The Renaissance — Unit test Answers

Who started the Reformation in England?

A Renaissance writer considered one of the greatest poets of all time is

In The Prince, Machiavelli argues that leaders maintain power through

A major Renaissance poem that included real people as its characters was

Which invention helped spread the Italian Renaissance across Europe?

Unlike during the Medieval period, church leaders commissioned works of art during the Renaissance to

Renaissance art was strongly influenced by ancient Greek and Roman

Which best explains how humanism affected the way Europeans thought about themselves?

In addition to an interest in religious reform, the princes of Germany supported Martin Luther’s ideas for

Read the quotation from the Council of Trent in the 1500s.[W]ith God going before us . . . we may . . . deliberate and discuss . . . whatsoever is needful for repelling those assaults of barbarians and infidels, with which they seek the overthrow of all Christendom.What is the quotation most likely about?

Which statement about women’s power during the Renaissance is true?

Which statement best compares the ideas of Martin Luther to the ideas of the Catholic Church in the 1500s?

Which statement best defines the teachings of John Calvin?

Trade spread the Italian Renaissance across Europe by

During the 1500s, many Jesuits became