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Unit 1 Exam Quiz

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

With the Reform movement, personal freedom became an important value for citizens of the Western world

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The desire for wealth and power were the forces guiding the age of exploration.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

With imperialism and expansionism, Europeans began to develop the idea that their culture was superior than any other culture.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The printing press revolutionized exploration.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Henry the Navigator believed that learning was a shared experience.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Martin Luther was one of the most important reformers at the time and believed that

a)

following the rituals of the church was the way for people to make it into heaven

b)

people should not seek individual understanding of God

c)

all citizens needed to pay dues to the church

d)

humanism was characterized by individuality

7.

With exploration there was an exchange of goods and products between nations. This sharing had both negative and positive effects on both the European and the indigenous populations. The greatest impact to the indigenous populations were

a)

technologies

b)

metals

c)

diseases

d)

crops

8.

Monarchs and nobles could increase their power and wealth through (a)  

9.

means to go around the whole of the earth’s circumference.

a)

Humanism

b)

the printing press

c)

circumnavigate

d)

mercenary

10.

_______ expressed the importance of individualism

a)

consumerism

b)

Humanism

c)

Protestants

d)

pluralistic

11.

The Silk Road was a fundamental carrier of knowledge and ideas to various cultures.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A republic is state where the citizens hold the power rather than a monarch.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Urbanization happened as a result of the bubonic plague, as many peasants died and the survivors moved to the city-states for work.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The Renaissance period is one that may be understood as

a)

an era of knowledge and change

b)

an era of cultural rebirth

c)

a French period of change

d)

both A and B

15.

Cities in Europe began to grow and become more powerful by the middle of the 14th century. The major factor that led to this growth was

a)

the sharing of ideas

b)

the Crusades

c)

business development

d)

increased trading

16.

The city of Genoa helped shape the Renaissance worldview as it

a)

was the wealthiest of all Italian cities due to its popular university

b)

had a great location for trading with Northern Europe due to both sea and land access

c)

provided exotic trade with the cities of Lucca and Arezzo

d)

was characterized by a three-tier class system

17.

The __________ was a trading route in what is known today as the Middle East.

a)

astrolabe

b)

pilgrim

c)

Silk Road

d)

crusades

18.

The __________ refers to the bubonic plague that devastated Italy.

a)

pilgrim

b)

Black Death

c)

alliance

d)

century

19.

Christian wars to occupy and maintain the Holy Land were called __________.

a)

crusades

b)

alliance

c)

century

d)

Renaissance

20.

The Trinity refers to a Christian belief that the Roman Church consists of three parts: the father, the son, and the pope.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Nicolaus Copernicus, a Polish mathematician and astronomer, proved that the sun was the center of the universe.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

As feudalism was beginning to fall, more people migrated to the urban areas and a new middle class was created.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

In the later period of the Renaissance, artists did all but one of the following

a)

created more realistic images of the human form

b)

traveled more, shared ideas, developed better techniques

c)

were paid more for their work

d)

painted only religious themes

24.

Leonardo da Vinci had to get permission from __________ to dissect human cadavers.

a)

the Pope

b)

the King of France

c)

Johann Gutenberg

d)

Francois Viète

25.

The Gutenberg __________ was the first book to be printed in Europe.

a)

spring

b)

sun

c)

Earth

d)

Bible

26.

The number of people who are literate increases in Europe

The printing press is invented by Johannes Gutenberg

a)

The printing press is invented by Johannes Gutenberg (effect)

b)

The printing press is invented by Johannes Gutenberg (cause)

c)

The number of people who are literate increases in Europe (cause)

d)

The number of people who are literate increases in Europe (effect)