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World History Unit One Exam Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In the 1500s, Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses and Henry VIII's "Act of Supremacy" contributed to -
a)
a decline in the power of the Catholic Church
b)
an increased sense of nationalism in Tudor England
c)
the growing power of the feudal nobility in Europe
d)
a major conflict with Eastern Orthodox Christians
2.
Which change to Christian church practices was suggested by Martin Luther?
a)
Increasing the sale of indulgences
b)
installing statues of saints in churches
c)
saying the mass in Latin so the faithful would hear it
d)
printing the Bible in the vernacular (local languages) so all could understand it
3.
In 1517, Martin Luther was dissatisfied by the Catholic Church because he -
a)
thought the Church lacked structure
b)
disagreed with the sale of indulgences
c)
blamed the Church for not curing people who had the plague
d)
believed that kings should have more power to appoint clergy
4.
Which individual's work had the greatest impact on the spread of Martin Luther's ideas?
a)
Galileo Galilei
b)
Niccolo Machiavelli
c)
William Shakespeare
d)
Johann Gutenberg
5.
Which statement best describes a contribution of the works of Nicolas Copernicus and Galileo Galilei?
a)
They renewed interest in Greek and Roman drama.
b)
They strengthened acceptance of traditional Church beliefs.
c)
They explained the laws of gravity on heavenly bodies
d)
They demonstrated Earth was not the center of the universe
6.
The council in 1545 ended the sale of indulgences and reaffirmed the church beliefs of the Catholic Church.
a)
Council of Constance
b)
Council of Trent
c)
Council of Constantine
d)
Council of Pisa
7.
A pardon for punishment for committing a sin in exchange for money.
a)
Indulgences
b)
Simony
c)
Bribery
d)
Heresy
8.
Statements made by Martin Luther against the sale of indulgences. Posted on the door of All Saints Church in Germany on October 31, 1517.
a)
Ninety-Five Theses
b)
Act of Supremacy
c)
Diet of Worms
d)
Inquisition
9.
Protestant reformer who started a church in Geneva (Switzerland) and held to a belief in predestination.
a)
John Calvin
b)
Thomas More
c)
Erasmus
d)
Ulrich Zwingli
10.

Which of the following was a cause of the Reformation

a)

There were too many members of the Catholic Church

b)

The Church did not have enough political power

c)

The Catholic church was to worried about power and money

d)

The priests and monks were more educated than the members of the church

11.

Which of the following was a cause of the Reformation

a)

There were too many members of the Catholic Church

b)

The Church did not have enough political power

c)

The Roman Empire didn't want to be Catholic anymore

d)

Gutenberg's printing press helped to spread ideas that were different than the Catholic church

12.

Which of the following was a cause of the Reformation

a)

There were too many members of the Catholic Church

b)

The Church did not have enough political power or money to keep up with the needs

c)

Individuals like Martin Luther had started to challenge the Catholic church's authority

d)

The priests and monks were more educated than the members of the church

13.

Who was the German Monk who challenged the Catholic church and is credited with starting the reformation.

a)

John Calvin

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

14.

Christians who are not Catholic

a)

secular

b)

serfdom

c)

Protestant

d)

Catholic

15.

Who was the German blacksmith that created the moveable type printing press

a)

John Calvin

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

16.

How did Gutenberg's printing press contribute to Reformation?

a)

It allowed people to print copies of their indulgence documents so they didn't need the church

b)

It made the scriptures more available to individuals

c)

It made it harder to keep pass information on to the people outside of the church

17.

The meetings that were held with church officials that eventually led to the end of the sale of indulgences

a)

Treaty of Westphalia

b)

Diet of Worms

c)

Council of Trent

d)

Council of Rome

18.

Which is true about Martin Luther?

a)

German

b)

monk

c)

scholar

d)

started Protestant Reformation

e)

American Civil Rights Activist

19.

M. Luther's intent in posting his theses was:

a)

To start his own religion

b)

To start a political revolution

c)

To force the Church to excommunicate him

d)

To reform the Catholic Church

20.

The removal of penance for sins that have been forgiven:

a)

indulgences

b)

simony

c)

penance

d)

bribery

21.

M. Luther thought people could reach heaven through _____ alone.

a)

deeds

b)

words

c)

scripture

d)

faith

22.

The Church eventually excommunicated M. Luther. That meant:

a)

He could go to Mass, but not receive sacraments.

b)

He was totally kicked out of the Church: no sacraments!

c)

He could receive sacraments privately, but not in public.

d)

He could receive communion, but not reconciliation.

23.

Invented the printing press:

a)

Gutenberg

b)

Mendel

c)

daVinci

d)

Luther

24.

English King Henry VIII broke away from the Church so he could give himself:

a)

a promotion

b)

a divorce

c)

a better passport

d)

a tax break

25.

The first book printed on the new printing press?

a)

the Bible

b)

the phone book

c)

the dictionary

d)

the Target Christmas Catalog

26.

During the Renaissance, which development contributed most to the Protestant Reformation

a)

Ancient Greece

b)

Math and Science

c)

Questioning traditional authority

d)

Realism

27.

Which of the following is NOT a reformer from the Reformation?

a)

Pope Leo X

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Henry VIII

d)

John Calvin

28.

A major result of the Reformation was...

a)

Ban of religious teachings

b)

Crusades

c)

Increase power of the Pope

d)

New Christian denominations emerged

29.

The word “Renaissance” means

a)

New religion

b)

Rebirth

c)

Dark Ages

d)

Be happy

30.

The language of everyday speech is known as

a)

Slang

b)

Feudalism

c)

Vernacular

d)

Erasmus

31.

Nicholo Machiavelli believed that rulers should be ready to do what to hold power?

a)

Use force and deceit

b)

Have yearly elections

c)

Paint large paintings

d)

Move to Rome

32.

The term Renaissance refers to the period from about

a)

700 – 500 BCE

b)

550 – 1000 AD

c)

1000 – 1300 AD

d)

1300 – 1600 AD

33.

The Renaissance began in the city states of

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Greece

d)

England

34.

Gutenberg facilitated the spread of Renaissance ideas by

a)

Developing the printing press

b)

Opening a school in Venice

c)

Opening a school for sculptors

d)

Learning with Leonardo da Vinci

35.

During the early Renaissance there was only one church in Europe. What was it called?

a)

Lutheran

b)

Protestant

c)

Catholic

d)

Episcopal

36.

Martin Luther’s statements criticizing the church are called the

a)

Commandments

b)

Perspectives

c)

Thirty-Five Complaints

d)

Ninety-Five Theses

37.

The Church reacted to Luther’s criticisms by

a)

Making him Pope

b)

Adopting wide-spread reforms

c)

Kicking him out of the Church (Excommunicating)

d)

Cutting off his head

38.

Why did Henry VIII (8th) break from the Catholic Church?

a)

Selling indulgences

b)

Executing Martin Luther

c)

Named himself Holy Roman Emperor

d)

Wanted to divorce his wife

39.

Those who broke away from the Catholic Church became known as

a)

Protestants

b)

Renaissance Men

c)

Jesuits

d)

Humanists

40.
Middle Ages or Renaissance:  A renewed interest in classical learning.
a)
Middle Ages
b)
Renaissance
41.
How did trade support the Renaissance?
a)
A. Goods were produced locally on the manor.  
b)
B. Wealthy merchants and banks buy art and build new buildings.
c)
C. Trade with Asia and the Middle East spread new learning.  
d)
B and C
42.
What did the first Protestants protest against?
a)
the humanist philosophy
b)
decrees by King Henry VIII
c)
corruption in the Catholic Church
d)
the reformation of government
43.
Created new rules that clergy had to follow
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Council of Trent 
c)
Martin Luther
d)
Jesuits 
44.
Created the Anglican Church in England so he could get a divorce
a)
Martin Luther
b)
John Calvin
c)
King Henry VIII
d)
Council of Trent 
45.
Person who started the Protestant Reformation
a)
Martin Luther
b)
John Calvin
c)
King Henry VIII
d)
Jesuits 
46.
Taught predestination, belief that God knew who would be saved before they were born
a)
King Henry VIII
b)
John Calvin
c)
Martin Luther
d)
Council of Trent 
47.
What factors weakened the Catholic Church 
a)
Selling of indulgences by the Pope
b)
The Pope and clergy living like royalty 
c)
The church becoming too rich 
d)
all of the above 
48.
What is a change that happened in Europe as a result of the Reformation? 
a)
The Lutheran Church forms 
b)
More people became Protestant
c)
The Catholic Church makes the Council of Trent 
d)
all of the above
49.
Why was Leonardo Da Vinci considered a Renaissance Man 
a)
He was a painter 
b)
He was a sculptor  
c)
He was talented in many fields
d)
He was protestant 
50.

The Sistine Chapel was painted by...

a)

Michalangelo

b)

Albrecht Durer

c)

Miguel Cervantes

d)

Leonardo DaVinci

51.
Title...
a)
Madonna
b)
Mona Lisa
c)
Margaret
d)
da Vinci
52.
Artist who painted the Mona Lisa &The Last Supper
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Leonardo da Vinci
c)
perspective 
d)
patron
53.
What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?
a)
wealthy patrons
b)
church officials
c)
government grants
d)
kings competing for prestige
54.

The Medici Family...

a)

Were the first mafia family to live in Italy

b)

Were the most famous painters in Florence

c)

Were the family of Mona Lisa

d)

Were patrons of the arts in Florence

55.

What was the time in history when the Roman Catholic Church was questioned?

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Renaissance

c)

Reformation

d)

All of the Above

56.

How did the invention of the printing press help the Reformation?

a)

Bibles printed allowed more people to read them.

b)

People could read translations of the Bible in their language.

c)

It allowed reformers to spread their ideas.

d)

All of the Above

57.
What was Indulgences?
a)
a first church
b)
leaders
c)
pardons for sins sold by the Catholic Church
58.
What were the 95 Theses?
a)
A Country music band.
b)
The name of the Popes army.
c)
Martin Luther's 95 arguments against the sale of Indulgences
59.
Who started the group named the Jesuits?
a)
Martin Luther
b)
Ignatius 
c)
Galileo
d)
Copernicus
60.

Ignatius of Loyola was initially a soldier for which country?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Netherlands

d)

Spain

61.
It was a gathering of Catholic leaders to reform and define the Catholic Church
a)
Peace of Augsburg
b)
The Peasant'a Revolt
c)
The Council of Trent
d)
The Trial at Worms
62.

Why did religious leaders call for the Council of Trent in the mid-1500s?

a)

to elect a new pope

b)

to regulate the laws and practices of Protestantism

c)

to end the Crusades

d)

to regulate the laws and practices of the Catholic Church

63.
What was the purpose of the Spanish Inquisition?
a)
To execute Spanish traitors
b)
To gain Spanish allies
c)
To uncover heresy
d)
To count the number of Spanish Catholics
64.

Why did the Reformation begin?

a)

Luther wanted to start a new religion.

b)

The Church was poor and needed a new leader.

c)

Calvin wanted to head the Church.

d)

There were abuses in the Church that needed changing.

65.

Why is heresy considered a bad thing?

a)

It describes a person kicked out of the church

b)

It supports the Church

c)

No one knows how to pronounce it

d)

It goes against the church

66.

Catholic Reformation

a)

the change in weather in Europe

b)

the movement that called for reforms in the Church.

c)

the practice of abolishing church

67.

Luther was not found guilty by the Church

a)

True

b)

False

68.

Because of the new printing presses with movable type

a)

All of the above

b)

the ideas of the Reformation spread quickly

c)

People could read books in their own language

d)

Luther’s translation of the Bible spread quickly.

69.

Patron means

a)

someone who makes art

b)

someone who sells art

c)

someone who buys art

d)

someone who critiques art

70.

The official term for when someone is banished by the Church

a)

Exiled

b)

Excommunicated

c)

Exploited

d)

Excused

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