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Renaissance Reformation Scientific Revolution

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
2.
What is one way that Medieval and Renaissance artists differ?
a)
Renaissance art focuses more on religion
b)
Medieval artists were more realistic
c)
Renaissance artist turned to Roman and Greek works for inspiration
d)
They are the same
3.
Humanism...
a)
emphasized the Bible
b)
leads to happier lives
c)
encourages people to learn Latin and Greek
d)
focuses on the potential of humans to achieve 
4.
______________ art was flat with rigid, emotionless figures, while ______________ art had full backgrounds with figures that showed emotion and detail.
a)
Renaissance, Medieval
b)
Renaissance, Classical
c)
Classical, Medieval
d)
Medieval, Renaissance
5.
Artist who painted the Mona Lisa &The Last Supper
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Leonardo da Vinci
c)
perspective 
d)
patron
6.
Which of the following is associated with classical learning?
a)
the ideas of the middle ages
b)
the ideas of Greece & Rome
c)
the ideas of ancient China
d)
the ideas of ancient India
7.
Humanism is a way of thought that focuses on which of the following?
a)
The human potential for achievement
b)
the needs of the group over the individual
c)
the works of medieval writers
d)
the doctrines of the Christian Church
8.

In The Prince Machiavelli stated what as his thesis?

a)

It is better to be loved than feared

b)

It is better to be feared than loved

c)

It is better to fear love

d)

It is better to love fear

9.
One factor that enabled the Renaissance to flourish in Northern Italy was that the region had
a)
A wealthy class that invested in the arts
b)
A socialist form of government
c)
Limited contact with the Byzantine empire
d)
A shrinking middle class
10.
Secular means
a)
part of religion
b)
separate from religion
c)
similar
d)
part of religion
11.

One of the most important ideas from the Renaissance that allowed ideas to spread more quickly.

a)

Perspective

b)

Greece and Rome

c)

Building designer

d)

Printing Press

12.

Philosophers and painters of the Renaissance and wanted to return to the times of ...

a)

Perspective

b)

Greece and Rome

c)

The Middle Ages

d)

about 3 weeks ago

13.

Book of Machiavelli which stated it was "okay to do bad if you do good for your people"....

a)

Dante's Inferno

b)

Dowry

c)

Secular

d)

The Prince

14.
What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?
a)
wealthy patrons
b)
church officials
c)
government grants
d)
kings competing for prestige
15.
When did the Renaissance begin?
a)
1350
b)
After the Medieval Era
c)
At the beginning of the Modern Ara
d)
All of the above
16.
Renaissance art was notable for:
a)
showing religious themes for the first time
b)
focusing on humans and their emotions
c)
including many miliatary scenes
d)
having flat backgrounds with figures up front
17.
Who created the Printing Press?
a)
Jane Grey
b)
Albrecht Durer
c)
William Shakespeare
d)
Johannes Guttenburg
18.
What was the greatest impact of Gutenberg's printing press?
a)
Renaissance ideas spread quickly
b)
It saved paper because you could put writing on both sides
c)
It allowed for better pictures
d)
Some people had bad handwriting and this got rid of the problem of reading their books.
19.
Which of the following was the first printed/published book?
a)
Encyclopedia Britannica
b)
The Bible
c)
Webster's Dictionary
d)
The Epic of Gildamesh
20.
Which of the following was the MOST profound effect of the printing press?
a)
Books became cheaper
b)
News spread
c)
Increased Literacy Rates
d)
Books could be produced in mass
21.
Which of the following groups of people became scribes?
a)
Priests
b)
Monks
c)
Scientists
d)
Rabbis
22.
Which of the following groups of people first used the stamper and ink pad?
a)
British
b)
Spanish
c)
Japanese
d)
Chinese
23.

All of the sentences about the printing press are true, except:

a)

Before the printing press, books were rare.

b)

The printing press made it easier to print books.

c)

It could take many years for someone to copy the Bible.

d)

Before the printing press, many monks copied books by hand so the libraries were full of books.

24.
Which German priest started the Reformation?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Pope Paul III
d)
Martin Luther
25.
Luther was ___________ by Pope Leo III because of his criticisms.
a)
Promoted
b)
Excommunicated
c)
Killed
d)
Banished
26.
Luther's criticism of the Catholic Church was called what?
a)
Criticism of the Catholic Church
b)
95 Theses
c)
101 Problems with Catholics
d)
Chicken Soup for the Catholic Soul
27.
People who followed Luther were called Lutherans or _____________.
a)
Reformers
b)
Protestants
c)
Huguenots
d)
Calvinists
28.
Who created a Christian society in Geneva, Switzerland?
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Martin Luther
c)
John Calvin
d)
Pope Clement VII
29.
John Calvin believed in ________________.
a)
Free Will
b)
Pre-Destination
c)
Purgatory
d)
Indulgences
30.
Why did Henry VIII create the Church of England?
a)
Divorce his wife
b)
Start war with Pope
c)
Religious differences with Catholics
d)
Liked Lutheranism
31.
Why did Henry VIII wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon?
a)
Didn't bear son
b)
She cheated on him
c)
They were different religions
d)
War with Spain
32.
Which of Henry VIII'a daughters became a successful English queen?
a)
Elizabeth I
b)
Mary I
c)
Joanna I
d)
Victoria I
33.
What was the Catholic Church's response to the Reformation called?
a)
Counter Reformation
b)
Reconquista
c)
Council of Trent
d)
Thirty Years' War
34.
What was the meeting where Catholic officials reformed the church?
a)
Council of Trent
b)
Peace of Westphalia
c)
English Reformation
d)
Treaty of Nantes
35.
Which order of monks spread Catholicism around the world and built universities?
a)
Franciscan
b)
Jesuits
c)
Benedictine
d)
Augustine
36.
What did the Catholic Church sell to forgive sins?
a)
Forgiveness
b)
Sacraments
c)
Indulgences
d)
Confession
37.

What is this?

a)

Medieval Torture Device

b)

Guillotine

c)

Printing Press

d)

Cloth Loom

38.

Which of the following options best fits the following description:


"THESE people place prime importance on human matters (rather than divine or supernatural matters) and stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems."

a)

Roman Catholics

b)

Protestants

c)

Calvinists

d)

Humanists

39.

Who was the priest that was famously selling indulgences in 1517 C.E.?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

Johann Tetzel

c)

Friar Savonarola

d)

Dominico Ghiaradelli

40.

While in hiding in Wartburg Castle, Martin Luther translated the Bible into...

a)

the vernacular.

b)

the original language of Jesus, Aramaic.

c)

Greek

d)

English.

41.

Which English King was so focused on gaining a male heir that he was willing to leave his wife of 24 years (Catherine of Aragon) to do so?

a)

Henry II

b)

Henry IV

c)

Henry VI

d)

Henry VIII

42.

Which of the following did Henry VIII want from the Pope?

a)

Baptism

b)

Divorce

c)

Annulment

d)

Confirmation

43.

Henry VIII was Catholic, but then turned Protestant. His daugher Mary was Catholic. Her younger sister, Elizabeth, was...

a)

Roman Catholic

b)

Eastern Orthodox

c)

Protestant

d)

Agnostic

44.
Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued  
a)
That heaven did not exist
b)
That Earth revolved around the sun
c)
Against the law of gravity
d)
That the sun revolved around the Earth
45.
During the Scientific Revolution the heliocentric view of the universe was first proposed by __.
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Francis Bacon
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Nicolaus Copernicus
46.
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
earthcentric
d)
world's worst
47.
The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
solar
d)
sunny
48.
What is the first step to the scientific method?
a)
Make a hypothesis 
b)
State a question or problem
c)
Do the experiment
d)
Analyze the data 
49.
During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________
a)
King
b)
Family
c)
Church
d)
Sir Salami 
50.
Which scientist developed laws of motion?  
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Copernicus
c)
Galileo
d)
Newton
51.
The 6-step procedure based on observation and experimentation is called...  
a)
Planetary Model
b)
Philosophical Method
c)
Pavlov's Hierarchy of Needs
d)
the Scientific Method
52.

Who proposed a system of EXPERIMENTATION to find new truths through this type of scientific method.

a)

Newton

b)

Bacon

c)

Descartes

d)

Frisius

53.
What was the series of events that led to the birth of modern science known as? 
a)
Enlightenment 
b)
Scientific Revolution
c)
Renaissance
d)
Scientific Method

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