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Renaissance, Reformation, Sci. Rev and Enlightenment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The 'Renaissance' means:

a)

Rebirth

b)

Reread

c)

Revive

d)

Review

2.

In 1450, this man invented the movable printing press in Europe:

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

3.

The Renaissance was a rebirth of these two classical cultures:

(a)  

4.

The printing press increased these two things in Europe:

a)

War

b)

Literacy

c)

Knowledge

d)

Hunger

5.

All of the following were Renaissance artists EXCEPT:

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Da Vinci

c)

Medici

6.

The period of European history known as the Renaissance roughly covers the time from:

a)

0 - 1000

b)

1300 - 1600

c)

2020 - 2021

d)

1900 - 1910

7.

What action did Martin Luther take to begin the Protestant Reformation:

a)

He went to Rome and spat on the Pope's face.

b)

He used a telescope.

c)

He started a theocracy in Geneva, Switzerland.

d)

He posted the 95 Theses to the door of the Church in Wittenberg.

8.

Leonardo Da Vinci was an excellent example of the ideal Renaissance man because he:

a)

was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor and mathematician. He did it all!

b)

wrote grand romantic poetry and insightful political treaties.

c)

was a politician and politicians were considered to be the most important people.

d)

liked to sleep all day.

9.

The Renaissance began in the city-states of this European country:

a)

France

b)

Ireland

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

10.

What is the best definition of humanism:

a)

The belief that there is only one God and that he determines all events.

b)

The belief that all humans should have pets.

c)

The belief that all human are important and valuable and that they all have equal potential to succeed.

d)

The belief that all humans are sinful and greedy and need a king to keep them under control.

11.

What was the most widely printed book in Europe?

a)

The Qur'an

b)

The Bible

c)

The dictionary

12.

Which of the following characterized thinking in the Renaissance:

a)

A dark age devoted to hard work and little else.

b)

A devotion to God and the upkeep of a strict social hierarchy.

c)

A return to classical learning and belief in human potential.

13.

Martin Luther and other supporters of the Protestant Reformation objected to the selling of indulgences. What did indulgences do?

a)

Gave wealthy people the ability to buy positions in the church.

b)

Allowed the Catholic Church to buy plots of land at a very low price.

c)

Gave the Church money to buy telescopes.

d)

Told people to buy pardons for their sins to so they would get to heaven faster.

14.

How did King Henry VIII react when the pope refused to annul his marriage?

a)

He made himself the head of a new church in England.

b)

He imposed the fines on the Pope and the Catholic Church.

c)

He moved to Hawaii.

d)

He started a war with Italy.

15.

All of the following happened because of the Protestant Reformation EXCEPT:

a)

The Catholic Church formed together for the Counter Reformation.

b)

The Catholic Church was no longer the only Christian branch.

c)

People started to convert to Buddhism and Hinduism

16.

Who used the telescope to defend the heliocentric theory:

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Galileo

c)

Martin Luther

17.

Who was the first to present the HELIO-centric theory:

a)

Francis Bacon

b)

Mrs. King

c)

Nicolaus Copernicus

18.

Who had several scientific theories but one of the most famous is his law of gravity:

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

King Henry VIII of England

c)

Martin Luther

19.

What is the belief called describing the EARTH being at the CENTER of the Universe:

(a)  

20.

Which THREE "natural rights" did John Locke believe in:

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Property

d)

Coffee