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Grade 9 Renaissance and Reformation
During the Renaissance, people gained social status by:
  1. wealth they inherit from family
  2. acts of bravery in battle
  3. their birthright
  4. their abilities, wealth they earn, and accomplishments
Grade 9 Renaissance and Reformation
As a result of Henry VIII's break with the Catholic Church, he formed the Protestant faith called
  1. Lutheranism
  2. Calvinism
  3. Anglicanism (Church of England)
  4. Henryism
Grade 9 Renaissance and Reformation
                    was the author of "The Prince."
  1. Benjamin Franklin
  2. Louis XIV
  3. Niccolo Machiavelli
  4. Lorenzo de Medici
Grade 9 Renaissance and Reformation
"The sellers of indulgences are selling false salvation. Only through God's mercy can people be saved." This quotation most likely came from which of the following sources?
  1. Martin Luther's Ninety Five Theses
  2. William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
  3. Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince
  4. Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy
Grade 9 Renaissance and Reformation
Which of the following was NOT a result of the Counter Reformation?
  1. The Catholic Church sent Jesuit missionaries throughout the world.
  2. Priests no longer sold indulgences.
  3. New schools were created to educate priests.
  4. Church services were no longer spoken only in Latin.
Grade 9 Renaissance and Reformation
In his book The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli advises that a wise ruler is one who
  1. keeps taxes and food prices low
  2. does anything that is necessary to stay in power
  3. allows advisors to speak their minds
  4. encourages education and the arts
Grade 9 Renaissance and Reformation
Using perspective in a painting allows an artist to create
  1. more realistic facial expressions
  2. religious paintings that teach lessons to illustrate
  3. paintings that draw upon Chinese art
  4. the illusion of depth
Grade 9 Renaissance and Reformation
A revival of learning based on the philosophy of the ancient Greeks is known as
  1. Renaissance
  2. Reformation
  3. Feudalism
  4. None of the above
Grade 9 Renaissance and Reformation
Martin Luther's belief that salvation could only be achieved through faith in God was called:
  1. Predestination
  2. Protestantism
  3. Salvation by good works
  4. Justification by Faith
Grade 9 Renaissance and Reformation
Grade 9 Renaissance and Reformation
To counter the reformation, the church established a church court in 1542 to fight Protestantism that was called....
  1. The Council of Trent
  2. The Roman Inquisition
  3. The Crusades
  4. The Nuremberg Trials
Grade 9 Renaissance and Reformation
Grade 9 Renaissance and Reformation
Erasmus' book, In Praise of Folly
  1. described stories of love and human emotion
  2. called for reforms in the Catholic Church
  3. encouraged readers to find new trade routes to Asia
  4. was an attempt to convert people to Judaism
Grade 9 Renaissance and Reformation
Dante's The Divine Comedy is an important piece of humanist literature because it
  1. is written in the vernacular and is about real people
  2. outlines the importance of humanity's time and accomplishments while alive
  3. calls for reforming the corrupt Protestant Church
  4. comments on his struggles as a Christian
Grade 9 Renaissance and Reformation
Who started the Protestant Reformation movement?
  1. Martin Luther
  2. Jesus Christ
  3. John Wycliffe
  4. Constantine
Grade 9 Renaissance and Reformation
The Council of Trent adopted all of the following except...
  1. Reforms addressed the corruption of the Clergy
  2. The sale of indulgences was abolished.
  3. Rejected the Protestants’ emphasis on self discipline and individual faith.
  4. Allowed Henry VIII to have his first marriage Annulled
Grade 9 Renaissance and Reformation
Who called for the translation of the bible?
  1. Erasmus
  2. Sistene
  3. David
  4. Pieta
Grade 9 Renaissance and Reformation
The Renaissance began in which country?
  1. Italy
  2. Spain
  3. France
  4. Germany
Grade 9 Renaissance and Reformation
One way in which the Roman Empire and the Italian Renaissance are similar is that they both included periods of
  1. a decline in trade
  2. governments led by queens
  3. numerous cultural achievements
  4. an increase in religious unity
Grade 9 Renaissance and Reformation
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