5.1
What does the word Renaissance mean?
A. Rebuild
B. Rebirth
C. Revival
D. Reform
B. Rebirth
Who invented the printing press that revolutionized Europe?
A. Albrecht Dürer
B. Desiderius Erasmus
C. William Shakespeare
D. Johann Gutenberg
D. Johann Gutenberg
What was the movement for religious reform in the 1500s called?
A. The Great Schism
B. The Counter-Reformation
C. The Protestant Reformation
D. The Enlightenment
C. The Protestant Reformation
What caused King Henry VIII to break away from the Catholic Church?
A. He wanted more political power
B. He wanted to divorce his wife, Catherine of Aragon
C. He disagreed with Church teachings on salvation
D. He wanted to become pope
B. He wanted to divorce his wife, Catherine of Aragon
What major change in thinking began in the mid-1500s?
A. The Protestant Reformation
B. The Enlightenment
C. The Scientific Revolution
D. The Industrial Revolution
C. The Scientific Revolution
When did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
A. 1200s
B. 1300s
C. 1400s
D. 1500s
B. 1300s
Which of the following was not a result of the printing press?
A. Books became cheaper and easier to produce
B. More people learned to read
C. Books became rare and expensive
D. New ideas spread more easily
C. Books became rare and expensive
What was one cause of the Reformation?
A. The Church became involved in worldly affairs and spent money lavishly
B. The Church became too focused on science
C. The Church allowed everyone to read the Bible freely
D. The Church gave up all political power
a. The Church became involved in worldly affairs and spent money lavishly
What did the Act of Supremacy (1534) do?
A. Made Henry VIII the head of the Church of England
B. Ended all ties with Protestant countries
C. Declared England a Catholic nation
D. Allowed everyone to read the Bible freely
A. Made Henry VIII the head of the Church of England
What idea was at the heart of the Scientific Revolution?
A. Faith determines truth
B. The stars control human behavior
C. Mathematical laws govern nature and the universe
D. The Earth is the center of the universe
C. Mathematical laws govern nature and the universe
What intellectual movement was at the heart of the Renaissance?
A. Feudalism
B. Humanism
C. Scholasticism
D. Imperialism
B. Humanism
Where did the northern Renaissance begin?
A. Flanders
B. France
C. England
D. Spain
A. Flanders
Who started the Protestant Reformation by posting his 95 Theses?
A. John Calvin
B. Charles V
C. Martin Luther
D. Desiderius Erasmus
C. Martin Luther
Why was Sir Thomas More executed?
A. He protested taxes
B. He refused to accept Henry as head of the Church of England
C. He supported Protestant reforms
D. He tried to overthrow the king
B. He refused to accept Henry as head of the Church of England
Who first proposed a heliocentric, or sun-centered, model of the solar system?
A. Galileo Galilei
B. Tycho Brahe
C. Nicolaus Copernicus
D. Johannes Kepler
C. Nicolaus Copernicus
What was the main focus of study during the Renaissance?
A. Religion and faith
B. War and conquest
C. The human experience and individual achievement
D. Agricultural improvement
C. The human experience and individual achievement
Which Flemish painter was known for using vibrant colors to show peasant life?
A. Jan van Eyck
B. Pieter Bruegel
C. Peter Paul Rubens
D. Albrecht Dürer
B. Pieter Bruegel
What belief did John Calvin add to the Reformation movement?
A. Predestination
B. Selling indulgences
C. Worshiping saints
D. Papal authority
A. Predestination
What was the purpose of the Elizabethan Settlement?
A. To restore the Pope’s control
B. To make England fully Catholic
C. To find a compromise between Protestant and Catholic practices
D. To outlaw all religions except Protestantism
C. To find a compromise between Protestant and Catholic practices
Why did the Church condemn Galileo’s ideas?
A. His telescope was considered dangerous
B. His findings challenged Church teachings about the heavens
C. He refused to teach in a Catholic school
D. He denied the existence of God
B. His findings challenged Church teachings about the heavens
Who was an early Renaissance humanist known for collecting Greek and Roman manuscripts?
A. Francesco Petrarch
B. Niccoló Machiavelli
C. Leonardo da Vinci
D. Raphael
A. Francesco Petrarch
What was Albrecht Dürer known for?
A. Developing the printing press
B. Spreading Renaissance ideas to northern Europe
C. Writing Utopia
D. Painting only religious figures
B. Spreading Renaissance ideas to northern Europe
What type of government did Calvin set up in Geneva?
A. Democracy
B. Theocracy
C. Monarchy
D. Republic
B. Theocracy
What was the main goal of the Council of Trent?
A. To spread Protestantism
B. To reform the Catholic Church and clarify its teachings
C. To end all religious wars
D. To remove the Pope from power
B. To reform the Catholic Church and clarify its teachings
How did Francis Bacon and René Descartes differ in their approaches to finding truth?
A. Bacon focused on reasoning; Descartes on observation
B. Bacon focused on faith; Descartes on science
C. Bacon stressed experimentation and observation; Descartes focused on reasoning
D. Bacon followed Church teachings; Descartes opposed them
c. Bacon stressed experimentation and observation; Descartes focused on reasoning