Y7 MSC-Term 2 Quiz

Which of the following scholars had the theory of the Earth orbiting the Sun 1800 years before Copernicus?

• Galileo

• Yajnavalkya

• Aristarchus of Samos
  

• Leonardo da Vinci

What was the role of the burghers during the Renaissance?

Answer: b) They were leaders and officials of the cities.

• They were peasants working in the fields.

• They were leaders and officials of the cities.

• They were members of the nobility.

• They were religious leaders.

What was the primary focus of the Renaissance period?

Answer: b) Artistic, cultural, and intellectual achievement

• Religious reform

• Military expansion

• Artistic, cultural, and intellectual achievement
  

• Agricultural development

What does the word "Renaissance" mean in French?

• Revival

• Rebirth

• Revolution

• Enlightenment

Which of the following artists was NOT mentioned in the text as a prominent figure during the Renaissance?

Answer: c) Vincent van Gogh

• Leonardo da Vinci
  

• Michelangelo
  

• Vincent van Gogh
  

• Raphael

What major event in European history led to the Renaissance?

Answer: b) The Black Death

• The Black Death

• The Crusades

• The fall of the Roman Empire

• The industrial Revolution

What new social class emerged during the Renaissance as cities grew larger?

Answer: c) Burghers

• Clergy

• Peasantry

• Nobility

• Burghers

Which of the following was NOT a key factor in the development of the Renaissance?
Answer: b) Feudal system

• Growth of universities

• Feudal system

• Knowledge from the east

• rise of cities

Who was the Indian philosopher who had the theory of the Earth orbiting the Sun in the 9th century BCE?

Answer: c) Yajnavalkya

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Yajnavalkya

• Aristarchus of Samos

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the Renaissance?

Answer: c) It laid the foundations for the modern era of European history

• It marked the end of the modern era.

• It was a period of decline in art and science.

• It laid the foundations for the modern era of European history.

• It began in the 17th century.