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WorksheetsScientific Revolution and Reformation
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 22mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is geocentric theory?
a)
The Earth travels around the sun
b)
An invisible force (gravity) pulls objects together
c)
Everything revolves around the Earth
d)
Planets move in elipses
2.
What is heliocentric theory?
a)
The Earth travels around the sun
b)
An invisible force (gravity) pulls objects together
c)
Everything revolves around the Earth
d)
Planets move in elipses
3.
Which one of these was one of Newton's ideas?
a)
The Earth travels around the sun
b)
An invisible force (gravity) pulls objects together
c)
Everything revolves around the Earth
d)
Planets move in elipses
4.
Which idea did the Catholic Church support?
a)
The Earth travels around the sun
b)
An invisible force (gravity) pulls objects together
c)
Everything revolves around the Earth
d)
Planets move in elipses
5.
Who proved that the Heliocentric Theory of the Universe was correct?
a)
Johannes Kepler
b)
Copernicus
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Galileo
6.
Who came up with the Theory of Gravity?
a)
Copernicus
b)
Tycho Brahe
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Galileo
7.
Who discovered that planets move in ellipses?
a)
Johannes Kepler
b)
Copernicus
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Galileo
8.
Who believed in a Heliocentric Universe but was unable to prove it?
a)
Johannes Kepler
b)
Copernicus
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Galileo
9.
Who could not make their theory of the Universe work?
a)
Johannes Kepler
b)
Tycho Brahe
c)
Copernicus
d)
Galileo
10.
Who was the first astronomer to advance the Heliocentric Theory of the Universe?
a)
Johannes Kepler
b)
Copernicus
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Galileo
11.
What toy did Galileo improve to make his observations about the moon and Jupiter?
a)
microscope
b)
barometer
c)
telescope
d)
thermometer
12.
What instrument is used to measure air pressure?
a)
microscope
b)
barometer
c)
telescope
d)
thermometer
13.
What instrument is used to view very small objects?
a)
microscope
b)
barometer
c)
telescope
d)
thermometer
14.
What Greek thinkers advanced the Geocentric Theory of the Universe?
a)
Ptolemy and Aristotle
b)
Plato and Socrates
c)
Aristotle and Socrates
d)
Phineas and Ferb
15.
What two philosophers are credited with creating the Scientific Method?
a)
Copernicus and Kepler
b)
Bacon and Newton
c)
Descartes and Galileo
d)
Bacon and Descartes
16.
How did Renaissance ideas influence the Scientific Revolution?
a)
Learning and Education were valued
b)
Church ideas were accepted without question
17.
What is the Scientific Method?
a)
A way to identify heresy in science
b)
A way to study Church teachings
c)
A step by step method for conducting research
d)
A method invented by Newton to explain motion
18.
Which one was NOT one of Newton's ideas, discoveries, or inventions?
a)
Planets move in ellipses
b)
Calculus
c)
Light is made of many colors
d)
Theory of Gravity
19.
Why was Galileo put on trial?
a)
He was charged with heresy for publishing geocentric theory
b)
He conducted the experiment with two falling objects
c)
He was charged with heresy for advancing heliocentric theory
d)
He taught that Aristotle was right
20.
How did Christian, Muslim, and Jewish learners conduct science before the Scientific Revolution
a)
Used math and observations to prove holy ideas
b)
Relied strictly on holy books for facts about the universe
21.
What was the Scientific Revolution?
a)
A series of experiments conducted by Isaac Newton
b)
A movement by church scholars to prove the bible was true
c)
A school of thought started by Michelangelo
d)
A series of events that led to the birth of modern science
22.
Who wrote the 95 Theses?
a)
Martin Luther
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
John Calvin
d)
William Tyndale
23.
Who started the Church of England?
a)
Pope Leo X
b)
Henry VIII
c)
John Calvin
d)
William Tyndale
24.
What was the name of the Church Court that tried Galileo for heresy?
a)
Heresy Council
b)
Pope's Court
c)
Diet of Worms
d)
The Inquisition
25.
What did William Tyndale do?
a)
He printed the New Testament in English
b)
Started the Church of England
c)
Founded a town in Switzerland
d)
Became the Pope of the Catholic Church
26.
What is predestination?
a)
The idea that you have free will
b)
King Henry VIII's reason for leaving the Catholic Church
c)
The idea that your life is predetermined, like a movie
d)
The name of a town in England
27.
Which one of the following was King Henry VIII's heir to the throne of England?
a)
Prince Charles
b)
John Calvin
c)
Queen Elizabeth
d)
Queen Isabella
28.
What is an indulgence?
a)
A decree from the Pope
b)
Buying a Church Office
c)
Punishment for sins committed on Earth
d)
A paper that reduces punishment in the afterlife
29.
What is simony?
a)
A decree from the Pope
b)
Buying a Church Office
c)
Punishment for sins committed on Earth
d)
A paper that reduces punishment in the afterlife
30.
What did John Calvin preach?
a)
All men must have beards
b)
predestination and obeying God’s law
c)
divorce is OK with God
d)
wear black to serve God
31.
What happened to William Tyndale?
a)
Lived on house arrest
b)
Strangled and then burned at the stake
c)
Founded a religious town in Switzerland
d)
Started the Church of England
32.
What happened to Galileo?
a)
Lived on house arrest
b)
Strangled and then burned at the stake
c)
Founded a religious town in Switzerland
d)
Started the Church of England
33.
What was NOT one of Martin Luther's complaints listed in the 95 Theses?
a)
Simony was bad
b)
Indulgences hurt the Church
c)
The clergy were corrupt
d)
The Church should raise more money
34.
Where were the 95 Theses posted?
a)
On a church door in Wittenberg
b)
On a Church Door in Berlin
c)
St. Peter's Basilica in Rome
d)
At the Diet in Worms
35.
What was a result of the Council of Trent?
a)
Catholic services were not in Latin anymore
b)
The Jesuits were created
c)
Priests could get married
d)
The Church stopped selling Indulgences
36.
What were the Jesuits known for?
a)
secular humanism
b)
big hats
c)
creating the scientific method
d)
education
37.
What war was fought in Europe between Protestants and Catholics as a result of the Reformation?
a)
The Hugenot War
b)
Prince Phillip's War
c)
30 Years War
d)
100 Years War
38.
What part of Europe turned majority Protestant?
a)
Southern Europe
b)
Northern Europe
c)
Western Europe
d)
America
39.
What was the Golden Age of Spain?
a)
A time of peace between Christians and Muslims
b)
A time when advancements in art and science were made
c)
When Spain discovered gold in the New World
d)
When Spain was united under Ferdinand and Isabella
40.
What led to the end of the Golden age of art, science, and philosophy in Spain?
a)
Muslim Conquest of Spain
b)
Jews burned the Library at Cordoba
c)
Charles Martel defeated the Moors at Tours
d)
The Spanish Inquisition
41.
What was the purpose of the Inquisition?
a)
Convert or punish non-Catholics in Spain
b)
Put Muslims in special communities
c)
Expel Jews from Spain
d)
Unify the Spanish crown
42.
What were the goals of the Council of Trent?
a)
Stop selling indulgences
b)
To reform the Catholic church to prevent people from leaving
c)
To conduct Inquisition courts in Germany
d)
To expel Muslims from Italy
43.
What was NOT a result of the Catholic Reformation
a)
Clergy were sent to school to be trained
b)
Lutheranism started
c)
Indulgences were banned
d)
Simony was abolished
44.
What was the 'Great Schism'?
a)
When Christianity split into Catholics and Protestants
b)
When Henry VIII started the Church of England
c)
When the Pilgrims left Europe for Massachusetts
d)
When Spain drove the Moors out of Spain
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