1. Questions

Social Studies

1.Which of the following was the Catholic Church's response to the development of Protestantism?

A.
It launched the Reformation.

B.
It removed the pope as head of the church.

C.
Its leaders began the Counter-Reformation.**

D.
It eliminated the Inquisition.

2.Which of the following was an unintended consequence of censorship during the Renaissance?

A.
People wanted to read more religious texts.

B.
Only clergy had access to books.

C.
People began to criticize the Church.**

D.
People no longer wanted to learn to read.

3.Why was Florence considered the heart of the early Renaissance?

A.
It was the central home of the Catholic Church.**

B.
It was on the Mediterranean Sea.

C.
It was a major banking and commerce center.

D.
It was on the border of Italy and Switzerland.

4.Which artist was associated not only with painting but also with engineering?

A.
Michelangelo

B.
Jan van Eyck

C.
Pieter Bruegel

D.
Leonardo da Vinci**

5.What was the original goal of the leaders of the Reformation?

A.
to found new Protestant churches

B.
to defend and spread Church teachings throughout the world**

C.
to create a theocracy based on Christian teachings

D.
to fix corruption and problems in the Catholic Church

6.What was the purpose of the Council of Trent?

A.
to punish heretics and non-believers**

B.
to put Martin Luther on trial for attacking the Church

C.
to persecute Jews and force them to live in ghettos

D.
to reform the Catholic Church from within

7.Which of the following best describes a typical Renaissance painting?

A.
Human faces are presented in an idealized, spiritual manner.

B.
Human figures are emphasized by being placed against a flat background.

C.
Proportions are exaggerated for symbolic effect.**

D.
People and backgrounds are painted in a way that mimics real life.

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