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Renaissance, Reformation and Scientific Revolution

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these was NOT a factor in reducing Church influence in northern Italy?

a)

church rules against charging interest

b)

interest in Greek philosophy

c)

sponsorship of Renaissance artists by church officials

d)

trade stimulated interest in secular life

2.

What led to the rise of city-states in northern Italy?

a)

the granting of papal letters of autonomy

b)

lack of interest in the region by the Holy Roman Empire

c)

victorious knights from the Crusades settled in the area

d)

good access to sea lanes and the decline of feudalism

3.

The Prince by Machiavelli:

a)

encouraged honesty and fair play by political rulers.

b)

provided a set of rules for rulers to take and hold power.

c)

was the story of an English prince from the Middle Ages.

d)

firmly established democracy as the government in Italy.

4.

What was NOT true of The Prince?

a)

It was rooted in early Christian traditions.

b)

It supported the idea of absolute monarchy.

c)

It advocated doing evil when necessary.

d)

It was the first modern treatise on government in Europe.

5.

Renaissance art was notable for (check ALL that apply)

a)

showing religious themes

b)

focusing on humans and their emotions.

c)

including many military scenes.

d)

having flat backgrounds with figures up front.

6.

Michelangelo is famous for his work in what building?

a)

St. Paul's BasilicaWestminster Abbey

b)

The Sistine Chapel

c)

Tower of Pisa

7.

What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?

a)

wealthy patrons

b)

church officials

c)

government grants

d)

kings competing for prestige

8.

A direct impact that the printing press had on 16th-century Europe was that it encouraged the

a)

spread of ideas

b)

beginnings of communism

c)

establishment of democracy

d)

development of industrialization

9.

17th-century scholars Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo Galilei faced serious challenges to their scientific theories because their ideas

a)

were based on the Bible

b)

contradicted traditional medieval Christian beliefs

c)

relied only on teachings from non-Christian cultures

d)

were not supported by scientific investigations

10.

Which individual is correctly paired with an individual who further developed his ideas?

a)

Pope Urban II → Martin Luther

b)

Nicolaus Copernicus → Galileo Galilei

c)

Hernando Cortez → Simón Bolívar

d)

Louis XVI → Maximilien Robespierre

11.

One similarity between Martin Luther, Henry VIII and Galileo is that they

a)

argued against the establishment of a theocratic state

b)

protested against the ideas of the Enlightenment

c)

died during the Reign of Terror

d)

challenged the teachings of the Catholic Church

12.

Who invented the printing press?

a)

Francis Bacon

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Martin Luther

13.
Luther criticized the Roman Catholic Church for
a)
Selling indulgences
b)
preaching forgiveness.
c)
translating the bible into German.
d)
believing in the Bible.
14.
Who is the creator of the theory of gravity?
a)
Newton
b)
Luther
15.
Who proved the planets have an elliptical orbit?
a)
Kepler
b)
Boyle
16.
Which of the following words is defined as:
To give up one's views.
a)
Heliocentric
b)
Recant
c)
Indulgence
d)
Predestination
17.

Who painted the last supper and the mona lisa

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Raphael

d)

Donatello

18.

Who developed the Scientific Method?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Nicolaus Copernicus

c)

Sir Francis Bacon

d)

Sir Isaac Newton

19.

Which of these is not true of the Medici family?

a)

_They were the monarchs of Italy in the 1300s.

b)

_They ruled the city-state of Florence.

c)

They sponsored artists like Michelangelo.

d)

They helped Florence become a center of Renaissance thinking.

20.
Which term best defines the concept that the earth is the center of the universe?
a)
Heliocentric
b)
Geocentric
c)
Eurocentric
d)
Egotistical
21.
Which term best defines the concept that the sun is the center of the universe
a)
heliocentric
b)
geocentric
c)
Ethnocentric
d)
Eurocentric
22.
_____ is the city in Italy where the Renaissance began.
a)
Florence
b)
Sienna
c)
Naples
d)
Venice
23.

Luther believed that _______________ , not good works, brought salvation

a)

Sins

b)

Indulgences

c)

Denomination

d)

Faith

24.

The Renaissance occurred during the Middle Ages

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Which is NOT true about Mona Lisa?

a)

The painting is located in Louvre Museum

b)

Mona Lisa portrait represents a new formula in painting

c)

Mona Lisa's portrait was given to her husband before he died

d)

Mona Lisa's painting represents a shift in the middle class family during the Renaissance