ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

CULTURAL AND LITERARY ENGLISH RENAISSANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Fill in the blank. Th
A
____ was a movement that had profound implications not only for the modern world in general but also for literary history.
B
Catholic Restoration
C
Catholic Reformation
D
Protestant Reformation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Protestant Reformation was a religious reform movement that swept through Europe in the 1500s. It resulted in the creation of a branch of Christianity called Protestantism, a name used collectively to refer to the many religious groups that separated from the Roman Catholic Church due to differences in doctrine.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Protestant Reformation was a period of intense religious, political, intellectual, and. cultural chaos that fractured Catholic Europe; it officially began in 1517. The period was. characterized by a breakdown of religious unity that brought with it a surge of. unprecedented violence and destruction.

Detailed explanation-3: -Improved training and education for some Roman Catholic priests. The end of the sale of indulgences. Protestant worship services in the local language rather than Latin. The Peace of Augsburg (1555), which allowed German princes to decide whether their territories would be Catholic or Lutheran.

Detailed explanation-4: -Unquestionably, the most prevalent causes of the Reformation were indulgences, the changing values of the Renaissance, and, above all, corruption within the church.

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