Verified Test Bank Ch8 Reform

Chapter 08

Reform

1. The principal difference between the humanism of Italy and that of Northern Europe was the greater ________ emphasis of the latter.

A. religious

B. classical

C. scientific

D. legalistic

Learning Objective: Understand concerns of the Northern humanists

Topic: Christian humanism

Topic: History

2. Why was the Protestant Reformation of such landmark significance?

A. It ushered in the Italian Renaissance.

B. It enhanced the Catholic Church's influence in Northern Europe.

C. It shattered the religious unity of Western Christendom.

D. It curtailed the powers of the rising merchant class.

Learning Objective: Explain the roots of sixteenth-century religious protest in Germany

Topic: History

Topic: Protestant Reformation

3. Luther posted his landmark Ninety-Five Theses on a cathedral door in which city?

A. Rome

B. Wittenberg

C. Heidelberg

D. Rotterdam

Learning Objective: Explain the roots of sixteenth-century religious protest in Germany

Topic: History

Topic: Protestant Reformation

4. Luther asserted that the key to salvation was what act?

A. Good works

B. Adult baptism

C. Priestly intervention

D. Faith

Learning Objective: Explain the roots of sixteenth-century religious protest in Germany

Topic: Philosophy and Religion

Topic: Protestant Reformation

5. What was NOT an objection of Protestant reformers?

A. The sale of indulgences

B. Absolute papal authority

C. Reading the Bible in the vernacular

D. The extravagance of the Church of Rome

Learning Objective: Explain the roots of sixteenth-century religious protest in Germany

Topic: Philosophy and Religion

Topic: Protestant Reformation

6. Who was the master printmaker of the sixteenth century?

A. Erasmus

B. Bosch

C. Cranach

D. Dürer

Learning Objective: Recall the artistic contribution of Albrecht Durer

Topic: Art and Architecture

7. In which city did Calvin establish a theocratic state?

A. Geneva

B. Paris

C. Wittenberg

D. Rotterdam

Learning Objective: Recall who John Calvin was and elements of the movement he began

Topic: History

Topic: Philosophy and Religion

8. Which of the following is NOT associated with sixteenth-century Calvinism?

A. Predestination

B. Salvation of the elect

C. Separation of church and state

D. Bans on music and dancing

Learning Objective: Recall who John Calvin was and elements of the movement he began

Topic: History

Topic: Philosophy and Religion

9. Who is considered the “father” of the literary form known as the essay?

A. Erasmus

B. Montaigne

C. More

D. Cervantes

Learning Objective: Recognize the themes and concerns of European literature of the sixteenth century

Topic: Literature

10. Which Northern Renaissance artist was reputed to have perfected oil painting in such works as his “Arnolfini Wedding”?

A. Hieronymus Bosch

B. Pieter Brueghel the Elder

C. Lucas Cranach the Elder

D. Jan van Eyck

Learning Objective: Understand the significance of the Flemish painter Jan van Eyck

Topic: Art and Architecture

11. Shakespeare modeled his own sonnets after those written by which author?

A. Petrarch

B. Pico

C. Chaucer

D. Sappho

Learning Objective: Understand the significance of Shakespeare to literature

Topic: Literature

12. What is a similarity between Japanese and Elizabethan theater?

A. Both appealed to an urban audience.

B. Both used the same type of stage.

C. Both used featured female players.

D. Both explored the psychological development of the characters.

Learning Objective: Recognize the themes and concerns of European literature of the sixteenth century

Learning Objective: Understand the significance of Shakespeare to literature

Topic: Literature

13. In the works of Erasmus, More, and Cervantes, what element is employed to great effect?

A. Blank verse

B. Allegory

C. Satire

D. Lyric poetry

Learning Objective: Recognize the themes and concerns of European literature of the sixteenth century

Topic: Literature

14. What is a feature in More’s ideal society, which he called “Utopia”?

A. The state was governed by philosopher-kings

B. Cooperation replaced competition and material greed

C. Religion was entirely outlawed

D. Theocratic rule

Learning Objective: Recognize the themes and concerns of European literature of the sixteenth century

Topic: Literature

15. Erasmus’ Praise of Folly is a landmark example of what genre?

A. Essay

B. Satire

C. The novel

D. Epic poetry

Learning Objective: Recognize the themes and concerns of European literature of the sixteenth century

Topic: Literature

16. What was the most popular form of secular song at the court of Elizabeth?

A. Chorale

B. Motet

C. Madrigal

D. Estampie

Learning Objective: Recall the role of music in the Protestant Reformation

Topic: Music and Dance

17. Thomas Weelkes and Thomas Morley are names associated with what historical feature?

A. Calvinist reform

B. Elizabethan music

C. British painting

D. The literature of folly

Learning Objective: Recall the role of music in the Protestant Reformation

Topic: Music and Dance

18. What was an effect of the printing press, during the Northern Renaissance?

A. Accelerating the spread of Protestantism

B. Limiting the success of the Reformation

C. Preventing popular education

D. Unifying the new Europe under the Church

Learning Objective: Understand how Protestantism spread

Topic: History

19. What is suggested by the comparison of Holbein’s Ambassadorsand the Ming dynasty’s Elegant LiteraryGathering?

A. Holbein was influenced by Asian art

B. Humanism was not confined to the West

C. The Chinese were receptive to Western culture

D. Anamorphic projection was used in both European and Chinese painting

Learning Objective: Recall major artistic contributions during this time

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: Christian humanism

20. Which Northern Renaissance painter is notable for his limited interest in religious subject matter and preference for scenes of normal people in ordinary situations?

A. Albrecht Dürer

B. Lucas Cranach the Elder

C. Pieter Brueghel the Elder

D. Hans Holbein the Younger

Learning Objective: Recall major artistic contributions during this time

Topic: Art and Architecture

21. What are characteristics of Albrecht Dürer's art?

A. Mastery of engraving techniques

B. Painted monumental transcriptions of rural activities, sometimes infused with symbolic meaning

C. Deeply influenced by Chinese landscape art

D. Development of linear perspective

Learning Objective: Recall the artistic contribution of Albrecht Durer

Topic: Art and Architecture

22. Grünewald’s Isenheim Altarpiece was commissioned for the benefit of whom?

A. Clergymen.

B. The family of a wealth merchant

C. A royal court

D. Plague victims

Learning Objective: Recall major artistic contributions during this time

Topic: Art and Architecture

23. The chorale is primarily associated with which branch of Protestantism?

A. Lutheranism

B. Anabaptism

C. Anglicanism

D. Calvinism

Learning Objective: Recall the role of music in the Protestant Reformation

Topic: Music and Dance

24. The writings of Erasmus and More, like the Protestant Reformation itself, reflect what aim?

A. Severing Northern Europe's ties with the Catholic Church

B. The exercise of Christian conscience

C. Strengthening Papal authority

D. Political efforts to reduce class barriers

Learning Objective: Recognize the themes and concerns of European literature of the sixteenth century

Topic: Literature

Topic: Protestant Reformation

25. Luther’s chorales were meant to be sung

A. by officiating priests.

B. privately by individual worshippers.

C. by the entire congregation.

D. by trained singers.

Learning Objective: Explain the roots of sixteenth-century religious protest in Germany

Learning Objective: Understand how Protestantism spread

Topic: Music and Dance

Topic: Protestant Reformation

26. Discuss the five landmarks that you consider most important to the phenomenon known as the Protestant Reformation.

Why and how were these significant?

Learning Objective: Explain the roots of sixteenth-century religious protest in Germany

Topic: History

Topic: Literature

Topic: Music and Dance

Topic: Philosophy and Religion

Topic: Protestant Reformation

27. Describe the ways in which the Northern Renaissance differed from that of Italy, making comparisons between the landmarks that characterized each.

Learning Objective: Understand concerns of the Northern humanists

Topic: History

Topic: Literature

Topic: Music and Dance

28. Surveying the culture of Northern Europe in the sixteenth century, select those landmark events, techniques, genres, and styles that have most deeply influenced and/or survived into our own time.

Learning Objective: Recall major artistic contributions during this time

Topic: History

Topic: Literature

Topic: Music and Dance

Category # of Questions

Learning Objective: Explain the roots of sixteenth-century religious protest in Germany 6

Learning Objective: Recall major artistic contributions during this time 4

Learning Objective: Recall the artistic contribution of Albrecht Durer 2

Learning Objective: Recall the role of music in the Protestant Reformation 3

Learning Objective: Recall who John Calvin was and elements of the movement he began 2

Learning Objective: Recognize the themes and concerns of European literature of the sixteenth century 6

Learning Objective: Understand concerns of the Northern humanists 2

Learning Objective: Understand how Protestantism spread 2

Learning Objective: Understand the significance of Shakespeare to literature 2

Learning Objective: Understand the significance of the Flemish painter Jan van Eyck 1

Topic: Art and Architecture 6

Topic: Christian humanism 2

Topic: History 9

Topic: Literature 10

Topic: Music and Dance 7

Topic: Philosophy and Religion 5

Topic: Protestant Reformation 7