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World History H Final Exam 2019

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which German priest started the Reformation?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Pope Paul III
d)
Martin Luther
2.
Luther was ___________ by Pope Leo III because of his criticisms.
a)
Promoted
b)
Excommunicated
c)
Killed
d)
Banished
3.
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
4.

Luther had to appear before Charles V at the ________________.

a)

Diet of Worms

b)

Wittenberg Church

c)

Peace of Westphalia

d)

Roman Inquisition

5.
People who followed Luther were called Lutherans or _____________.
a)
Reformers
b)
Protestants
c)
Huguenots
d)
Calvinists
6.
Who created a Christian society in Geneva, Switzerland?
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Martin Luther
c)
John Calvin
d)
Pope Clement VII
7.
Scottish Calvinists are called ______________.
a)
Presbyterians
b)
Huguenots
c)
Anglicans
d)
Antitrinitarians
8.

Why did Henry VIII create the Church of England?

a)

to Divorce his wife

b)

to Start a war with Pope

c)

Religious differences with Catholics

d)

He Liked Lutheranism

9.

Which of Henry VIII'a daughters became a successful and beloved English queen?

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

Mary I

c)

Joanna I

d)

Victoria I

10.
What was the Catholic Church's response to the Reformation called?
a)
Counter Reformation
b)
Reconquista
c)
Council of Trent
d)
Thirty Years' War
11.
Which order of monks spread Catholicism around the world and built universities?
a)
Franciscan
b)
Jesuits
c)
Benedictine
d)
Augustine
12.
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
13.
What was the bloodiest war of the Reformation?
a)
Thirty Years' War
b)
French Wars of Religion
c)
Calvinist Revolt in Netherlands
d)
Hundred Years War
14.
What did the Catholic Church sell to forgive sins?
a)
Forgiveness
b)
Sacraments
c)
Indulgences
d)
Confession
15.
What was the main point made by the 95 theses?
a)
Catholic Church is great!
b)
Catholic church is corrupt with indulgences
c)
The Counter- Reformation shows progress
d)
Predestination is determined by God
16.
Who is the head of the Anglican Church?
a)
The King of England
b)
Martin Luther
c)
John Calvin
d)
The Pope
17.
Which of the following movements happened in Europe that led to the Reformation?
a)
Fall of Rome
b)
Renaissance
c)
River Valley Civilizations
d)
Mongol Empire
18.
A heretic is 
a)
Someone who challenges church doctrine
b)
Someone who works for the Inquisition.
c)
Someone who sells fish
d)
A protestor
19.
The printing press was important because 
a)
religious ideas reached people faster. 
b)
the Church had more control over what people read.
c)
people could make flyers more quickly
d)
It slowed down the Reformation
20.
What does writing in the vernacular mean?
a)
writing in a foreign language
b)
writing in first person voice 
c)
writing in Latin 
d)
writing in people's native language 
21.
This was the Church practice of selling forgiveness for sin 
a)
Usury
b)
Tithe
c)
Sin Tax
d)
Indulgences
22.
Martin Luther first announced his opposition to the Catholic Church in the city of 
a)
Wittenberg
b)
Geneva
c)
Hamburg
d)
Newton
23.
Which of the following were beliefs that Martin Luther?
a)
Money was the root of all evil in the world
b)
Man is saved by grace through Faith
c)
Good works is required to earn a person salvation
d)
Heaven is reserved for the selected few who earn God's favor on earth
24.
How did Mary I earn the nickname "Bloody Mary"?  
a)
Mary was deposed by the people in a bloody coup d'etat
b)
Mary executed people who would not return to Catholicism 
c)
Mary had hemophelia, causing her to bleed extremely easily
d)
She was drawn and quartered
25.

The founder and creator of Islam was…

a)

Jesus

b)

Mohammed

c)

Peter

d)

Abelard Saladin

26.

The Hajj is a pilgrimage each Muslim must take if able. The pilgrimage brings them to which holy city?

a)

Mecca

b)

Bethlehem

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Athens

e)

Medina

27.

The

holy book of Islam is the…

a)

Torah

b)

Bible

c)

The Revelations of Allah

d)

Qur’an (Koran)

28.

The rules each Muslim must follow in order to be considered one of the faithful are known as...

a)

The Eightfold Path

b)

The Five Pillars of Islam

c)

Ten Commandments

d)

Bill of Rights

29.

Islam spread rapidly throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and into South-Western Europe, however it was halted in Europe at this famous battle.

a)

Battle of Istanbul

b)

The Battle of Acre

c)

Battle of Constantinople

d)

Battle of Tours

e)

The Battle of the Hastings

30.

This person known as “The Hammer” lead Europeans against the Muslims in the Battle of Tours.

a)

Charles Martel

b)

Prince Henry

c)

Odysseus

d)

Pope Urban II

e)

William the Conqueror

31.

The first rulers of France the Merovingians came to be known as this because of their laziness and desire for pleasure.

a)

the Great Kings

b)

the Do Nothing Kings

c)

the Brave Kings

d)

the Righteous Kings

32.

Charles Martel was not a Merovingian King, his job was the true ruler of the Merovingians. He was known as the…

a)

Mayor of the Palace

b)

Steward of the King

c)

Prime Minister

d)

Secretary of War

33.

Even though the Roman Empire was long gone, Pope Leo III crowned this man Emperor of the Romans on Christmas day in the year 800.

a)

Charles Martel

b)

Charlemagne

c)

King Henry VIII

d)

Martin Luther

34.

During the Middle Ages, European society came to be ruled under this political system.

a)

Democracy

b)

Communism

c)

Feudalism

d)

Monarchy

35.

Because local nobles did not answer to the king or any other central authority, feudal government was…

a)

Centralized

b)

Decentralized

c)

Democratic

d)

Aristocratic

36.

During the feudal period knights lived by a code of conduct known as…

a)

Bushido

b)

Warriors Creed

c)

The Knights Covenant

d)

Chivalry

e)

The Code of Hammurabi

37.

This person lived and worked on the Manor but could not leave it…they were tied or bound to the land.

a)

slaves

b)

serfs

c)

peasants

d)

squires

38.

What determined a person’s class in Medieval Society?

a)

Birth

b)

Education

c)

Physical ability

d)

Natural intelligence

39.

Under Primogeniture who inherited the kingdom upon the death of the King?

a)

eldest daughter

b)

it is divided amongst sons

c)

it is divided amongst daughters

d)

eldest son

40.

During the age of Feudalism, the Lord kept 1/3 of the Manor for himself, this land was called the…

a)

Kingship

b)

Domain

c)

Home-base

d)

Court

41.

The most powerful body during the middle ages was the…

a)

King

b)

Manor

c)

Council of Nobles

d)

Catholic Church

42.

Members of this group were organized in ranks according to their power and religious responsibilities.

a)

nobility

b)

royalty

c)

bourgeoisie

d)

clergy

43.

The head of the Church, and the most powerful member of the Clergy was the…

a)

Parish Priest

b)

Pope

c)

Bishop

d)

Arch-Bishop

44.

Most clergy members worked directly with the people, however this group cut themselves off from all people to live free from temptation.

a)

Monks and Nuns

b)

Parish Priests

c)

Clergy

d)

Muslims

45.

If a person committed a serious crime against the church they could be…

a)

placed under a dictate

b)

excommunicated

c)

expelled

d)

shunned

46.

If the Pope wanted to punish an entire region he would place that region under…

a)

excommunication

b)

indictment

c)

interdict

d)

sanctions

47.

During the ____________ the church hunted down heretics in order to punish them.

a)

inquisition

b)

renaissance

c)

reformation

d)

scientific revolution

48.

In 1066 this battle changed the course of British History forever. It was also the last successful invasion of England.

a)

Battle of Tours

b)

Battle of Hastings

c)

Battle of Athens

d)

Battle of Cordova

49.

The

Battle of Hastings saw King Harold defeated by…

a)

William of Normandy

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Charles I

d)

Joan of Arc

50.

The English kings lost considerable power when King John was forced to sign the…

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Declaration of the Rights of Man

d)

English Bill of Rights

51.

Papal and Royal authority began to challenge each other. One of the key events of this challenge was when King Henry II was accused of having the Arch Bishop of Canterbury assassinated. The Arch-Bishops name was…

a)

Thomas Beckett

b)

Thomas Aquinas

c)

Urban II

d)

Dante

52.

The most powerful Pope in the history of the Catholic church was Pope…

a)

Julius I

b)

Michael IV

c)

Urban XI

d)

Innocent III

53.

One way the church showed its authority was by making all people pay a 10% tax to the church called a(n)…

a)

tithe

b)

donation

c)

indictment

d)

apprentice

54.

Official church law was known as…

a)

Church Law

b)

Biblical Law

c)

Canon Law

d)

Jesuit Law

55.

In the 1300’s, a sickness swept throughout Europe called...

a)

Measles

b)

Mumps

c)

Bubonic Plague

d)

Whooping Cough

56.

The period of time between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance is called the;

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Stone Age

c)

Iron Age

d)

Age of Serfdom

57.

42. This Pope was the first to call for the Christian knights of Europe to go on a crusade to reclaim the Holy Lands.

a)

Pope John Paul III

b)

Pope Urban II

c)

Pope John II

d)

Pope Leo X

58.

The Muslim leader who re-captured the city of Jerusalem in the Third Crusade was;

a)

Babar

b)

Zoroaster

c)

Darius

d)

Saladin

59.

The practice of loaning money and charging interest was prohibited by the Catholic Church. This practice was called;

a)

loan sharking

b)

bartering

c)

usury

d)

gilding

60.

A ________ is a group of craftsmen who work in the same trade that join together in associations to help each other out.

a)

commune

b)

guild

c)

merchant fair

d)

a journeyman's association

61.

The Canterbury Tales, a series of stories that took a satirical look at the clergy, was written by;

a)

Dante

b)

Petrarch

c)

Chaucer

d)

Shakespeare

62.

Traveling singers who wrote poems and songs of love chivalry and feudal life were called;

a)

poet laureates

b)

apprentices

c)

journeymen

d)

troubadours

63.

This person served as a great inspiration to the French troops during the Hundred Years War.

a)

Pope Urban II

b)

Joan of Arc

c)

Louis XI

d)

Chaucer

64.

The term simony means;

a)

not paying your taxes

b)

the same thing as prayer

c)

trading goods

d)

the buying and selling church offices

65.

The period of time when the office of the Pope was forced to stay in Avignon France is called the;

a)

Papal bull

b)

Great Schism

c)

Babylonian Captivity

d)

The French Papacy

66.

The period of time when there was a French Pope in Avignon and an Italian Pope in Italy was called the;

a)

Papal bull

b)

Great Schism

c)

Babylonian Captivity

d)

The French Papacy

67.

An official statement made by the Pope is called a;

a)

Papal bull

b)

Great Schism

c)

Babylonian Captivity

d)

The French Papacy

68.

This war was fought over an English king’s claim to land in France.

a)

the War of the Roses

b)

the War of French Succession

c)

the Norman Wars

d)

the Hundred Years War

69.

A skilled artisan who worked for a master in hopes of learning a trade.

a)

a serf

b)

a journeymen

c)

an apprentice

d)

a laborer

70.

A person who went through training in hopes of entering a guild.

a)

A serf

b)

A journeymen

c)

An apprentice

d)

A laborer

71.

The Black Death was spread by...

a)

water contamination

b)

mosquitoes

c)

tainted food

d)

fleas on black rats

72.

What percentage of Europe died as a result of the Black Plague?

a)

very few people died of this disease

b)

about 10%

c)

about 50%

d)

about 80%

73.

The period of “rebirth” of culture in Europe between 1300-1600 is called the:

a)

Dark Ages

b)

Renaissance

c)

Middle Ages

d)

Classical Age

74.

In which country did the Renaissance begin?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

England

d)

Italy

75.

Literature considered classical refers to:

a)

literature of ancient Greece and Rome

b)

literature from the Middle Ages

c)

modern literature

d)

fictional literature

76.

The term humanist refers to;

a)

scholars who wrote about the ideas of ancient Greece and Rome.

b)

the most powerful officials in the Roman Catholic Church

c)

the line of emperors that were related to Julius Caesar.

d)

people who flee from a country in time of war or political persecution.

77.

The representation of art and literature as they are in life is;

a)

humanism.

b)

laureate.

c)

realism.

d)

perspective.

78.

The Medici family were great supporters of the arts. In addition, they controlled the most important offices in the city of:

a)

Rome

b)

Venice

c)

Milan

d)

Florence

79.

The artistic method of showing distance realistically is;

a)

patron

b)

laureate

c)

realism

d)

perspective

80.

William Shakespeare was a famous Renaissance writer who lived in;

a)

Italy

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Spain

81.

William Shakespeare is famous for writing which of the following pieces of literature? Check all that apply

a)

Utopia

b)

The Divine Comed

c)

The King and I

d)

Romeo and Juliet

e)

Henry IV

82.

The Divine Comedy was a famous work written by;

a)

Dante

b)

Petrarch

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Shakespeare

83.

The Renaissance poet laureate most famous for his poems dedicated to Laura was;

a)

Dante

b)

Petrarch

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Shakespeare

84.

Sir Thomas More was a leading Renaissance scholar who wrote;

a)

Utopia

b)

Macbeth

c)

The Divine Comedy

d)

Hamlet

e)

The Prince

85.

The Renaissance artist best known for his paintings The Last Super and the Mona Lisa was;

a)

Da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Raphael

d)

Donatello

86.

This new invention helped to spread the ideas of the Renaissance.

a)

the wheel

b)

the movable type printing press

c)

the catapult

d)

the Astrolabe

87.

Da Vinci is associated with all of the following except...

a)

the flying machine

b)

studying the human body

c)

statue of “David”

d)

plans for bridges, machines and buildings

88.

42. Cosimo de’ Medici was a...(check all that apply)

a)

writer

b)

banker

c)

patron of the arts

d)

sculptor

e)

Pope

89.

The artist known for completing the work in the Sistine Chapel is;

a)

Dante

b)

Da Vinci

c)

Raphael

d)

Michelangelo

90.

The excessive wealth of Northern Italy that leads to the Renaissance was a result of;

a)

the discovery of large Roman vaults loaded with treasure.

b)

the collection of huge taxes from the peasants.

c)

the trade of goods from the holy land as a result of the crusades.

d)

a very active lottery system that had large payouts

91.

A fresco is a painting done on;

a)

canvas

b)

wet plaster

c)

wood

d)

small tiles

92.

Gutenberg made the Bible available in the vernacular of the people. Vernacular means;

a)

common language

b)

faith

c)

spirit

d)

homes

93.

Artist and title

a)

Donatello, David

b)

Michelangelo, The Pieta

c)

da Vinci, the Ambassador

d)

Michelangelo, David

94.

Select all that apply

a)

Raphael

b)

da Vinci

c)

Creation of Adam

d)

Sistine Chapel

e)

Michelangelo

95.

Select all that apply

a)

Brunelleschi

b)

Florence

c)

The Sistine Chapel

d)

Michelangelo

e)

IL Duomo