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WHII SOL Review--Artists, Scientists, Inventors, and Philosophers
WHII SOL Review--Artists, Scientists, Inventors, and Philosophers
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A quiz focusing on the named groups in modern world history, with focus on Virginia SOL standards.
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1
What Catholic scholar was known as "The Father of the Reformation" despite never joining it?
Sir Isaac Newton
Desiderius Erasmus
Louis XIV
Sir Thomas More
2
Which Dutch painter from the Northern Renaissance was known for use of oil paintings?
Leonardo da Vinci
Albrecht Durer
Sir Thomas More
Jan van Eyck
3
Which of the following ideas is NOT associated with John Locke?
Natural Rights (Life, Liberty, Property)
The right of people of a nation to have their own country.
The consent of the governed
Right of people to overthrow unjust governments
4
What man created the world's first vaccine against smallpox?
William Harvey
Leonardo da Vinci
Edward Jenner
Sir Isaac Newton
5
What scientist led the Manhattan Project during World War II?
Sir Isaac Newton
Guglielmo Marconi
Albert Einstein
Robert Oppenheimer
6
Which of the following was Martin Luther's MAIN criticism of the Church in the 95 Theses?
Bible was only in Latin
All believers were equal before God
The sale of indulgences
The "heresy" of the Protestants
7
While many wrote about the idea, who published the book entitled "The Social Contract?"
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Baron de Montesquieu
8
Who famously painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper?
Donatello
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
Michelangelo
9
Which of the following inventions is NOT attributed to Thomas Edison?
The telephone
DC Electrical current
The light bulb
The phonograph
10
The spread of the concept of nationalism can best be attributed to what political leader?
Henry VIII
Napoleon Bonaparte
Otto von Bismarck
Louis XIV
11
Who painted The School of Athens?
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
Donatello
Michelangelo
12
What philosophy was a central part of the Renaissance?
Radicalism
Scientific Reasons/Logic
Humanism
Romanticism
13
Who invented the steam engine?
Thomas Edison
Eli Whitney
James Hargreaves
James Watt
14
Who painted the famous romantic work, Liberty Leading the People?
Eugene Delacroix
Michelangelo
Miguel de Cervantes
Leonardo da Vinci
15
What Austrian monk paved the way for our understanding of genetics by using pea plants?
Gregor Mendel
Martin Luther
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Charles Darwin
16
Which figure from the Scientific Revolution was forced to recant his ideas by the Inquisition?
Galileo Galilei
Sir Isaac Newton
Leonardo da Vinci
Nicolas Copernicus
17
All of the following were important inventions in the First Industrial Revolution EXCEPT:
The Steam Engine
The Bessemer Steel Process
The Spinning Jenny
The Cotton Gin
18
All of the following ideas or inventions are attributed to Sir Isaac Newton EXCEPT:
The scientific method
The invention of calculus
Laws of motion
The concept of gravity
19
Which of these inventions was NOT a tool used by the Portuguese to explore in the 1400s?
Compasses
Iron armor
Cannons
Caravels
20
The Popol Vuh is considered to be the "Bible" of what pre-Columbian society in the Americas?
Shawnee
Aztec
Inca
Maya
21
To which Enlightened thinker do we owe the idea of separation of powers?
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire
22
What scientific figure was known for the discovery of bacteria, leading to germ theory?
Louis Pasteur
Edward Jenner
Thomas Edison
Sir Isaac Newton
23
Which Islamic empire wanted European artists to come to it, since art & rugs were key exports?
Mughal Empire
Ottoman Empire
Songhai Empire
Safavid Empire
24
What movement responded to the Enlightenment by focusing on human emotion and experience?
The Scientific Revolution
Romanticism
Transcendentalism
Liberalism
25
What musician is most associated with the classical style of composition?
Albrecht Durer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ludwig von Beethoven
26
Who published
The Wealth of Nations
, which served as the basis for capitalism?
Thomas Malthus
Karl Marx
Adam Smith
David Ricardo
27
What scientist discovered radioactivity, as well as the elements radium and polonium?
Thomas Edison
Marie Curie
Albert Einstein
Sir Isaac Newton
28
What figure published
Utopia
and served as a tutor to King Henry VIII?
Sir Thomas More
William Shakespeare
William Harvey
Sir Isaac Newton
29
According to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, where does the power to govern come from?
The General Will
A Constitutional Monarchy
Divine Right
Natural Rights of Life, Liberty, and Property
30
What man is credited with creating the heliocentric model of the galaxy?
Galileo Galilei
Nicolas Copernicus
Sir Isaac Newton
Johannes Kepler
