Renaissance/Scientific Rev/Reformation Test 2025-2026

1. Which statement does the word Renaissance refer to?

• A period of renewed interest in the arts, based on classical civilization.
• A period of reason where thinkers objected to the absolute power of monarchs.
• A period of religious protest and breaking from the Roman Catholic Church.
• A period where science challenged the traditional beliefs of the world.

2. Which scientific theory is represented by this image?

• Humanism
• Anatomy
• Geocentric Universe
• Heliocentric Universe

3. Which scientific theory is represented by this image?

• Humanism
• Anatomy
• Geocentric Universe
• Heliocentric Universe

4. Why were the Medici family so important in Florence?

• They were patrons of artists, thinkers, and architects.
• They were warlords who wanted to conquer the other Italian city-states.
• They were the family who created a dynasty of Pope's who ruled the Papal States.
• They broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and started their own branch of Christianity.

5. What impact did this invention have on the 16th century?

• It helped to make cheaper clothing for the peasants.
• It helped to establish democracies throughout Europe.
• It helped to spread knowledge and ideas over vast distances.
• It helped the to bring an end to the Protestant Reformation.

6.What is excommunication?

• You get kicked out of the church for life and won't go to heaven.
• You are put on trail, questioned, tortured, and given a choice to convert or die.
• You can pay money to have your sins forgiven: ticket to heaven.
• You are accused of going against an established church belief/teaching.

7. What is the name of this statue?

• The Pieta
• David
• Perseus and Medusa
• The Thinker

8. Why were the city-states of Florence, Milan, Genoa, and Venice were so significant during the Renaissance?

• Each city-state was located in a major river valley.
• Trade and banking made them all extremely wealthy.
• They gained control over the Trans-Saharan Trade routes and rose to power.
• The Feudal System gave kings more power, money, and soldiers for their armies.

9. What were the 95 Theses?

• Divorce papers King Henry VIII gave to his wives.
• Martin Luther's reasons for leaving the Roman Catholic Church.
• List of reforms that the Pope made in the Roman Catholic Church.
• List of Catholic churches that John Calvin and his followers burned down.

Use the map below: 10. Which letter represents the location where the Renaissance started?

• A
• B
• C
• D