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Renaissance & Scientific Method Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

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1.

Select any answer that contributed to the growth of the Renaissance. (choose 3)

a)

Exploration and colonization

b)

the Bubonic Plague

c)

Reopening of trade

d)

the Crusades

e)

Collecting classical knowledge

2.

Cosimo di Medici was a patron, meaning he was someone who...

a)

led an army.

b)

sponsored projects.

c)

copied classical books.

d)

worshipped in a church.

3.

Which of the following Renaissance artists painted the Sistine Chapel?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

4.

Which one of the following is untrue about banks?

a)

Banks were widely used after the Black Death.

b)

Banks were used to store and loan money.

c)

Banks helped make Florence and the Medici wealthy.

d)

Banks were run by the Catholic Church.

5.

Which medieval scholar tried to stress the importance of living a Christian life and seeking knowledge through reason?

a)

Thomas Aquinas

b)

Cosimo di Medici

c)

Pope Martin V

d)

Leonardo di Vinci

6.

Humanism stressed the seeking of knowledge through which three concepts?

a)

faith

b)

logic

c)

reason

d)

tradition

e)

problem solving

7.

Which two were developed by Sir Isaac Newton?

a)

The Three Laws of Motion

b)

Humanism

c)

Scientific Method

d)

Heliocentric Theory

e)

The Universal Law of Gravity

8.

Select all of the reasons why the Renaissance began in Italian City-States. (choose 4)

a)

Easy access to trade

b)

Abundance of wealth

c)

Predominantly Christian

d)

Reacquired classical books from Muslims

e)

Located among old Roman ruins

9.

Why was the Scientific Method so significant to the Scientific Revolution?

a)

It gave scientists a step-by-step process of asking and answering questions.

b)

It was approved by the Roman Catholic Church.

c)

It was developed by the ancient Greeks.

d)

It started a new way of thinking called humanism.

10.

William Shakespeare was a Renaissance man from England who impacted the Renaissance through his...

a)

writings

b)

painting

c)

theatre

d)

architecture

e)

sculpture

11.

The Italian Peninsula's location was significant because...

a)

It had access to the Mediterranean for trade

b)

Italian cities were built by the Romans, and have been maintained since.

c)

It had large deserts, offering protection

d)

It had large, flat areas of land for farming

12.

The Medici Family is mostly known for which three reasons?

a)

Banking wealth

b)

Patronage of the arts

c)

Powerful family from Florence

d)

Powerful Christian Church leaders

e)

Major scientific discoveries

13.

Who developed the Scientific Method?

a)

Nicolas Copernicus

b)

Sir Isaac Newton

c)

Sir Francis Bacon

d)

Galileo Galilei

14.

Humanists likely would have encouraged people to study which two fields?

a)

Roman philosophy

b)

religious history

c)

Christian literature

d)

Greek scientific ideas

15.

With his ideas of elliptical orbits, this scientist advanced Nicolas Copernicus' Heliocentric Theory.

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Johannes Kepler

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Isaac Newton

16.

Which of the following Renaissance artists painted the Mona Lisa?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

17.

Which of the following Renaissance artists sculpted David and La Pieta?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

18.

How are Nicolas Copernicus and Johannes Kepler's theories of the solar system different?

a)

They have different theories of planetary orbits.

b)

They used different tools to prove these theories: microscope and telescope

c)

Their theories have different objects at the center.

d)

They have different theories on constellations.

19.

Why was Thomas Aquinas' ideas so unique?

a)

He suggested that the Catholic Church's traditions were wrong.

b)

He suggested that reason was absolute, and faith was wrong.

c)

He believed that faith was the only thing needed for the world.

d)

He suggested that reason and faith could support each other.

20.

Which two scientists' theories are heliocentric?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Nicolaus Copernicus

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Johannes Kepler

21.

Which artist wrote Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Nights' Dream, and other major theater?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

22.

What new method of thinking was adopted during the Renaissance?

a)

Scholasticism

b)

Traditionalism

c)

Humanism

d)

Classicism

23.

Define heliocentric.

a)

earth-centered

b)

moon-centered

c)

sun-centered

d)

faith-centered

24.

Define geocentric.

a)

moon-centered

b)

sun-centered

c)

earth-centered

d)

church-centered

25.

Which of the following Renaissance artists painted the Last Supper?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

26.

Which statement is true about the Geocentric Theory of the universe?

a)

It was created by Christian scholars, for the pope.

b)

It was created by Renaissance thinkers who began to observe the stars.

c)

It stated that the Earth was the center, revolving around the sun.

d)

It was developed by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy.

27.

Which artist was known as a Renaissance Man because of his wide array of skills in art, engineering, anatomy, and more?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

28.

Which statement about David is true?

a)

Michelangelo wanted to show an idealized human male.

b)

Leonardo da Vinci wanted to show his devotion to Christianity.

c)

Michelangelo created it using his own money as advertisement.

d)

Leonardo da Vinci wanted people to remember a famous person from the Bible.

29.

Which tools did Galileo develop/improve?

a)

scientific method

b)

compass

c)

telescope

d)

microscope

e)

astrolabe

30.

Which of the following Renaissance artists was from England?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus