final

Question 1

This Renaissance writier and poet is known as the “father of Humanism”

Answer 1

Petrarch

Question 2

How does Petrarch’s The Ascent of Mount Ventoux illustrate Renaissance humanism

Answer 2

like mountain-climbing, life is often difficult but the journey offers us new perspectives

Question 3

Pico della Mirandola believed in the inherent, natural dignity of Man because

Answer 3

people were created in the image of God, giving us dignity

Question 4

This Renaissance author argues that a Prince has the right to maintain power using almost any means

Answer 4

Machiavelli

Question 5

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”: this style of Renaissance poetry, or sonnet, is typical of

Answer 5

William Shakespeare

Question 6

The “Passionate Shepherd to His Love” is a poem written by

Answer 6

Christopher Marlowe

Question 7

Renaissance idealism seemed to emphasize the belief that

Answer 7

people must be free to give form and meaning to their own lives, thus they could apply the ideals
humanism to the study of both people and nature

Question 8

Christian Humanists like More and Erasmus believed that:

Answer 8

study of religious texts and critiques of Church corruption could help Christians develop a stronger,
personal religion

Question 9

The Renaissance arose first in Italy for all of the following reasons except

Answer 9

Church virtually disappeared as an important cultural and political force

Question 10

Many Renaissance philosophers and artists were influenced by ____ , the belief that humanity had
god-like qualities and was capable of developing a stronger level of creativity, intelligence, and
independence.

Answer 10

Neo-Platonism

Question 11

Renaissance and Reformation helped to establish Modernity in Western Civilization in that:

Answer 11

both of these movements emphasized the right and ability of the individual to transform oneself
intellectually, spiritually and even (eventually) economically and politically

Question 12

Luther’s Appeal to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation contributed to modern _______:

Answer 12

nationalism

Question 13

Which statement best sums up Luther’s attitude toward Jews, at least later in his life:

Answer 13

they are nothing but thieves…who daily eat no morsel and wear no thread of clothing which they have not stolen and pilfered from us

Question 14

This Protestant leader is most closely associated with the theory of Predestination

Answer 14

John Calvin

Question 15

Protestants who withdrew from civil society and practiced only “believer’s” baptism were called

Answer 15

Anabaptists

Question 16

Which of the following did not contribute to the Protestant Reformation

Answer 16

the Church’s decision not to sell indulgences

Question 17

According to the Act of Supremacy, who was the “supreme head” of the Church in England

Answer 17

the Monarch (King or Queen)

Question 18

Which technological advance most assisted the spread of the Renaissance, the Reformation and the new discoveries in exploration and (later) science

Answer 18

the printing press

Question 19

Some Calvinists “cheated” on the concept of predestination by

Answer 19

arguing that making money was a sign of one’s salvation

Question 20

Protestantism may be linked to the origins of modern capitalism in that:

Answer 20

. many Protestants seemed to believe that financial success coming from hard work and careful
investment was a sign of God’s favor and evidence that they were “predestined” for salvation

Question 21

____ believed that conflict was the natural state of humanity

Answer 21

Thomas Hobbes

Question 22

French Calvinists were called

Answer 22

Huguenots

Question 23

1598, Henry IV of France issued the _____, which attempted to enforce religious tolerance.

Answer 23

Edict of Nantes

Question 24

1588, Elizabeth I of England rallied her country to defeat the

Answer 24

Spanish Armada

Question 25

As a result of the Peace of Augsburg

Answer 25

German leaders chose their people’s religion

Question 26

The 30 Years War (1618-1648) generally pitted

Answer 26

Protestant nations against Catholic nations

Question 27

The 30 Years War was brought to a close by the

Answer 27

Peace of Westphalia

Question 28

Legacy of the Protestant Reformation

Answer 28

Churches lost much of their power to national governments Europe was divided between Protestant and Catholic territories and churches Europe was convulsed for many decades by religious and nationalistic wars