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Social Studies Midterm Exam Revision

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The new ideas of the Renaissance influenced...

a)

politics

b)

art

c)

literature

d)

all of the above

2.

The Renaissance began in ....

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

spain

3.

One of the most important writer of the Renaissance was ...

a)

Michelangelo

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

da Vinci

d)

Gutenberg

4.

During the Renaissance, people looked up th those who could do well in ... area(s).

a)

one

b)

two

c)

many

d)

few

5.

Before the development of the printing press in europe, books were ...

a)

inexpensive

b)

difficult to make

c)

available to everyone

d)

easy to make

6.

The ............ lasted from the 1300s until the 1600s.

a)
Renaissance
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
Middle Ages
d)
Baroque
7.

.................. wrote about reality in politics instead of the ideal.

a)
Hobbes
b)

Niccolo Machiavelli

c)
Aristotle
d)
Plato
8.

Leonardo do Vinci is best known for his paintings, such as the .................................

a)
The Persistence of Memory
b)
Mona Lisa
c)
Starry Night
d)

secret lore answer if you see it send to me (i love to eat pencils)

9.

....................... studied grammar, poetry, literature, drama, philosophy , and history.

a)
engineering
b)
sciences
c)

humanists

d)
mathematics
10.

Many famous works of ................... were written during the Renaissance.

a)
science
b)
philosophy
c)
literature
d)
art
11.

Michelangelo and Raphael were famous ............... and sculptors.

a)
musicians
b)
architects
c)
painters
d)
sculptors
12.

The development of the ............................. made producing books much easier.

a)
typewriter
b)
manuscript
c)
photocopier
d)
printing press
13.

The word "Renaissance" means .............

a)
rebirth
b)
stagnation
c)
decline
d)
destruction
14.

........................ ability became important during the Renaissance.

a)

individual

b)
Culinary and agricultural ability
c)
Physical strength and endurance
d)
Mathematical and scientific ability
15.

................ wrote the canterbury tales.

a)
John Milton
b)
William Shakespeare
c)
Charles Dickens
d)
Geoffrey Chaucer
16.

The religious reform movement that divided the western church is called the .......

a)
Catholic Counter-Reformation
b)
Great Awakening
c)
Enlightenment Movement
d)
Protestant Reformation
17.

people wanted reform in the church because..........

a)

popes were more concerned with politics than spiritual matters.

b)

many church officials used their offices to gain wealth.

c)

some clergy sold indulgences

d)

all of the above

18.

By the late 1400s, the church gave indulgences in exchange for ........

a)

good deeds

b)

money

c)

food

d)

prayers

19.

........................wrote the "Ninety-Five Theses."

a)
Martin Luther
b)
Thomas More
c)
Henry VIII
d)
John Calvin
20.

Luther's followers called themselves.....................

a)

protestants

b)

protestors

c)

reformers

d)

transformers

21.

the holy roman emperor declared martin luther a/an....................

a)
heretic
b)

outlaw

c)
saint
d)
reformer
22.

................. was the main reason that peole wanted reform of the church.

a)
Support for the monarchy
b)
Increased church attendance
c)
Desire for more rituals
d)

Corruption

23.

the ................... ............ ............... said it was wrong for the church to sell indulgences.

a)
John Calvin
b)
Pope Leo X
c)
Thomas Aquinas
d)

ninety five theses

24.

Because of martin luther, the roman catholic church began to lose much of its .............. power.

a)
spiritual
b)
economic
c)
political
d)
cultural
25.

many christians thought paying for ................. was wrong.

a)
tithing
b)
indulgences
c)
charity
d)
baptism
26.

martin luther's supporters said he was a/ an.........................

a)
revolutionary
b)

hero

c)
traditionalist
d)
conservative
27.

luther posted the "ninety five theses" on the door of the .................... crurch.

a)
Westminster Abbey
b)
St. Peter's Church
c)
Notre Dame Cathedral
d)

wittinburg

28.

luther told cristains to reject the authority of ....................

a)
the Council
b)
the Elders
c)

Pope

d)
the King
29.

martin luther was a german ............ and professor.

a)
philosopher
b)
historian
c)
scientist
d)

monk

30.

a priest named johann tetzel made it sound like buying indulgences would guarantee entry to .............

a)
limbo
b)
heaven
c)
earthly paradise
d)
purgatory
31.

the ottomans were.....

a)

turkish speaking people

b)

nomadic people

c)

muslims

d)

all of the above

32.

at the height of the ottoman empire, suleyman was the most powerful monarch in .................

a)
Australia and Antarctica
b)
North America and South America
c)
Asia and Africa
d)

the world

33.

in the ottoman empire, non - muslims had to .....................

a)
convert to Islam
b)
serve in the military
c)
pay a pilgrimage tax
d)

pay a special tax

34.

there were ................ social classes in the ottoman empire.

a)

three

b)

five

c)

four

d)

two

35.

the ottoman empire collapsed after .................

a)
The Industrial Revolution
b)
The French Revolution
c)
The American Civil War
d)
World War I
36.

merchants and tax collectors were called " men of ..............................".

a)
ignorance
b)
despair
c)
poverty
d)

negotiation

37.

after WWI , the ...........................'s lands were divided between turkey, britain , and france.

a)
Mughal Empire
b)
Byzantine Empire
c)
Ottoman Empire
d)
Austro-Hungarian Empire
38.

"men of the ................." were at the top of ottoman society.

a)
pen
b)
book
c)
plow
d)
sword
39.

farmers and herders were called "men of .............".

a)
the grass
b)
the water
c)
the sky
d)

husbandry

40.

the ottomans ruled over many people with many ......................

a)
cultures
b)
languages
c)
religions
d)
traditions
41.

the ottoman empire was a /an ........................ state.

a)
homogeneous
b)
isolated
c)
tribal
d)

muslim

42.

suleyman was a great ......................... who modernized the ottoman army and coquered many lands.

a)

monarch

b)
emperor
c)
general
d)
king
43.

suleyman was the .................... of the ottoman empire.

a)
Emperor
b)
King
c)
Caliph
d)
Sultan
44.

suleyman ruled with the help of a grand ................ and a council.

a)
general
b)
adviser
c)
minister
d)
vizier
45.

the ottoman empire had its golden age under ........................

a)
Abdulhamid II
b)
Mehmed II
c)

Suleiman

d)
Selim III
46.

the renaissance begins in italy in the year.....

a)
1450
b)
1300
c)
1400
d)
1500
47.

johann gutenberg prints the first complete edition of the bible using a printing press in .....

a)
1445
b)
1465
c)
1475
d)

1456

48.

niccolo machiavelli publishes the prince in ................

a)
1513
b)
1450
c)
1600
d)
1492
49.

william shakespeare writes 37 plays in the years .......

a)

1590 to 1613

b)
1600 to 1625
c)
1550 to 1585
d)
1615 to 1620
50.

miguel de cervantes published the 1st part of don quixote in .............

a)
1605
b)
1595
c)
1610
d)
1600
51.

miguel de cervantes published the 2nd part of don quixote in .............

a)
1605
b)
1620
c)
1615
d)
1595
52.

the renaissance began in italy

a)

false

b)

true

53.

during the renaissance, people looked up to those who could do well in many areas.

a)
false
b)
true
54.

before the development of the printing press in europe, books were inexpensive and easy to make.

a)
false
b)

true

55.

geoffrey chaucer painted the mona lisa during the renaissance. true or false.

a)
false
b)

true

56.

many famous works of literature were written during thhe renaissance. true or false.

a)

true

b)

false

57.

the renaissance lasted form the 1300s until the ..................

a)
1700s
b)
1600s
c)
1500s
d)
1400s
58.

humanists studied.....

a)
all of the above
b)
only literature
c)
only philosophy
d)
only art
59.

king henry wanted a male heir.

a)
false
b)
true
60.

did the pope agree to make henry VIII divorce his wife?

a)
The Pope supported Henry VIII's marriage.
b)
No, the Pope did not agree to make Henry VIII divorce his wife.
c)
Yes, the Pope agreed to the divorce.
d)
The Pope forced Henry VIII to stay married.
61.

people wanted to reform the roman catholic church because of corruption .

a)
true
b)
false
62.

by the 1400s, the church refused to give or sell indulgences to anyone.

a)
false
b)

true

63.

johan tetzel wrote the "ninety five theses" .

a)
false
b)

true

64.

martin luther was a german monk

a)
true
b)
false
65.

luther told christians to reject the authority of england .

a)
true
b)
false
66.

the holy roman emperor declared luther a/ an ...........

a)

outlaw

b)

hero

c)

monk

d)

saint

67.

johann tetzel made it sound like buying indulgences wouyld guarantee entry into ........

a)
heaven
b)
purgatory
c)
limbo
d)
earth
68.

leonardo davinci is (type his nationality)

(a)  

69.

michelangelo is (type his nationality)

(a)  

70.

miguel de cervantes is (type his nationality)

(a)  

71.

raphael is (type his nationality)

(a)  

72.

george chaucer is (type his nationality)

(a)  

73.

william shakespear is (type his nationality)

(a)  

74.

niccolo machiavelli is (type his nationality)

(a)  

75.

miguel de cervantes wrote (a)  

76.

don quixote was written by (a)  

77.

geoffrey chaucer wrote (a)  

78.

canterbury tales was written by (a)  

79.

william shakespeare wrote how many plays?

(a)  

80.

shakespeare wrote plays from (a)   (type dates)

81.

niccolo machiavelli wrote (a)  

82.

the prince was written by (a)  

83.

the renaissance begins in italian city states in (provide date)

(a)  

84.

johann gutenberg prints the first complete edition of the bible using a printing press in (a)   (provide date)

85.

niccolo machiavelli publishes the prince in (a)   (provide date)

86.

don quixote, part 1 , written by miguel de cervantes , is published in (a)  

87.

don quixote , part 2 is published in (a)  

88.

the pope excommunicated luther form the church in (a)   and was considered an outlaw.

89.

luther's followers called themselves protestants in (a)  

90.

the ottomans captured the byzentine empire's capital of constantinople in (a)  

91.

sultan suleyman ruled the ottoman empire from (a)  

92.

the ottoman empire was in decline by the (a)