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

Mediterranean trade brought wealth there

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

anger at the worldliness of the Church

What resulted from the Peace of Augsburg in 1555?

Each German prince could decide the religion for his lands

One of Newton's contributions was his

analysis of the composition of matter

Why did scientists begin to repeat their experiments?

to refine and improve their hypotheses

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

It was more realistic and portrayed non-religious subjects

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

He believed Christians could be saved only by faith

Humanist scholars differed from medieval thinkers in that humanists

tended to focus more on worldly subjects

Why was Copernicus' theory revolutionary?

It contradicted the teachings of classical thinkers

The printing revolution meant that

exposed educated readers to new ideas and places

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Ch. 13: Renaissance & Reformation

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1
Unlike Francis Bacon, Rene Descartes believed that the best road to understanding was through
experimentation
human reasoning
observation
hypothesis testing
2
How did Italy's location help make it the starting point of the Renaissance?
Many libraries were located there
Leading Greek scholars moved there
Mediterranean trade brought wealth there
As trade declined, people turned to the arts
3
Which of the following was a factor leading to the Reformation?
the belief that the Pope should support the Renaissance
anger at the worldliness of the Church
the hope that the Church would sell more indulgences
a desire to set up a theocracy in Wittenberg
4
This decree by the Catholic Church, made Luther an outlaw and his works were to be burned
Edict of Worms
Indulgences
Treaty of Versailles
Diet of Worms
5
During the Renaissance, there was a revival of interest in
humanism
supernaturalism
individual achievement
Greek and Roman culture
6
Name the following piece of art
The Last Supper
David
The Creation of Man
7
Name the following piece of art
School of Athens
Mona Lisa
La Pieta
8
The Swiss city-state of Geneva became a model of Protestant morality under the leadership of
Martin Luther
John Knox
John Calvin
Ulrich Zwingli
9
What resulted from the Peace of Augsburg in 1555?
Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Catholic Church
Each German prince could decide the religion for his lands
Martin recanted his 95 Theses
The Catholic Church banned the sale of indulgences
10
How sculpted David and painted the Sistine Chapel?
Leonardo da Vinci
Cosimo de Medici
Michelangelo
Raphael
11
In The Prince, Machiavelli advises rulers to
Learn poetry, music and sports
be ruthless in achieving goals
learn courtly manners
Support the arts
12
Name the following piece of art
Creation of Man
David
The Last Supper
13
What two men revolutionized scientific thought in the 1600s?
Luther and Calvin
Bacon and Descartes
Plato and Aristotle
Boyle and Galileo
14
One of Newton's contributions was his
Invention of the microscope
description of how muscles and blood vessels work
explanation of the movement of planets
analysis of the composition of matter
15
Why did scientists begin to repeat their experiments?
to express their doubt about the outcomes
to refine and improve their hypotheses
to prove that gravity was the building block of all life
to disprove the mistakes of classical scientists
16
When did the Renaissance occur?
1000-1200CE
1400-1700 CE
800-1000 CE
1350-1600 CE
17
Name the following piece of art
Mona Lisa
La Pieta
School of Athens
18
Name the following piece of art
School of Athens
Mona Lisa
La Pieta
19
Luther's ideas spread mostly in
Germany and Scandinavia
northern Germany
France and Spain
Italy
20
How was Renaissance art different from the art of the Middle Ages?
It was more realistic and portrayed non-religious subjects
It was always based on Greek and Roman subjects
It was less realistic and portrayed only religious subjects
It was usually placed in churches and other religious places
21
This artist, known as the original Renaissance Man, was also a scientist, writer, and inventor
Michelangelo
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
Donatello
22
Name the artist of the painting below
Raphael
Donatello
da Vinci
Michelangelo
23
What is one belief Luther held that differed from Church practices?
He believed the Church should sell more indulgences
He believed Christians could be saved only by faith
He opposed translating the Bible
He supported Johann Tetzel
24
Humanist scholars differed from medieval thinkers in that humanists
tended to focus more on spirituality
used Latin as their language for scholarship
Rejected the learning of Greece and Rome
tended to focus more on worldly subjects
25
Why was Copernicus' theory revolutionary?
It went against the theory of Isaac Newton
It contradicted the teachings of classical thinkers
It was not based on scientific observation
It agreed with Luther's ideas
26
Which statement best describes the religious persecution of the 1500s?
Persecution ended in 1545
Persecution was widespread
Jews persecuted Catholics
Only Jews were persecuted
27
Which Renaissance ideal did Shakespeare's work explore?
feminism
Religious devotion
Bushido
complexity of the individual
28
The printing revolution meant that
exposed educated readers to new ideas and places
the arts lost many patrons
the Bible could be read for the first time
an end to illiteracy in Europe

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