The Renaissance and Reformation

Question 1

A social reformer; described an ideal society, where everyone pitches in and does their part

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Thomas More

Question 2

Proposed the Law of Gravity

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Newton

Question 3

Sir Thomas More was executed because he

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Would not accept Henry VIII as head of the Church of England

Question 4

A theocracy is a government run by religious leaders

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True

Question 5

Robert Boyle described matter as being made up of tiny particles

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True

Question 6

Vernacular is the everyday language of ordinary people

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True

Question 7

Copernicus determined that the earth was the center of the universe

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False

Question 8

Rene Descartes helped to develop the principles of the scientific method

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True

Question 9

What did Henry VIII do to put himself in charge of the Church of England?

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Passed the Act of Supremacy

Question 10

How was Renaissance art different from the art of the Middle Ages?

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More realistic and portrayed some non-religious subjects

Question 11

How did Italy's location help make it the starting point of the Renaissance?

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Mediterranean trade brought wealth there

Question 12

An artist strongly influenced by the Italian renaissance who used engravings

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Albrecht Durer

Question 13

A theocracy is a way to buy entry into heaven

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False

Question 14

What was one of Mary Tudors' goals when she took over the throne of England?

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To return England to Catholicism

Question 15

Who sculpted David and the Sistine Chapel?

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Michelangelo

Question 16

Determined that the planets don't move in a perfect circle

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Kepler

Question 17

To escape religious persecution, some Calvinists

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Sailed to the Americas

Question 18

Johannes Kepler was the inventor of the printing press

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False

Question 19

Which of the following was a factor leading to the reformation?

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Anger at the worldliness of the Church

Question 20

The printing revolution meant that

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Exposed educated readers to new ideas and places

Question 21

In The Prince, Machiavelli advises rulers to

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Be ruthless in achieving goals

Question 22

After finding that the earth moves, he was forced to publicly admit that earth is motionless

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Galileo

Question 23

Which of the following best describes the Catholic Reformation?

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Church abuses were reduced

Question 24

Which statement best describes the religious persecution of the 1500 and 1600's?

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Persecution was widespread

Question 25

What is one belief Luther held that differed from Church practices?

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He believed Christians could be saved only by faith

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