Question

question 13 of 35
how did the protestant reformation contribute to the enlightenment in europe during the 17th and 18th centuries?
a. it caused the formation of new religious and political alliances with non - catholic nations.
b. it caused protestants from various nations to come together under one leader to challenge the catholic church.
c. it caused many europeans to question doctrines of the catholic church and the divine right of kings.
d. it caused catholic monarchs to more strongly enforce the doctrines of the church.

Explanation:

The Protestant Reformation led people to question established religious (Catholic Church) and political (divine right of kings) authorities. This spirit of questioning was a precursor to the Enlightenment's emphasis on reason and challenging traditional power structures.

• Option A: Focuses on alliances rather than the intellectual shift towards questioning that contributed to the Enlightenment.
• Option B: There was no single leader uniting all Protestants in the way described, and this option doesn't address the link to the Enlightenment's core ideas.
• Option D: Strengthening church doctrines by Catholic monarchs is contrary to the idea of questioning that the Enlightenment built on.

Answer:

C. It caused many Europeans to question doctrines of the Catholic Church and the divine right of kings.