Renaissance and Scientific Revolution Quiz

Who is the painter of the Mona Lisa?

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Raphael

• Donatello

Which institution was known for corruption during the Renaissance period?

• Eastern Orthodox Church

• Roman Catholic Church

• Anglican Church

• Lutheran Church

Who authored the Ninety-Five Theses?

• John Calvin

• Martin Luther

• Desiderius Erasmus

• Thomas More

Who invented the printing press?

• Johannes Gutenberg

• William Caxton

• Aldus Manutius

• Johann Fust

Who created the Church of England?

• Elizabeth I

• Henry VIII

• Edward VI

• Mary I

Who developed the heliocentric model of the universe?

• Ptolemy

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Tycho Brahe

• Galileo Galilei

What was one of Galileo Galilei's major contributions?

• Chemistry

• Astronomy

• Biology

• Mathematics

What shift occurred in explanations of the natural world during the Renaissance?

• Scientific; artistic

• Religious; philosophical

• Mythological; historical

• Political; economic

Who formulated the laws of planetary motion?

• Isaac Newton

• Johannes Kepler

• Galileo Galilei

• Tycho Brahe

Who authored 'On the Revolution of the Heavenly Spheres'?

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Isaac Newton