Christians needed to be baptized again as adults.

Good works were required for salvation.

All people with faith were equal.

11.

1 point

Which idea of Luther's most influenced John Calvin?

Humans cannot earn a place in heaven.

There was no hierarchy of believers.

The Church should not sell indulgences.

People did not need priests to interpret the Bible for them.

12.

1 point

Why was block printing more useful in Europe than in China?

Chinese paper was difficult to print on.

The Chinese had invented movable type but not the printing press.

European languages had a smaller number of characters than Chinese.

All of the above are true.

13.

1 point

What was an important effect of the invention of the printing press?

Gutenberg used his wealth from the invention to support artists.

It led to the development of public libraries.

It led to a renewed study of Latin and Greek.

It increased literacy and the use of the vernacular.

14.

1 point

The Renaissance in northern Europe lagged behind the Renaissance in Italy because of the printing press.

True

False

15.

1 point

The name Anabaptist is from the Greek for baptize again.

True

False

16.

1 point

What kind of person represented the ideal of the Renaissance man?

someone who enjoyed worldly pleasures

someone who excelled in many areas of study

someone who specialized in a particular field of study

someone who supported and appreciated the arts without creating art

17.

1 point

During the Renaissance, artists were often supported by wealthy people known as humanists.

True

False

18.

1 point

To set aside a marriage as having not been legal is to recant the marriage.

True

False

19.

1 point

In England, the king was declared to be the head of the Lutheran Church.

True

False

20.

1 point

Utopia, the title of a book by Thomas More, has come to mean an ideal place.

True

False