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The year is done, let's try a last one!

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did the Black Plague first strike Europe?

a)

1300

b)

1450

c)

1348

d)

1650

2.

Which explorer was the first to circumnavigate the globe?

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Vasco da Gama

d)

Hernán Cortés

3.

Who painted the famous fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Raphael

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Botticelli

4.

What did Martin Luther famously nail to a church door in 1517?

a)

The 95 Theses

b)

A Papal Bull

c)

A proclamation of excommunication

d)

A peace treaty

5.

Which Enlightenment thinker wrote "The Spirit of the Laws"?

a)

John Locke

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Rousseau

d)

Voltaire

6.

Which English monarch was deposed during the Glorious Revolution?

a)

Charles II

b)

James II

c)

William III

d)

Mary II

7.

Which percentage of Europe’s population is estimated to have died from the Black Plague?

a)

10%

b)

30-60%

c)

75%

d)

90%

8.

Which nation sponsored Christopher Columbus’ voyage in 1492?

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

England

d)

Portugal

9.

What term describes the intellectual and cultural revival of art and learning in Europe during the 14th to 17th centuries?

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Renaissance

c)

Reformation

d)

Industrial Revolution

10.

What was one of the core beliefs of Martin Luther’s teachings?

a)

Salvation by faith alone

b)

Indulgences can buy salvation

c)

The Pope is infallible

d)

Salvation through good works alone

11.

Who is considered the author of "Two Treatises of Government"?

a)

Voltaire

b)

John Locke

c)

Rousseau

d)

Thomas Hobbes

12.

What marked the beginning of the Age of Exploration?

a)

The Reformation

b)

The fall of Constantinople

c)

The Renaissance

d)

The discovery of the New World

13.

Which country was the first to begin significant voyages of exploration in the 15th century?

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

France

14.

Who sculpted the statue of David during the Renaissance?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Donatello

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Titian

15.

What invention helped spread Martin Luther’s ideas across Europe?

a)

The astrolabe

b)

The compass

c)

The printing press

d)

Gunpowder

16.

Which thinker is famous for saying "I think, therefore I am"?

a)

René Descartes

b)

John Locke

c)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

d)

Francis Bacon

17.

Who were William and Mary?

a)

The monarchs who replaced James II after the Glorious Revolution

b)

The leaders of the English Civil War

c)

Rulers of France

d)

Leaders of the Catholic Church

18.

How did the Black Plague spread across Europe?

a)

Airborne transmission

b)

Through contaminated water

c)

Fleas on rats

d)

Mosquito bites

19.

Which explorer discovered the sea route to India by sailing around Africa?

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Bartolomeu Dias

d)

Hernán Cortés

20.

Who is considered the "Father of Humanism" during the Renaissance?

a)

Machiavelli

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Petrarch

d)

Erasmus

21.

21. What was the primary purpose of indulgences sold by the Catholic Church?

a)

Fund the Crusades

b)

Build schools

c)

Reduce time in purgatory

d)

Raise funds for missionaries

22.

Which philosopher advocated for the separation of powers in government?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Montesquieu

c)

John Locke

d)

Rousseau

23.

What event marked the end of James II's rule in England?

a)

The English Civil War

b)

The American Revolution

c)

The Glorious Revolution

d)

The French Revolution

24.

What is another name for the Black Plague?

a)

The Red Death

b)

The Great Influenza

c)

The Bubonic Plague

d)

The Yellow Fever

25.

Where did Christopher Columbus believe he had arrived in 1492?

a)

China

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

The Indies (Asia)

26.

Who wrote "The Prince," a political treatise on power during the Renaissance?

a)

Dante

b)

Niccolò Machiavelli

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Erasmus

27.

Who founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) to help with the Counter-Reformation?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

Thomas More

d)

Ignatius of Loyola

28.

Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the concept of the social contract?

a)

Voltaire

b)

Descartes

c)

Hobbes

d)

Rousseau

29.

What was the result of the Glorious Revolution in England?

a)

The English monarchy was abolished

b)

Constitutional monarchy was established

c)

James II regained power

d)

England became a republic

30.

Which city was at the heart of the Italian Renaissance?

a)

Florence

b)

Rome

c)

Venice

d)

Milan

31.

Which document is associated with the Glorious Revolution?

a)

The English Bill of Rights

b)

The Magna Carta

c)

The Treaty of Westphalia

d)

The Declaration of Independence

32.

What is the term for Renaissance artists’ technique of making paintings appear three-dimensional?

a)

Realism

b)

Chiaroscuro

c)

Linear Perspective

d)

Impressionism

33.

What was the primary goal of European explorers during the Age of Exploration?

a)

Find new trade routes to Asia

b)

Conquer African territories

c)

Spread Protestantism

d)

Defend against the Mongols

34.

Which intellectual movement emphasized reason and individualism over tradition?

a)

The Renaissance

b)

The Enlightenment

c)

The Reformation

d)

Romanticism

35.

What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?

a)

Religion

b)

Warfare

c)

Art and learning

d)

Monarchy

36.

Who initiated the Protestant Reformation?

a)

John Calvin

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Erasmus

37.

Which Enlightenment philosopher argued for natural rights like life, liberty, and property?

a)

John Locke

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Hobbes

d)

Rousseau

38.

What was a key consequence of the Glorious Revolution?

a)

Parliament’s power increased

b)

The Church regained authority

c)

England became a republic

d)

Absolute monarchy was restored

39.

What was the primary cause of the Black Plague?

a)

Poor hygiene

b)

Unclean drinking water

c)

Fleas carried by rats

d)

Lack of food

40.

Which Renaissance figure is known for the Mona Lisa?

a)

Donatello

b)

Raphael

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

41.

Who introduced the heliocentric theory of the universe?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Nicolaus Copernicus

d)

Tycho Brahe

42.

Who succeeded James II after the Glorious Revolution?

a)

William III and Mary II

b)

Charles II

c)

Oliver Cromwell

d)

Anne I

43.

What was the main trade good European explorers were seeking from Asia?

a)

Spices

b)

Gold

c)

Slaves

d)

Silk

44.

Which Renaissance figure is known for the School of Athens painting?

a)

Botticelli

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Raphael

45.

What was the primary reason for Martin Luther’s protest against the Catholic Church?

a)

The power of the Pope

b)

The selling of relics

c)

The sale of indulgences

d)

Corruption of monks

46.

Who believed in a strong centralized government to protect individuals from their selfish nature?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Rousseau

d)
  • Montesquieu

47.

What was one of the outcomes of the Council of Trent?

a)

The acceptance of Protestant beliefs

b)

The formation of a new Christian sect

c)

The reaffirmation of traditional Catholic doctrines

d)

The rejection of all religious practices

48.

What was the main cultural movement during the Renaissance focused on human potential and achievements?

a)

Humanism

b)

Socialism

c)

Realism

d)

Feudalism

49.

Which country did William of Orange come from before becoming the king of England?

a)

The Netherlands

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

50.

What was the primary goal of the Counter-Reformation?

a)

To weaken Protestantism

b)

To expand Catholic influence into Asia

c)

To reform the Catholic Church and stop the spread of Protestantism

d)

To establish new Catholic colonies in the Americas