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9 - Early Modern Age Test Review

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Luther believed that salvation could be achieved through faith alone. This is called

a)

justification of faith.

b)

salvation though time.

c)

heaven though faith.

d)

purgatory.

2.

The development of printing in Europe led to

a)

religious tolerance.

b)

increased competition with China.

c)

increased literacy.

d)

increased corruption in the Catholic Church.

3.

Luther criticized the Roman Catholic Church for

a)

selling indulgences

b)

preaching forgiveness

c)

translating the Bible into German

d)

believing in the Bible.

4.

Gutenberg helped the spread of Renaissance ideas by

a)

developing a revolutionary printing method

b)

opening a school in Venice for northern Europeans

c)

opening a school in Florence for sculptures

d)

bring Leonardo da Vinci and other scholars to Paris.

5.

Italian interest in classical tradition was fueled by

a)

a concentration of the Italian population in rural villages

b)

the Roman heritage in Italy and contact with Eastern scholars

c)

Italy's use of Latin as the vernacular

d)

centuries of Greek rule by Sicily.

6.

The purchase of a certificate of indulgence was supposed to provide

a)

a position in the Catholic Church

b)

a position in the civil service

c)

a reduction of punishment for sins

d)

freedom from feudal obligations.

7.

Ties between the Catholic Church and England were weakened by

a)

Henry VIII's decision to execute Anne Boleyn

b)

queen Mary's decision to bring Protestant doctrine into the English Church

c)

Henry VIII's decision to divorce or annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon

d)

the death of young Edward VI.

8.

Europe from the 1500s could be roughly divided between

a)

a Protestant south and a Catholic north

b)

a Protestant north and a Catholic south

c)

a Protestant east and a Catholic west

d)

a Protestant west and a Catholic east.

9.

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

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

10.

All of the following led to the renaissance EXCEPT,

a)

crusades spurred demand for middle east goods

b)

trade & accrued wealth, hurt the feudal system

c)

medieval kings persuaded serfs to move to cities

d)

Plague- led to a demand for labor - serfs went to cities for work

11.

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 posted 95 theses to a church door in Wittenberg.

c)

He started a theocracy in Geneva, Switzerland.

d)

He invented the printing press to spread his ideas.

12.

intellectual movement that focused on worldly subjects rather than religious ones

a)

utopian

b)

predestination

c)

humanism

d)

recant

e)

indulgence

13.

a lessening of punishment for sins for a price

a)

utopian

b)

predestination

c)

humanism

d)

recant

e)

indulgence

14.

to give up one's views

a)

utopian

b)

predestination

c)

humanism

d)

recant

e)

indulgence

15.

the idea that God determined long ago who would achieve salvation

a)

utopian

b)

predestination

c)

humanism

d)

recant

e)

indulgence

16.

an ideal or perfect society

a)

utopian

b)

predestination

c)

humanism

d)

recant

e)

indulgence

17.

Which of the following statements would be made by a humanists?

a)

"Religion holds the key to all life's questions."

b)

"Education can make every man great."

c)

"Only nobles will be successful in business and life."

d)

"Alien life controls life on earth."

18.

Which of the following best explains why the Renaissance occurred in northern Europe later than it did in Italy?

a)

There was little interest in the arts in northern Europe.

b)

The Black Death delayed economic growth in northern Europe.

c)

Few people were educated in northern Europe.

d)

Northern Europe was a region of peasants.

19.

Which of the following was an effect of the printing revolution in the 1500s?

a)

the spread of new ideas

b)

decreased funding for the arts

c)

increased competition with China

d)

the beginning of compulsory education

20.

Luther believed that

a)

good deeds were necessary for salvation.

b)

The Pope was the sole religious authority.

c)

the Bible was a hoax.

d)

salvation could be achieved through faith alone.

21.

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

a)

He started a war.

b)

He took over the English church.

c)

He started the Reformation.

d)

He imposed fines on the Roman Catholic Church.

22.

By traveling to Italy, this engraver artist helped move renaissance ideas to northern Europe.

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Hubert van Eyck

c)

Albrecht Dürer

d)

Thomas More

23.

Renaissance means

a)

Rebirth

b)

Reread

c)

Revive

d)

Relive

24.

All of the following were Renaissance artists EXCEPT

a)

a. Michelangelo

b)

b. Da Vinci

c)

c. Raphael

d)

d. Medici

25.

Religious reformer who believed in justification by faith

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

John Knox

d)

King Henry VIII

26.

Famous playwright inspired by the Greek and Roman classics who wrote works like Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth

a)

Thomas More

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Niccolò Machiavelli

d)

Martin Luther

27.

king who established the Church of England

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Niccolò Machiavelli

c)

Henry VIII

d)

John Calvin

e)

Elizabeth I

28.

religious reformer who believed in predestination

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Niccolò Machiavelli

c)

Henry VIII

d)

John Calvin

e)

Elizabeth I

29.

wealthy banking family from Italy who were patrons of the arts

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Medici

c)

Henry VIII

d)

John Calvin

e)

Elizabeth I

30.

English queen who led a moderate course in religion known as Anglicanism

a)

Mary I

b)

Catherine de Medici

c)

Maria Theresa

d)

Catherine the Great

e)

Elizabeth I

31.

Italian painter and inventor

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Niccolò Machiavelli

c)

Henry VIII

d)

John Calvin

e)

Elizabeth I

32.

artistic technique that creates a three-dimensional appearance

a)

classicalism

b)

humanities

c)

perspective

d)

annul

e)

theocracy

33.

government run by church leaders

a)

classicalism

b)

humanities

c)

perspective

d)

annul

e)

theocracy

34.

to cancel or invalidate

a)

classicalism

b)

humanities

c)

perspective

d)

annul

e)

theocracy

35.

education involving history, literature, grammar and rhetoric

a)

classicalism

b)

humanities

c)

perspective

d)

annul

e)

theocracy

36.

Greek and Roman culture

a)

classicalism

b)

humanities

c)

perspective

d)

annul

e)

theocracy

37.

What did Spain’s northern provinces become in 1581?

a)

Dutch Republic

b)

Belgium

c)

Prussia

d)

Austria

38.

Peter the Great did all of the following EXCEPT

a)

modernized Russia by adopting European technology and culture

b)

hired European officers to teach modern tactics

c)

experienced a “bad” period of violence and paranoia after his wife died

d)

promoted education, arts and sciences while opening new schools

39.

What were William and Mary required to sign before taking the throne?

a)

Glorious Revolution

b)

Parliament

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

Habeas Corpus

40.

Cardinal Richelieu did all of the following under King Louis XIII’s reign EXCEPT

a)

limited the nobles' power

b)

increased the King's power

c)

increased protestant power

d)

limited Huguenots power

41.

By 1750, the great powers of Europe had formed alliances to maintain the

a)

balance of power

b)

Parliament

c)

democratic system of government

d)

right to trade with other countries

42.

What was one result of the 30 Years War?

a)

Britain became a colonial and naval powerhouse

b)

King of England was forced to sign the English Bill of Rights

c)

Prussia declined as a European power

d)

the Peace of Westphalia ended the war

43.

Known as the Great Elector, what ruler strengthened country by building a strong army?

a)

Frederick William

b)

King Henry IV

c)

King Frederick II

d)

King James I

44.

The Stuart kings’ claims to absolute power were challenged by

a)

the Cavaliers.

b)

the Church of England.

c)

the Tudors.

d)

Parliament.

45.

During the Age of Absolutism, which of the following was a key characteristic of absolute monarchies?

a)

democratic decision-making processes

b)

centralized control over all aspects of government

c)

limited power of the monarch

d)

shared power with the nobility

46.

What was one reason that the arts and literature were able to flourish in Spain during the golden century?

a)

More women than men were artists.

b)

Philip II and other wealthy nobles patronized them.

c)

Oil paint was replaced by faster drying acrylic.

d)

Wars stimulated creativity.

47.

All of the following were the results of the Peace of Westphalia EXCEPT

a)

it ended the Thirty Years’ War

b)

it weakened the Holy Roman Empire

c)

Germany was ruined for over a hundred years

d)

Germany became a Catholic state

48.

As a result of Peter the Great’s war against Sweden, Russia gained

a)

access to the Baltic Sea and land for his Western city.

b)

weapons and technology that would aid the Russian army.

c)

land west of Moscow into northern Siberia.

d)

no valuable assets at all.

49.

All of the following was a result of King Louis XIV’s reign EXCEPT

a)

France became a strong empire.

b)

French colonies expanded bringing in cash.

c)

France placed large taxes on the poor.

d)

France’s government had an abundance of money.

50.

What significant event happened after Parliament won the English Civil War?

a)

Parliament declared a constitutional monarchy

b)

The King was forced to sign the Habeas Corpus Act

c)

King Charles was put on trial and executed

d)

Oliver Cromwell became the king of England

51.

Which of the following describe why the English Parliament supported James II’s daughter Mary and her husband, William of Orange, for the English throne over James II during the Glorious Revolution?

a)

James II refused to sign the English Bill of Rights while William and Mary agreed

b)

James II was Catholic while William and Mary were Protestant

c)

James II started more wars than England could fund

d)

James II enacted restrictive religious policies

52.

Which of the following was not a common source of conflict between the nations of Western Europe in the 1600's?

a)

competition over European territory

b)

competition over overseas colonies

c)

religious differences between Catholic and Protestant

d)

political differences between democratic and communist countries

53.

As the first Czar of Russia, who expanded territory and reduced boyar(Russian nobility) power?

a)

Peter the Great

b)

Catherine the Great

c)

Nicholas I

d)

Ivan the Terrible

54.

When did Spain's power began decline?

a)

the expulsion of Spanish Protestants from southern

b)

the defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English

c)

the victory of the Turks over the Spanish

d)

Philip l's centralization of royal protocol

55.

Why was the Glorious Revolution considered "glorious"?

a)

It was the first democratic election in England.

b)

It marked England's victory over France in the Hundred Years’ War.

c)

It was a peaceful transfer of power with little bloodshed.

d)

It established England's dominance in the New World.

56.

belief that the authority to rule comes directly from God

a)

divine right

b)

limited monarchy

c)

habeas corpus

d)

Edict of Nantes

e)

absolute monarch

57.

ruler with complete authority over the government and the people’s lives

a)

divine right

b)

limited monarchy

c)

habeas corpus

d)

Edict of Nantes

e)

absolute monarch

58.

a government in which the monarch’s powers are restricted

a)

divine right

b)

limited monarchy

c)

habeas corpus

d)

Edict of Nantes

e)

absolute monarch

59.

states that no person can be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime

a)

divine right

b)

limited monarchy

c)

habeas corpus

d)

Edict of Nantes

e)

absolute monarch

60.

proclamation that granted Huguenots (French protestants) religious tolerance

a)

divine right

b)

limited monarchy

c)

habeas corpus

d)

Edict of Nantes

e)

absolute monarch

61.

a possible explanation

a)

hypothesis

b)

gravity

c)

geocentric

d)

heliocentric

e)

recant

62.

the force that keeps the planets in orbit around the sun

a)

hypothesis

b)

gravity

c)

geocentric

d)

heliocentric

e)

recant

63.

the belief that the earth is at the center of the universe

a)

hypothesis

b)

gravity

c)

geocentric

d)

heliocentric

e)

recant

64.

belief that the sun is at the center of the universe

a)

hypothesis

b)

gravity

c)

geocentric

d)

heliocentric

e)

recant

65.

to give up one’s views

a)

hypothesis

b)

gravity

c)

geocentric

d)

heliocentric

e)

recant

66.

scientist who explained planets revolve around the sun and in ellipses

a)

Kepler

b)

Galileo

c)

Newton

d)

Bacon

67.

he discovered four moons of Jupiter and that they orbited around Jupiter

a)

Kepler

b)

Galileo

c)

Newton

d)

Bacon

68.

Which of the following stressed the use of experiments and observation in seeking knowledge?

a)

Kepler

b)

Galileo

c)

Newton

d)

Bacon

69.

scientist who discovered the law of gravity

a)

Kepler

b)

Galileo

c)

Newton

d)

Bacon

70.

Who was one of the fathers of modern philosophy who deducted one unshakable truth, “I think, therefore I am?”

a)

Robert Boyle

b)

Rene Descartes

c)

William Harvey

d)

Francis Bacon

71.

Why didn’t Johannes Kepler have to worry about being tried for heresy when he agreed with Copernicus’ views of the universe?

a)

Kepler kept his views a secret

b)

Kepler was protestant

c)

Kepler was close friends with the Pope

d)

Kepler was a kung fu warrior

72.

Copernicus proposed which of the following?

a)

The sun travels around the Earth.

b)

The Earth travels around the sun.

c)

Gravity keeps the planets in orbit around the sun.

d)

The Earth is the center of the universe.

73.

Steps to find scientific truth through observation and experiments is called

a)

logic

b)

scientific method

c)

deductive reasoning

d)

observation

74.

Andreas Vesalius achieved his breakthrough discoveries by

a)

illegally dissecting human bodies

b)

trying to transform metals into gold

c)

experimenting with the properties of air

d)

explaining heliocentric views of the universe

75.

Most experts rejected the work of Copernicus because it

a)

contradicted Ptolemy’s ideas.

b)

was not based on experimentation.

c)

was too far-fetched.

d)

exaggerated the importance of the Earth.

76.

Galileo had to withdraw his theories about the Earth’s rotation because

a)

he found out he was wrong.

b)

the Church threatened him with death if he did not.

c)

the ideas had caused him public ridicule.

d)

he wished to do more research.

77.

Which of Galileo's theories was most offensive to the Church?

a)

The theory that gravity produces equivalent acceleration in falling bodies regardless of weight

b)

The theory that there were many more stars than had previously been observed

c)

The theory of the doctrine of uniformity

d)

The theory that earth was not the center of the universe

78.

Until the Scientific Revolution, the traditional authorities were

a)

Jews.

b)

explorers.

c)

the Catholic Church & classical scholars.

d)

monarchies.

79.

Kepler's relationship to the Copernican thesis was to

a)

prove it by using the telescope

b)

challenge it because it

c)

denounce Galileo for denying the church

d)

provide mathematical proof for it

80.

Which of the following published a book supporting the heliocentric theory?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Descartes

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Galen