Transcript Unit 6 Knowledge Check

Unit 6
Knowledge
Check
The Renaissance,
Reformation, and Scientific
Revolution
1. The Study of classical texts
caused humanists to focus on
what subject?
 A.
Individual potential and achievements
 B. an understanding of early Christianity
 C. an understanding of ancient Muslim
values
 D. Roman law and government
2. What was an important effect of the
invention of the printing press?
 A.
Gutenberg used his wealth from the
invention to support artists.
 B. It led to the development of public
libraries.
 C. It led to a renewed study of Latin and
Greek.
 D. It increased literacy and the use of the
vernacular.
3. How was the De Medici family
instrumental in helping to begin the
Renaissance in Florence?
 A.
For being artists who painted the Sistine
Chapel
 B. For being writers who developed
humanism
 C. For being religious reformers in
Protestant Italy
 D. For being rulers and supporters of the
arts
4. One way in which Martin Luther’s
Ninety-Five theses and Henry VIII’s act
of supremacy are similar is that both…
 A.
Emphasize the importance of the Bible
 B. Caused the Thirty-Years War
 C. Challenge the authority of the Catholic
Church
 D. Helped to unify Christendom
5. During the Renaissance, which
development contributed most to the
Protestant Reformation?
 A.
Interest in Ancient Greece and Rome
 B. Advances in Math and Science
 C. Questioning of traditional authority
 D. Attention to realism and detail
6. Which was a result of the Protestant
Reformation?
 A.
The Catholic Church accepted the
dominance of the new Protestant religions
in Italy, France, and Germany
 B. Spain became a predominately
Protestant nation
 C. Catholic Church leaders refused to
make any changes in church practices
 D. The power of the Catholic Church in
Europe was weakened.
7. The Protestant Reformation and the
European Renaissance were similar in that
both…
 A.
discouraged the growth of strong
monarchs
 B. encouraged people to question
tradition
 C. were led by the military
 D. supported the return of the Roman
Empire
8. Which of the following was agreed
upon at the Council of Trent?
 A.
The Church’s interpretation of the Bible
was final
 B. Selling indulgences was an appropriate
practice
 C. Local priests had to originate the
process of excommunication
 D. Church and state should be separate
9. During the Scientific Revolution, one
similarity in the work of many scientists and
philosophers was that they…
 A.
relied heavily on the ideas of medieval
thinkers
 B. favored an absolute monarchy as a
way of improving economic conditions
 C. received support from the Catholic
Church
 D. examined natural laws governing the
universe
10. Which statement best describes the
effects of the works of Copernicus, Galileo,
Newton, and Descartes?
 A.
The acceptance of traditional authority
was strengthened
 B. The scientific method was used to solve
problems
 C. Funding to education was increased
by the English government
 D. Interest in Greek and Roman drama
was renewed