Use the passage to answer the question. “Let us now chiefly consider women . . . and why [witchcraft] is found more in so fragile a sex than in men . . . When [women] are governed by a good spirit, they are most excellent in virtue; but when they are governed by an evil spirit, they indulge the worst possible vices . . . I had rather dwell with a lion and a dragon than to keep house with a wicked woman . . . Women are naturally more impressionable and more ready to receive the influence of a disembodied spirit . . . . [S]ince they are feebler both in mind and body, it is not surprising that they should come more under the spell of witchcraft.” Which is an accurate analysis of attitudes toward women and witchcraft based on this passage from Malleus Maleficarum? (1 point) Responses Women were more capable of resisting evil spirits and witchcraft than men were. Women were more capable of resisting evil spirits and witchcraft than men were. Women were still able to be virtuous after accepting evil spirits and witchcraft. Women were still able to be virtuous after accepting evil spirits and witchcraft. Women were considered to be easily tempted by evil spirits to accept witchcraft. Women were considered to be easily tempted by evil spirits to accept witchcraft. Women were intelligent enough to avoid evil spirits and witchcraft..

Answer 1

The accurate analysis of attitudes toward women and witchcraft based on the passage from Malleus Maleficarum is:

Women were considered to be easily tempted by evil spirits to accept witchcraft.

This is supported by the text's suggestion that women are more impressionable and more ready to receive the influence of a disembodied spirit, implying a vulnerability to witchcraft.

Answer 2

What was one similar characteristic shared by European Jews and women accused of witchcraft during the Protestant Reformation and the Counter-Reformation?(1 point) Responses Both groups were required to live in self-contained ghettos within their communities. Both groups were required to live in self-contained ghettos within their communities. Both groups were highly esteemed in Protestant and Catholic societies. Both groups were highly esteemed in Protestant and Catholic societies. Both groups were used as scapegoats for many of the religious and political problems in Europe at that time. Both groups were used as scapegoats for many of the religious and political problems in Europe at that time. Both groups were forced to wear yellow badges that identified them as Jews or accused witches.

Answer 3

The characteristic shared by European Jews and women accused of witchcraft during the Protestant Reformation and the Counter-Reformation is:

Both groups were used as scapegoats for many of the religious and political problems in Europe at that time.

This reflects how both groups were often blamed for wider societal issues and tensions during that period.

Answer 4

Read the following passage written in 1553 by Simon Renard, the Holy Roman Empire’s ambassador to England, to answer the question.

“It is easy to foresee that there will be difficulty in repressing the heretics without causing scandal . . . The thing most to be feared is that the Queen may be moved by her religious ardor and zeal to attempt to right matters at one stroke, for this cannot be done in the case of a people that has drunk so deep an error.”

What situation did Holy Roman Empire ambassador Simon Renard describe as difficult to repress because of the English people’s experiences with the Anglican Church?

(1 point)
Responses

Mary I’s attempt to restore Catholicism to England
Mary I’s attempt to restore Catholicism to England

Mary, Queen of Scots’s attempt to remove Elizabeth I as monarch
Mary, Queen of Scots’s attempt to remove Elizabeth I as monarch

Catherine of Aragon’s attempt to preserve her marriage to Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon’s attempt to pres

Answer 5

The situation that Holy Roman Empire ambassador Simon Renard described as difficult to repress because of the English people’s experiences with the Anglican Church is:

Mary I’s attempt to restore Catholicism to England.

This reflects the concern that trying to reverse the established religious order (Anglican Church) and return to Catholicism would be challenging due to the deep-seated beliefs and practices the people had adopted.

Answer 6

Explain how Renaissance humanists influenced the Scientific Revolution.(1 point)
Responses

Humanists started universities to study ancient works from Greece.
Humanists started universities to study ancient works from Greece.

Humanists were inspired by Islamic scholars and spread the Islamic culture to Europe.
Humanists were inspired by Islamic scholars and spread the Islamic culture to Europe.

Humanists learned Greek and Latin and were eager to rediscover works of ancient scholars.
Humanists learned Greek and Latin and were eager to rediscover works of ancient scholars.

Humanists returned to the learnings of the church and the texts of the Bible.

Answer 7

The best explanation of how Renaissance humanists influenced the Scientific Revolution is:

Humanists learned Greek and Latin and were eager to rediscover works of ancient scholars.

By studying classical texts from ancient Greece and Rome, humanists fostered a spirit of inquiry and a focus on empirical evidence, which laid the groundwork for the advancements in scientific thought during the Scientific Revolution.

Answer 8

Which of the following explains how the scientific method changed values and beliefs over time?(1 point) Responses It treated faith and the beliefs of the church as the absolute truth. It treated faith and the beliefs of the church as the absolute truth. It treated observable facts as more valuable to our understanding of the universe than faith alone. It treated observable facts as more valuable to our understanding of the universe than faith alone. It treated observable facts and faith with the same understanding. It treated observable facts and faith with the same understanding. It treated the ancient Greek philosophers with respect and maintained they could never be wrong. It treated the ancient Greek philosophers with respect and maintained they could never be wrong.

Answer 9

The explanation of how the scientific method changed values and beliefs over time is:

It treated observable facts as more valuable to our understanding of the universe than faith alone.

The scientific method emphasized empirical evidence and observation, leading to a shift away from relying solely on religious faith and dogma to understand the natural world. This represented a significant change in values during the Scientific Revolution.

Answer 10

Andreas Vesalius went against the Catholic Church by doing what?(1 point)
Responses

creating the laws of motion
creating the laws of motion

dissections on human bodies
dissections on human bodies

asking monarchies to fund research
asking monarchies to fund research

believing the sun isat the center of the universe

Answer 11

Andreas Vesalius went against the Catholic Church by doing:

dissections on human bodies.

Vesalius is known for his detailed studies of human anatomy, which involved the dissection of human bodies. This was controversial at the time, as it challenged the Church's teachings and the reliance on ancient texts rather than direct observation and study of the human body.