Renaissance Quiz

Which scientists developed a heliocentric (sun-centered) model for the movement of the planets?

• Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler
• Sir Isaac Newton
• Margaret Cavendish
• William Harvey and Andreas Vesalius

Which scientist ran afoul of the Catholic Church for his views on the movement of planets?

• Sir Isaac Newton
• Galileo Galilei
• Robert Boyle
• Blaise Pascal

Who was one of Germany's best-known astronomers?

• Andreas Vesalius
• Sir Isaac Newton
• Nicolaus Copernicus
• Margaret Cavendish

A humanistic education included the study of which ancient civilizations?

• India and China
• Mesopotamia
• Egypt
• Greece and Rome

Which invention greatly affected education?

• Printing Press
• Astrolabe
• Microscope
• Perspective

Who began the Protestant Reformation in Germany?

• Martin Luther
• Frederick the Great
• Franz Ferdinand
• Otto von Bismarck

Who caused England to break from the Catholic Church and created the Church of England?

• King Henry VIII
• Queen Elisabeth I
• King John
• King Richard III

What negative side effect did Native Americans suffer from the Columbian Exchange?

• Death from disease due to undeveloped immune systems
• Inability to compete in the new economy since they had no useful crops
• Couldn't digest food brought over from Europe

Which of the following were parts of the Triangular Trade?

• Slaves from Africa
• Manufactured goods from Europe
• Sugar, Molasses, Tobacco and Cotton from American colonies
• All of the above

The belief that God has already chosen who will be saved and who will be damned is known as ___________, and was developed by __________.

• Predestination, John Calvin
• Indulgence, Martin Luther
• Anabaptism, John Leiden
• Annulment, Henry VIII