HUMA EXAM 1 questions and answers
graded A+
c - correct answer ✔✔1. The technological innovation that spurred the Protestant Reformation
was the
a. compass.
b. ability to pave roadways.
c. printing press.
d. long bow.
d - correct answer ✔✔2. The devotio moderna movement first took root in which of the
following countries?
a. Italy
b. Switzerland
c. Spain
d. the Netherlands
c - correct answer ✔✔3. Besides the Bible, which of the following was the most frequently
published book in the Christian West well into modern times?
a. the Divine Comedy
b. The Book of Hours
c. Imitatio Christi
d. Canterbury Tales
d - correct answer ✔✔4. The leading Christian humanist of his day, ________ led the critical
study of the Bible and writings of the church fathers.
a. Pliny the Elder
,b. Plato
c. Cicero
d. Erasmus
a - correct answer ✔✔5. Across the loose confederation of German territories, the Church's sale
of indulgences for the specific purpose of ________ provoked harsh lay criticism and was the
final straw that eventually led to the Protestant Reformation.
a. rebuilding Saint Peter's Cathedral in Rome
b. sending missionaries to the Orient
c. repaving the streets in Paris
d. outfitting the pontiff in several new outfits
b - correct answer ✔✔6. ________ was the voice of the Protestant Reformation.
a. Albrecht Dürer
b. Martin Luther
c. John Calvin
d. Thomas More
c - correct answer ✔✔7. The 1517 call for Church reform posted on the Wittenberg Cathedral's
door was titled
a. The Prince.
b. the Divine Comedy.
c. the Ninety-Five Theses.
d. Imitatio Christi.
a - correct answer ✔✔8. German princes either held fast in their allegiance to Rome, or banded
together under the name of
,a. Lutherans.
b. Calvinists.
c. the Anabaptists.
d. Anglicans.
c - correct answer ✔✔9. A Zurich-based radical wing of Protestantism called ________ rejected
all seven of the Catholic sacraments, turning instead to individual acceptance of God.
a. Lutherans
b. Calvinists
c. the Anabaptists
d. Anglicans
b - correct answer ✔✔10. A Geneva-based Protestant sect named ________ emphasized the
predestined nature of humanity from birth for salvation or damnation.
a. Lutherans
b. Calvinists
c. the Anabaptists
d. Anglicans
d - correct answer ✔✔11. In 1526, Henry VIII declared himself head of which of the following
organizations?
a. Lutherans
b. Calvinists
c. the Anabaptists
d. Anglicans
, b - correct answer ✔✔12. The founder of Protestantism favored above all others which of the
following types of music?
a. the Mass
b. the chorale
c. the concerto
d. the Gregorian chant
d - correct answer ✔✔13. The pioneer of Northern Realism in painting was the Flemish artist
a. Giovanni Nicolas Arnolfini.
b. Hieronymus Bosch.
c. Raphael.
d. Jan van Ecyk.
c - correct answer ✔✔The literary genre of the novel was first created in Japan; which of the
following is considered the first Western novel?
a. the Divine Comedy
b. Tale of Genji
c. Don Quixote
d. Canterbury Tales
c - correct answer ✔✔15. The most powerful form of literary expression to evolve in the late
sixteenth
century was secular
a. readings.
b. dance.
c. drama.
d. sermons.
graded A+
c - correct answer ✔✔1. The technological innovation that spurred the Protestant Reformation
was the
a. compass.
b. ability to pave roadways.
c. printing press.
d. long bow.
d - correct answer ✔✔2. The devotio moderna movement first took root in which of the
following countries?
a. Italy
b. Switzerland
c. Spain
d. the Netherlands
c - correct answer ✔✔3. Besides the Bible, which of the following was the most frequently
published book in the Christian West well into modern times?
a. the Divine Comedy
b. The Book of Hours
c. Imitatio Christi
d. Canterbury Tales
d - correct answer ✔✔4. The leading Christian humanist of his day, ________ led the critical
study of the Bible and writings of the church fathers.
a. Pliny the Elder
,b. Plato
c. Cicero
d. Erasmus
a - correct answer ✔✔5. Across the loose confederation of German territories, the Church's sale
of indulgences for the specific purpose of ________ provoked harsh lay criticism and was the
final straw that eventually led to the Protestant Reformation.
a. rebuilding Saint Peter's Cathedral in Rome
b. sending missionaries to the Orient
c. repaving the streets in Paris
d. outfitting the pontiff in several new outfits
b - correct answer ✔✔6. ________ was the voice of the Protestant Reformation.
a. Albrecht Dürer
b. Martin Luther
c. John Calvin
d. Thomas More
c - correct answer ✔✔7. The 1517 call for Church reform posted on the Wittenberg Cathedral's
door was titled
a. The Prince.
b. the Divine Comedy.
c. the Ninety-Five Theses.
d. Imitatio Christi.
a - correct answer ✔✔8. German princes either held fast in their allegiance to Rome, or banded
together under the name of
,a. Lutherans.
b. Calvinists.
c. the Anabaptists.
d. Anglicans.
c - correct answer ✔✔9. A Zurich-based radical wing of Protestantism called ________ rejected
all seven of the Catholic sacraments, turning instead to individual acceptance of God.
a. Lutherans
b. Calvinists
c. the Anabaptists
d. Anglicans
b - correct answer ✔✔10. A Geneva-based Protestant sect named ________ emphasized the
predestined nature of humanity from birth for salvation or damnation.
a. Lutherans
b. Calvinists
c. the Anabaptists
d. Anglicans
d - correct answer ✔✔11. In 1526, Henry VIII declared himself head of which of the following
organizations?
a. Lutherans
b. Calvinists
c. the Anabaptists
d. Anglicans
, b - correct answer ✔✔12. The founder of Protestantism favored above all others which of the
following types of music?
a. the Mass
b. the chorale
c. the concerto
d. the Gregorian chant
d - correct answer ✔✔13. The pioneer of Northern Realism in painting was the Flemish artist
a. Giovanni Nicolas Arnolfini.
b. Hieronymus Bosch.
c. Raphael.
d. Jan van Ecyk.
c - correct answer ✔✔The literary genre of the novel was first created in Japan; which of the
following is considered the first Western novel?
a. the Divine Comedy
b. Tale of Genji
c. Don Quixote
d. Canterbury Tales
c - correct answer ✔✔15. The most powerful form of literary expression to evolve in the late
sixteenth
century was secular
a. readings.
b. dance.
c. drama.
d. sermons.
