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SMS/JMS 2nd Semester Final

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Navigation instrument used to measure the altitude of the stars

a)

astrolabe

b)

compass

c)

caravel

d)

marine chronometer

e)

GPS

2.

Instrument that indicates magnetic north

a)

compass

b)

sextant

c)

caravel

d)

marine chronometer

e)

GPS

3.

Used to determine longitude at sea

a)

marine chronometer

b)

longitude

c)

latitude

d)

compass

e)

astrolabe

4.

The science of mapmaking

a)

cartography

b)

geography

c)

mapology

d)

drawing

e)

drafting

5.

Sailing around the world is called what?

a)

circumnavigation

b)

tacking

c)

You can't sail around the world because it is flat.

d)

Latitude circumference

e)

imperialism

6.

What were the Spanish conquerors of the Americas called?

a)

conquistadores

b)

conquereros

c)

conquerants

d)

veroveraars

e)

eroberers

7.

Countries or territories under control or occupation of another country

a)

colonies

b)

territories

c)

conquered lands

d)

New World

e)

conflagrations

8.

Who conquered the Incas?

a)

Pizarro

b)

Cortez

c)

Columbus

d)

Cabral

e)

Dias

9.

Who was the first to try sailing to Asia by sailing west?

a)

Columbus

b)

Cabral

c)

Magellan

d)

Pizarro

e)

Dias

10.

Who was the first to demonstrate that the West Indies were not part of Asia but, a new land?

a)

Vespucci

b)

Columbus

c)

Magellan

d)

Da Gama

e)

Captain America

11.

English explorer who searched for the Northwest Passage

a)

Hudson

b)

Columbus

c)

Magellan

d)

Henry VIII

e)

Prince Henry the Navigator

12.

Central figure in early Portuguese Empire who "started" the age of exploration

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Columbus

d)

Magellan

e)

Hudson

13.

First explorer to sail around the world

a)

Magellan

b)

Columbus

c)

Armstrong

d)

Vespucci

e)

You can't sail around the world. It is flat.

14.

Which scientific principle allows ships to sail into the wind and explains how airplanes fly?

a)

Bernoulli's principle

b)

Fujita scale

c)

Principle Swan

d)

gravity

e)

Newton's principle

15.

German Monk who questioned and challenged the corrupt practices of the Roman Catholic Church

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Frederick von Bismark

e)

Charles V

16.

French Theologion who came up with the idea of predestination.

a)

John Calvin

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Frenchie the Pope

d)

Charles V

e)

Billy Graham

17.

Anything that has to do with England

a)

Anglican

b)

Englophile

c)

Englishland

d)

Right Angle

e)

Scottish

18.

Church of England began because he wanted a divorce.

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Charles V

c)

Leo X

d)

John Calvin

e)

Philip II

19.

What all of those who broke away from the Roman Catholic Church were called

a)

Protestants

b)

Heretics

c)

Anabaptists

d)

Transformers

e)

Council of Trent

20.

The name of the time period when there was a change in the practices of the Roman Catholic Church.

a)

Reformation

b)

Diet of Worms

c)

Renaissance

d)

Council of Trent

e)

Age of Exploration

21.

Where Martin Luther was tried and convicted of Heresy

a)

Diet of Worms

b)

Vatican City

c)

Council of Trent

d)

Jerusalem

e)

Germany

22.

Documents that freed their owners from punishment for their sins

a)

indulgences

b)

annulments

c)

newspapers

d)

Diet of Worms

e)

constitutions

23.

Pope who sold indulgences

a)

Leo X

b)

Francis

c)

John Paul

d)

Sistus IV

e)

Jones XXVIII

24.

Group that condemned the practice of infant baptism

a)

Anabaptists

b)

Protestants

c)

Condemners

d)

Catholics

e)

Anti-Baptizers

25.

When a country prospers because of raw material being extracted from colonies

a)

mercantilism

b)

socialism

c)

communism

d)

colonialism

e)

someotherism

26.

Renaissance means ___________________.

a)

rebirth

b)

ren sauce

c)

restart

d)

reform

e)

relearn

27.

Trading with this group helped re-introduce science to Europe during the Renaissance.

a)

Arab Muslims

b)

Spanish

c)

Native Americans

d)

Africans

e)

Chinese

28.

Artist who sculpted the famous statue of David from the Biblical story of David and Goliath.

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

David Donatello

d)

Raphael

e)

Nicolas Copernicus

29.

Artist who painted the Sistine Chapel

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

David Donatello

d)

Raphael

e)

Nicolas Copernicus

30.

Artist who painted the Mona Lisa

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

David Donatello

d)

Raphael

e)

Nicolas Copernicus

31.

This invention by Gutenberg helped the ideas of the Renaissance spread faster than ever before.

a)

printing press

b)

pony express

c)

cement roads

d)

Gutenberg wheel

e)

marine chronometer

32.

An intellectual movement that focused on humans and their accomplishments.

a)

Humanism

b)

Accomplishmentism

c)

Renaissance

d)

Reformation

e)

Existentialism

33.

Argued and published that the Sun, not the Earth was the center of the Solar System

a)

Copernicus

b)

Columbus

c)

Armstrong

d)

Leonardo

e)

Newton

34.

Invented the telescope

a)

Galileo

b)

Copernicus

c)

Kepler

d)

Newton

e)

Telescopio

35.

English playwright who wrote plays for the common people in common language.

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Jay Z

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

George Orwell

e)

Jane Austen

36.

Family that became very powerful and influencial in Florence during the Renaissance

a)

Medici

b)

Machiavelli

c)

Brunilleschi

d)

Shakespeare

e)

Corleone

37.

Designed and constructed the great dome of the cathedral in Florence, unique in the world at this time

a)

Medici

b)

Machiavelli

c)

Brunilleschi

d)

Shakespeare

e)

Corleone

38.

Wrote a book titled The Prince; intended to show rulers how to rule successfully

a)

Medici

b)

Machiavelli

c)

Brunilleschi

d)

Shakespeare

e)

Corleone

39.

Famous for his frescoes, a technique of painting on wet plaster

a)

Raphael

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Brunilleschi

d)

Armstrong

e)

Picasso

40.

Created the first free standing statues of the Renaissance

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

David Donatello

d)

Raphael

e)

Nicolas Copernicus

41.

Invented by 18 year old Blaise Pascal

a)

adding machine

b)

match

c)

eyeglasses

d)

musket

e)

submarine

42.

The demand for these increased with the invention of the printing press.

a)

eyeglasses

b)

books

c)

magazines

d)

telescopes

e)

thermometers

43.

Who invented the flush toilet?

a)

John Harington

b)

Joseph Lavatory

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Frederique von Loo

e)

Leonardo diCrapprio

44.

The printing press led to more of this.

a)

literacy

b)

pressing

c)

wine

d)

political flyers

e)

sailing

45.

Which two elements were combined to create the first match?

a)

Sulfur and Phosphorus

b)

Sulfur and Oxygen

c)

Methane and Helium

d)

Fire and Wood

e)

Hydrogen and Oxygen

46.

This was the first gun soldiers could take into battle.

a)

musket

b)

rifle

c)

crossbow

d)

M16

e)

shotgun

47.

Who discovered the pendulum?

a)

Galileo

b)

Leonardo

c)

Donatelo

d)

Michelangelo

e)

Frederique Pendulum

48.

Cornelius van Drebbel invented the first usable one.

a)

submarine

b)

clock

c)

pendulum

d)

thermometer

e)

rifle

49.

thermometer

a)

early version was called a thermoscope

b)

modern one invented by Daniel Farenheit

c)

Galileo invented an early one in 1597

d)

Mercury worked the best.

e)

All of these

50.

The idea that the Earth was the center of the Solar System

a)

geocentrism

b)

heliocentrism

c)

Earth first

d)

geography

e)

geocenteratronic

51.

The sun is at the center of the Solar System.

a)

heliocentrism

b)

solarcentrism

c)

solarflarism

d)

geocentrism

e)

solar eclipse

52.

Invented in the 1200s, this helped with the steering of ships.

a)

rudder

b)

steering oar

c)

triangle sail

d)

caravel

e)

tacking

53.

Where would you find the painting "The Creation of Adam?"

a)

Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

b)

the Louvre art museum in France

c)

right next to the Mona Lisa

d)

Front wall of the Sistine Chapel

e)

Florence

54.

Who created the famous statue "David?"

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Shakespeare

d)

David

e)

Machiavelli

55.

Who painted "The Last Supper?"

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Jesus

d)

Martin Luther

e)

Robert Boyle

56.

What is the term that describes a man who is well-educated, artistic, inventive; someone who can do almost anything?

a)

Renaissance Man

b)

Woman

c)

Mr. Loyaza

d)

Ironman

e)

Superman

57.

This time keeping device was not generally used to keep time as much as it was used as a timer.

a)

water clock

b)

sundial

c)

pocket watch

d)

marine chronometer

e)

pendulum

58.

Invented by the Chinese over 2,000 years ago to help with mathematics.

a)

abacus

b)

calculator

c)

adding machine

d)

10 key

e)

fingers and toes

59.

What else were lenses used for beside eyeglasses?

a)

telescopes

b)

starting fires

c)

sailing

d)

printing press

e)

drinking glasses

60.

An intellectual movement that focused on humans and their capabilities and promoted the study of Greece and Rome

a)

Humanism

b)

Classicalism

c)

ismism

d)

polymorphism

e)

animalism

61.

How long ago did Roman civilization begin?

a)

over 2000 years

b)

500 years

c)

1 million years

d)

50 years

e)

473 years

62.

The city of Rome was founded around this river.

a)

Tiber

b)

Nile

c)

Snake

d)

Roman

e)

Ural

63.

Legend says that Rome was founded by these two brothers.

a)

Romulus and Remus

b)

Roman and Juan

c)

Cain and Abel

d)

Nick and Joe

e)

Henry and William

64.

When your losses are greater than your gains

a)

Pyrrhic victory

b)

bull market

c)

bear market

d)

a bad day cambling

e)

Nuclear War

65.

What did the Carthaginian General Hannibal do on his way to defeat Rome?

a)

Crossed the Alps with elephants

b)

Rode elephants across the English Channel

c)

Ate his enemies

d)

lost to Peter the Great

e)

made alliances with the Muslims

66.

Who conspired to kill Julius Caesar?

a)

Brutus and Cassius

b)

Augustus and Copius

c)

Romulus and Remus

d)

Octavian and Augustus

e)

Hannibal and Saladin

67.

Who brought Christianity to the Roman Empire?

a)

Constantine

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Augustus Caesar

d)

Jesus

e)

Galileo

68.

Which city that is now called Istanbul was the most powerful in the Eastern Empire

a)

Constantinople

b)

Rome

c)

Moscow

d)

Cairo

e)

London

69.

Who was the founder of Islam

a)

Muhammed

b)

Ali

c)

Jesus

d)

Abraham

e)

Constantine

70.

This decimated the population of Europe; also called the Black Death

a)

Bubonic Plague

b)

Zombie virus

c)

Measles

d)

Chicken Pox

e)

The really bad plague

71.

He created the Carolingian Empire. His name literally means "Charles the Great."

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Charley Brown

c)

Charles Xavier

d)

Charles the VIII

e)

Chucky

72.

A series of wars between Christians and Muslims to control the Holy Land.

a)

Crusades

b)

Hundred Years War

c)

World War I

d)

World War II

e)

Punic Wars

73.

Land given to a vassal

a)

fief

b)

serf

c)

lord

d)

manor

e)

page

74.

A system in which land was granted in return for loyalty and service

a)

Feudalism

b)

Communism

c)

Chronyism

d)

Capitalism

e)

Socialism

75.

A document that transferred some of the king's power to the nobles

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Constitution

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Chart of Magellan

e)

Federalist Papers

76.

Time between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Age of Explorations

c)

Reformation

d)

Greek Fire

e)

The Enlightenment

77.

English Law-making body

a)

Parliament

b)

Meghan Markle

c)

Queen Elizabeth

d)

House of Representatives

e)

Senate

78.

Literally means "father" - leader of the Roman Catholic Church

a)

Pope

b)

Papa

c)

Papadapolis

d)

Papitre

e)

Old Man

79.

Muslim leader who recaptured Jerusalem

a)

Saladin

b)

Muhamad

c)

Mohammad Ali

d)

Kareem Abdul Jabbar

e)

Abu Bakr

80.

What word is used that means "the right to vote?"

a)

suffrage

b)

suffering

c)

poll

d)

votericious

e)

disenfranchise

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