AP EURO 2.5-2.7 TEST MISC INFO

In addition to reforming the church, what was the other goal of the Council of Trent?

Securing reconciliation with the Protestants.

What purposes were served by sumptuary laws?

Sumptuary laws reinforced social hierarchies, attempted to impose moral standards, and sought to protect local industries.

The development of the artistic style known as baroque was most closely associated with which of the following developments?

The Catholic Reformation

What was the fate of most people brought before the Inquisition and accused of witchcraft?

They were sent home with a warning and ordered to do penance.

How widespread was the influence of the Inquisition?

The Inquisition effectively destroyed heresy within the Papal States but had little influence elsewhere.

How did the closing of the monasteries and convents affect upper-class women?

Marriage became virtually the only occupation for upper-class women.

Which of the following was a nearly universal motivation for royal patronage of the arts in the early modern period?

The desire to enhance prestige and authority

Why did Protestants allow the dissolution of marriages in divorce?

They viewed marriage as a contract for mutual support, and married partners who failed to provide support endangered their souls and the entire community.

The overriding goal of the Catholic religious orders established in the sixteenth century was

To uplift the moral condition of both clergy and laity.

Why did a woman's work receive less compensation than a man's work?

It was understood that a woman was either married or to be married and, therefore, not responsible for supporting a family.

In terms of gender relations, Renaissance humanists argued that

Women's sphere of activity was private and domestic.

Which of the following characterizes the hierarchies of wealth and orders in the Renaissance?

The nobility retained its status by taking in and integrating the new social elite of wealth.

What new religious order for Women emerged in the sixteenth century?

Ursuline Order

Mannerist painters differed from earlier Renaissance artists primarily in their

deliberate use of distortion and elongation