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Nuances of the Reformation and the Brass Nose of the Scientific Revolution (Final)

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the time in history when the Roman Catholic Church was questioned?

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Renaissance

c)

Reformation

d)

All of the Above

2.

How did the invention of the printing press help the Reformation?

a)

Bibles printed allowed more people to read them.

b)

People could read translations of the Bible in their language.

c)

It allowed reformers to spread their ideas.

d)

All of the Above

3.

Before the Reformation, Christian churches were ___________

a)

Jewish

b)

Roman Catholic

c)

Muslim

d)

None of the Above

4.

What was the Spanish Inquistion?

a)

Attempt to spread protestant beliefs

b)

Attempt to rid Spain of non-Catholic people

c)

Attempt to spread Judaism

d)

Attempt to rid Spain of Catholics

5.

What was the list of complaints against the Church called?

a)

95 Theses

b)

Peace of Augsburg

c)

Magna Carta

d)

New Testament

6.

What was the Counter Reformation?

a)

Pope's decision to go to war

b)

Protestants moving to new lands

c)

Printing Bible in other languages

d)

Catholic Church making changes

7.

Which of the following was the Council of Trent NOT responsible for?

a)

Protestant Reformation

b)

missions

c)

changes to Catholic Church

d)

seminaries

8.

Why did Luther disagree with the selling of indulgences?

a)

He believed they should cost more.

b)

He believed people had to work to earn salvation.

c)

He believed salvation was a gift of grace.

d)

He believed his 95 Theses could get people to Heaven.

9.

I started the Protestant Reformation in Scotland. Who am I?

a)

John Calvin

b)

John Knox

c)

Martin Luther

d)

King Henry VIII

10.

I am a queen that tried to restore the people of England to the Catholic Church. Who am I?

a)

Elizabeth

b)

Isabella

c)

Mary

d)

None of Above

11.

I was the Holy Roman Emperor who declared war on the protestants of Germany. Who am I?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

Charles V

c)

John Calvin

d)

Pope Paul III

12.

If a person was accused of heresy, he/she could be kicked out of the church or ______________________.

a)

ordained

b)

crowned

c)

excommunicated

d)

reformed

13.

What was the treaty called that allowed kingdoms to choose whether they were protestant or Catholic?

a)

Council of Trent

b)

Peace of Augsburg

c)

Jesuits

d)

95 Theses

14.

Which was NOT a cause of the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Bibles being available for people to read.

b)

Luther's 95 Theses

c)

Crusades

d)

People becoming more educated and a focus on humanism

15.
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
16.
According to Copernicus, the sun  
a)
Revolved around the earth
b)
Was the center of the Universe
c)
Was the biggest star
d)
 Had many moons
17.
The Scientific Revolution challenged many medieval ideas about science. All of the following were astronomers during the Scientific Revolution except __.
a)
Nicolaus Copernicus
b)
Ptolemy
c)
Galileo Galilei
d)
Johannes Kepler
18.
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
earthcentric
d)
world's worst
19.

What did Galileo Improve?

a)

The astrolabe

b)

the stars

c)

The Telescope

d)

the use of mathematics

20.
Who created the geocentric theory?
a)
Issac Newton
b)
Ptolemy 
c)
Copernicus
d)
Galileo
21.
What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory?  
a)
That Jupiter had four moons
b)
That the planets revolved around the earth 
c)
That the sun was the biggest star
d)
That the planets move in eliptical (oval shaped) orbits around the sun
22.
 _____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory 
a)
a. Isaac Newton
b)
b. Galileo Galilei 
c)
c. Adam Smith
d)
d. Dennis Diderot
23.

Nicolaus Copernicus used _________________ to come up with his theory.

a)

the telescope

b)

Mathematical formulas

c)

Aristotle's geocentric theory

d)

water displacement

24.
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 
25.
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
26.

When was Henry VIII born?

a)

1491

b)

1453

c)

1547

d)

1542

27.

How many wives did Henry VIII have?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

28.

Which wife did Henry go out of his way to make sure her execution was painless-- well as painless as possible?

a)

Jane Seymour

b)

Catherine Howard

c)

Katherine of Aragon

d)

Anne Boleyn

29.

Which wife gave him the son?

a)

Jane Seymour

b)

Anne Boleyn

c)

Katharine Parr

d)

Anne of Cleves

30.

Two of Henry's wives were beheaded. Which of them?

a)

Anne of Cleves

b)

Catherine Howard

c)

Anne Boleyn

d)

Katherine of Aragon

31.

Which woman was his last wife who was still alive when he died?

a)

Katherine of Aragon

b)

Jane Seymour

c)

Katharine Parr

d)

Anne of Cleves

32.

What were the consequences of Henry's reign for the Church? (more than one answer)

a)

he beheaded two of his wives

b)

Henry created the new Church of England and became its head

c)

Henry took wealth and power away from the Church and gave it to a country

d)

England became a Protestant country

33.

How old was Henry when he became the king?

a)

15 years old

b)

18 years old

c)

20 years old

d)

24 years old

34.

What is Henry's family name?

a)

House of Stuart

b)

House of Windsor

c)

House of Hanover

d)

House of Tudor

35.

Which of Henry's children became a very famous British monarch?

a)

Mary I

b)

Elizabeth I

c)

Edward VI