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Socials 8 Final Review
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1
Which of the following was
not
an astronomer?
Galileo
Kepler
Gilbert
Brahe
2
Luther felt that the Bible:
was totally incorrect
should be accessible to all people
was too complex for anyone but trained persons to understand
should be in Latin
3
The new maneuverable European ship type:
galley
caravel
cog
dhow
4
Sailors from this country attempted to reach Asia by:
sailing around South America
navigating through the Red Sea
sailing around North America
sailing round Africa
5
Columbus decided to reach Asia by:
carefully navigating the Red Sea
sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean
sailing round South America
sailing round Africa
6
In order to stop the Reformation, the Catholic Church:
started agreeing with Luther
bribed people to stay Catholic
decided to reform itself
abolished the office of Pope
7
The
dominant
city in developing the early Renaissance:
Naples
Venice
Rome
Florence
8
The Elizabethan period can also called:
the English Renaissance
none of these
the English Reformation
a time of English civil wars
9
The reformer Savonarola:
attacked the Medici for being "soft" on their critics
felt that anyone could interpret the ethics of his own actions
attacked needles luxury and decadent behaviour
believed the Church was right no matter what
10
The most
important
contribution of the Northern Renaissance was:
the invention of the printing press
its attacks on the Church
the use of oil paints
its rejection of humanism
11
Purgatory was a place:
where a soul stayed until all sins were punished
where sinners were punished for eternity
where the Church imprisoned heretics
a part of heaven for "less good" souls
12
When Henry asked the Pope for a divorce, the Pope:
refused the request
agreed with his reasons
suggested an annulment instead
agreed only if Henry attacked the French
13
Henry's response to this was to:
accept the Pope's ruling
adopt a son
attack France
break with the Catholic Church
14
The reformer who
started
the Reformation:
Pope Julius II
John Calvin
Erasmus
Martin Luther
15
During the 16th century, Protestants and Catholics:
agreed to disagree
started a series of religious wars
ignored each other
debated religious issues
16
Culture which developed the lateen sail:
Greeks
Arabs
Romans
Chinese
17
Nepotism means:
giving jobs to deriving relatives
giving jobs based on merit
giving jobs to underserving relatives
bribing someone to get a good job
18
Henry VIII was succeeded by his son Edward VI. Edward:
was a sickly youth who died a teenager
ruled England for 30 years
married the Queen of France
was a weak king
19
Michelangelo gained fame as a:
painter
musician
sculptor
poet
20
The real purpose of an indulgence:
to provide alms for poor people
to grant souls time off from purgatory
to pay for the extravagant lifestyle of high Church officials
to create new monasteries
21
Henry's daughter Mary, when she became Queen in 1553:
married the King of France
tried to reintroduce Catholicism
made the Church of England stronger
ruled peacefully
22
The first European nation to start voyages of discovery:
Spain
Venice
Portugal
England
23
Henry VII consolidated his power over the barons by:
creating the Court of Star Chamber
supporting the middle class
forbidding private armies
all of these
24
Humanists were concerned with:
the need to make a comfortable life
the goals of human beings
spiritual matters
the power of the Church
25
Henry VIII wanted a divorce from Catherine of Aragon because:
she objected to Henry's love of humanism
she had produced no male heir to the throne
she was a Catholic
she originally had married his brother Arthur
26
Leonardo da Vinci differed from most painters in that:
he discovered his artistic talent later in life
he was skilled in non artistic professions
he rejected perspective
he painted a vast number of pictures
27
The head of the new Church of England:
Martin Luther
the Archbishop of Canterbury
Henry VIII
Sir Thomas More
28
Classical, in the context of this chapter, means:
referring to Ancient Greece and Rome
formal ethical training
classy, sophisticated
a traditional way of doing something
29
The method Galileo used to prove Copernican system was correct:
mathematics and orbital dynamics
the laws of physics
logic
a telescope trained on the moons of Jupiter
30
Sir Francis Drake:
all of these
sailed around the world
attacked the Spanish frequently
was knighted by Elizabeth I
31
The writer Machiavelli was noted for his:
his advice on how to be a successful general
his advice on how to paint well
his advice on how to be a successful politician
romantic love poems
32
Copernicus' system held that:
the Earth was the centre of the solar system
the Sun was the centre of the solar system
the Earth was the centre of the universe
the Sun was the centre of the universe
33
This city was ruled by which family?
Medici
Sforzas
Borgias
Condotierri
34
Navigational device which allowed navigators to calculate their latitude:
traverse board
compass
quadrant
log
35
Elizabeth I:
was a patron of the arts
was fluent in many languages
all of these
ruled firmly but with consideration of others