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Renaissance, Reformation, & Scientific Revolution

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following best helped Martin Luther's ideas reach other parts of Europe? 
a)

Latin Bible

b)
The printing press
c)
Church Hierarchy
d)
The Diet of Worms
2.
Fill in the blank. Luther believed that ________________ was how people would end up in heaven.
a)
faith
b)
indulgences
c)
good deeds
d)
going to church
3.
A devout Catholic who detested Martin Luther and specially titled as “Defender of the Faith” by the Pope, __________ created the Anglican Church so he could divorce his wife.
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Charles V
c)
Leo X
d)
Edward VI
4.
The wealth and patronage of what family supported great works of art produced in Florence?
a)
Marco Polo
b)
Medici
c)
Gutenberg
d)
Da Vinci
5.
Authors living during the Renaissance started writing in the everyday language of the people known as the
a)
perspective
b)
chiaroscuro
c)
contrapposto
d)
vernacular
6.
What artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
a)
Leonardo da Vinci
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Gentileschi
d)
Jan van Eyck
7.

Which artist painted the Mona Lisa?

a)
Leonardo da Vinci
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Gentileschi
d)
Jan Van Eyck
8.

In which city did Martin Luther become a professor of theology?

a)

Wartburg

b)

Wittenberg

c)

Florence

d)

Rome

9.

When Pope Leo X gave church positions to his family members, he was guilty of...

a)

Simony

b)

Indulgences

c)

Nepotism

d)

Humanism

10.

During the Babylonian Captivity the pope relocated to...

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Babylon

11.

Who did Luther make a vow to during the lightning storm?

a)

St. Augustus

b)

God

c)

St. Agatha

d)

St. Anne

12.

Percy Jackson was the son of Poseidon, the Greek god of the ____.

a)

Sky

b)

Earth

c)

Underworld

d)

Sea

13.

The 95 Theses were nailed to the doors of the chapel on...

a)

Oct. 3, 1571

b)

Sept. 9, 1517

c)

Oct. 31, 1517

d)

Sept. 1, 1517

14.

Martin Luther believed in the 3...

a)

Solas

b)

Vows

c)

Oaths

d)

Doctrines

15.

This English reformer was known as the "Morningstar" of the Reformation.

a)

Jan Hus

b)

John Wycliffe

c)

Erasmus

d)

John Jacob Jingle Schmidt

16.

This denomination does not believe in infant baptism.

a)

Anabaptists

b)

Huguenots

c)

Lutherans

d)

Anglicans

17.

The Huguenots were the _______ branch of Protestantism.

a)

Rigtheous

b)

Peaceful

c)

Militant

d)

Authoritarian

18.

The pope bestowed this title on Henry VIII.

a)

Archbishop of Canterbury

b)

Lord of Lords

c)

Faithful Servant of His Lordship

d)

Defender of the Faith

19.

Henry VIII started this Protestant denomination.

a)

Anglican Church

b)

Lutheranism

c)

Church of Calvin

d)

English Catholic Church

20.

This English monarch reigned during England's "Golden Age."

a)

Elizabeth II

b)

Mary I

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Henry VIII

21.

This pope initiated the Catholic Reformation when he started the Council of Trent.

a)

Pope Giovanni

b)

Pope Leo X

c)

Pope Paul III

d)

Pope Francis

22.

Ignatius of Loyola founded this order which had a focus on education and mission work.

a)

Order of the White Rose

b)

The Jesuits

c)

Society of His Most High

d)

Jehovah's Witnesses

23.

Humanism emphasized...

a)

Human rationale

b)

God's divinity

c)

Alchemy

d)

Astrological signs

24.

Nicolaus Copernicus is notable for his theory that the sun is the center of the universe. This theory is also called the...

a)

Sun Theory

b)

Geocentric Theory

c)

Heliocentric Theory

d)

Sun-Center Theorem

25.

Frodo was instructed to take the One ______ to Mordor.

a)

Bracelet

b)

Ring

c)

Crown

d)

Sword

26.

Johannes Kepler found out that the planets travel along...

a)

at the speed of light

b)

Ellipses

c)

Circles

d)

Zig-zags

27.

Galileo enhanced this tool and used it to observe four of Jupiter's moons.

a)

Magnifying glass

b)

Binoculars

c)

Microscope

d)

Telescope

28.

This philosopher is known for his quote, "Cogito ergo sum," or, "I think, therefore I am."

a)

Rene Descartes

b)

Francis Bacon

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

John Locke

29.

Ambroise Pare, one of the Fathers of surgery, is remembered for developing...

a)

Prosthetics

b)

Dissections

c)

Vivisections

d)

Blood circulation

30.

Sir Isaac Newton explained his laws of motion and gravity in this publication.

a)

Principia

b)

De Rev

c)

Fabrica

d)

Palacia

31.

The term renaissance means...

a)

reimagining

b)

rebirth

c)

recalcitrant

d)

repentance

32.

The Renaissance bridged these two eras.

a)

Ancient and Medieval

b)

Dark Ages and High Middle Ages

c)

Medieval and Modern

d)

Ancient and Modern

33.

This Italian city is nicknamed the "City of Flowers"

a)

Florenzia

b)

Florence

c)

Venice

d)

Milan

34.

The Renaissance was largely inspired by Classical history and philosophy. "Classical" refers to these two cultures.

a)

Greek and Roman

b)

Italian and Indian

c)

Roman and Italian

d)

Greek and Ottoman

35.

Michael Scott worked at this company.

a)

Dunder Mifflin Paper Co.

b)

Pawnee Parks and Rec Dept.

c)

Psych Detective Agency

d)

Shelby Co. Ltd.

36.

This artist painted the Mona Lisa.

a)

Brunelleschi

b)

Raphael

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

37.

Niccolo Machiavelli is remembered for this famous book about leadership and manipulation.

a)

To be a King

b)

The Prince

c)

El Principio

d)

Principia

38.

Paul III called this assembly together in reaction to the Protestant Reformation.

a)
The Council of Trent
b)
The Edict of Worms
c)
The Peace of Augsburg
d)
The 95 Theses
39.
 _____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory 
a)
a. Isaac Newton
b)
b. Galileo Galilei 
c)

c. Leondardo da Vinci

d)

d. Rene Descartes

40.
What type of math was Newton known for developing?
a)
Geometry
b)
Trigonomety
c)
Calculus
d)
Addition
41.
The 6-step procedure based on observation and experimentation is called...  
a)
Planetary Model
b)
Philosophical Method
c)
Pavlov's Hierarchy of Needs
d)
the Scientific Method
42.

This natural philosopher is known for his laws of motion and the "discovery" of gravity.

a)

Robert Boyle

b)

Einstein

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

John Locke

43.

_____ is the name of the first sheep to be cloned.

a)

Madison

b)

Dolly

c)

Polly

d)

Lucy

44.

Andreas Vesalius is remembered as...

a)

One of the Fathers of Surgery

b)

The Father of Modern Human Anatomy

c)

The Father of the Scientific Method

d)

The Father of Andreas Vesalius Jr.

45.

True or False: Robert Boyle believed in alchemy

a)

True 

b)

False

46.

Robert Boyle is notable for his work in which modern science?

a)

Alchemy

b)

Chemistry

c)

Physics

d)

Calculus

47.

Francis Bacon is known for this quote, co-opted by School House Rock.

a)

Cogito erg

b)

Knowledge is power

c)

I think, therefore I am

d)

Agricola ergo sum

48.

These two astronomers helped Copernicus explain that the Earth and other planets move around the Sun.

a)
Diderot and Voltaire
b)
Brahe and Kepler
c)
Newton and Decartes
d)
 Montesquieu and Rousseau