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The Renaissance: Unit 4 Study Guide (CH 6 Starting at P. 175 and CH 7)

The document provides a study guide covering topics related to the Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, spread of Protestantism, Protestant teachings, the Council of Trent, Catholic spirituality, and key people. It includes 40 multiple choice or short answer questions addressing figures and events of the Renaissance like humanism; Martin Luther and the 95 Theses; Calvinism and predestination; the Council of Trent's response; and spiritual leaders like Ignatius Loyola.

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The Renaissance: Unit 4 Study Guide (CH 6 Starting at P. 175 and CH 7)

The document provides a study guide covering topics related to the Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, spread of Protestantism, Protestant teachings, the Council of Trent, Catholic spirituality, and key people. It includes 40 multiple choice or short answer questions addressing figures and events of the Renaissance like humanism; Martin Luther and the 95 Theses; Calvinism and predestination; the Council of Trent's response; and spiritual leaders like Ignatius Loyola.

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Unit 4 Study Guide (Ch 6 starting at p.

175 and Ch 7)

The Renaissance

1. When and what was the Renaissance?

2. What is humanism?

3. How did the Renaissance create a situation in which the Reformation could take place?

4. Name and describe three figures who were critical of the Church during this period.

The Protestant Reformation

5. What action by Martin Luther sparked the Reformation? When did it happen?

6. What was the major topic of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses? What other topics are

referenced?

7. What is an indulgence? How can one be received?

8. Explain the connection between indulgences and the communion of saints.

9. Explain what led to the misunderstanding and misuse of indulgences that upset Luther.

10. What other issues contributed to the inflammation of Luther’s protest?

11. Describe the series of events that led to Luther’s excommunication and death sentence.

12. Explain the 2 Diets of Speyer and the Peace of Augsburg.

Spread of Protestantism

13. What slowed the influence of Protestantism in France?

14. What were French Protestants called?

15. Explain the Edict of Nantes.

16. What helped Spain avoid Protestant influence?

17. What title was King Henry VIII given by the pope? Why?
18. What problem did Henry VIII have that led him to ask for an annulment?

19. Did the pope grant an annulment? What was the result in England?

20. How did Henry VIII handle the English Reformation? Queen Elizabeth I?

21. Who were the Puritans?

22. Who was Ulrich Zwingli? Describe some of his beliefs. Where did he implement them?

23. Who was John Calvin? What form of Church leadership did he develop?

Protestant Teachings

24. What is meant by the phrase sola scriptura? What is the Church’s position on this?

25. What are the Catholic and Lutheran views on justification by faith?

26. Explain the distinction between the Catholic and Protestant view of a church service.

27. What is the difference between the Catholic and Lutheran view on priesthood? (Why

does the Catholic Church have an ordained priesthood?)

28. In addition to sola scriptura, what other three Latin phrases describe Luther’s theology?

What beliefs do they describe?

29. What is Luther’s view of human nature? Can we overcome that nature? How are we

saved?

30. What was Luther’s view on the sacraments?

31. What was Luther’s interpretation of the Eucharist?

32. What was Luther’s view on the letter of James in the Bible? Why?

33. What was John Calvin’s view of human nature? How was this exemplified in how he

organized society in Switzerland?

34. What was Calvin’s view on the Sacraments? Icons?


35. Describe predestination as described by Calvin. Does Catholicism have any idea of

predestination? How does free will come into play?

The Council of Trent

36. Who called the Council of Trent? When? Where?

37. What were the two goals of the Council?

38. Know various teachings/reforms/explanations from the Council of Trent.

a. Clergy reform?

b. Teaching on the Eucharist?

c. Protestant concerns that were addressed?

39. What is the Catechism of the Council of Trent? How long was it official?

40. What is the Roman Missal?

Catholic Spirituality

41. Explain Jesuit spirituality as seen in the spiritual exercises of Ignatius Loyola. (purple

chart in textbook)

42. Explain Ignatius and the Jesuit’s contributions to Catholic spirituality during the

reformation.

43. What is the name of the order started by Teresa of Avila?

44. What kind of writing did John of the Cross produce? What sort of imagery did he use?

People to Know

 Charles Borromeo

 Margaret Clitherow

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