Question

1. what was the impact of the printing press?

a) it reduced literacy
b) it spread ideas quickly
c) it ended religious conflicts
d) it created feudalism

1. who started the protestant reformation?

a) john calvin
b) martin luther
c) henry viii
d) elizabeth i

1. what was a key idea of john calvin?

a) predestination
b) indulgences
c) papacy
d) humanism

1. what was the english reformation?

a) a scientific revolution
b) a break from the catholic church
c) a trade agreement
d) a military campaign

1. who initiated the english reformation?

a) elizabeth i
b) henry viii
c) martin luther
d) john calvin

Explanation:

1. The printing press allowed for mass - production of books and texts, which in turn spread ideas quickly. It increased literacy rather than reducing it, did not end religious conflicts, and had no relation to creating feudalism.
2. Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation with his 95 Theses in 1517.
3. John Calvin's key idea was predestination, the belief that God has already determined who will be saved and who will be damned.
4. The English Reformation was a break from the Catholic Church, mainly due to Henry VIII's desire for an annulment.
5. Henry VIII initiated the English Reformation when the Pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.

Answer:

1. B. It spread ideas quickly
2. B. Martin Luther
3. A. Predestination
4. B. A break from the Catholic Church
5. B. Henry VIII