1. Renaissance, Reformation and Scientific Revolution
Social Studies’ TEST
Renaissance, Reformation and Scientific Revolution

2. I. Directions: Click on the slide to hear each statement, then select the best answer and mark it on your test.
1. Which of the following describes the Renaissance?
A. A revival of the art and traditions of Greece and Rome and renewed importance on the emphasis of the individual.
B. A revival of the art and traditions of Greece and Rome and renewed emphasis on the importance of community.
C. A revival of the art and traditions of the Catholic Church.

3. 2. Which of the following did the Medici family support to encourage the Renaissance?
A. French artists and writers and the search for manuscripts from ancient Egypt. B. The development of the printing press. C. Italian artists and writers and the search for classical manuscripts.

4. 3. What did sixteenth-century Protestants want to change?
A. Corruption and abuses in the church.
B. Wages and working conditions on the farms.
C. Power and prestige of the nobility

5. 4. Why are Martin Luther and John Calvin considered important historic figures?
A. They were Renaissance leaders.
B. They were Roman Catholic leaders.
C. They were Protestant leaders.

6. 5. Since John Calvin was a controversial figure, we can infer that __________________.
A. Everyone liked what Calvin had to say. B. Many people were interested in what Calvin had to say. C. Calvin was almost unknown.

7. 6. Which of the following was the most important result of the Reformation?
A. The Bible was translated into Latin
B. Interest in Religion declined.
C. Europe was split into two large religious groups.

8. 7. Martin Luther was kidnapped by his friends ____________________.
A. Because his ideas made them angry. B. Because they wanted him to remain in the Catholic Church. C. To save his life.

9. 8. If someone was accused of heresy, who were they accused of going against?
A. The Church B. Humanists C. Renaissance Thinkers D. Protestants

10. 9. The Renaissance took place primarily on the continent of ___________?
A. Africa B. Asia C. Europe D. North America

11. 10. For thousands of years, Scientific Thought was based on the teachings of ____________?
A. Galileo B. Aristotle C. Medici D. John Calvin

12. 11.The theory of heliocentricity states that the ______________ is the center of the universe
A. Sun
B. Moon
C. galaxy
D. Earth

13. 12. A heretic is a person who questions ___
A. teachings of the church.
B. the scientific method.
C. the relationship between mass and gravity.
D. the teachings of Martin Luther.

14. 13. What set the stage for the Scientific Revolution to flourish?
A. Galileo’s Experiments B. The Protestant Reformation C. Francis Bacon’s organization of the scientific community.

15. 14. Which of the following best describes the beginning of the Protestant Reformation?
A. Martin Luther pinned his 95 theses to a church wall. B. Florence, Italy served as the artistic center of the Renaissance. C. The Printing Press helped the Reformation spread throughout Europe.

16. 15. What is the most likely reason Martin Luther translated the Bible into German?
A. To impress church authorities.
B. So that he could read it more easily.
C. To make the Bible easier for everyone to get to.

17. II. MATCHING: Read the description in the left hand column, find the term that matches on the right. Write the CAPITAL letter in the space provided.
_____16. Motivations for European exploration A. illumination _____17. People or species that are native to a region B. status quo _____18. The existing way of thinking or doing things C. Gold, Glory, God _____19. To shed light on or make brighter D. indigenous

18. III. Read each statement and decide if it is true or false
III. Read each statement and decide if it is true or false. Write your answer: TRUE or FALSE in the space provided.
20. Martin Luther’s “95 Theses” protested corruption and abuses in the church.

19. 21. Leonardo Da Vinci used mirror writing to keep his ideas a secret.

20. 22. Protestants broke away from the Catholic Church.

21. 23. Galileo showed the property of gravity by dropping two objects from the top of the tower of Pisa.

22. 24. Renaissance means “to be reborn.”

23. 25. John Calvin believed in predestination

24. 26. The Printing Press helped the causes of the Reformation.

25. 27. The word ‘recant’ means “to take back.”

26. 28. The Catholic Church disagreed with Aristotle’s theory that the Earth was the center of the Universe.

27. 29. Francis Bacon created organization and cooperation within the scientific community.

28. 30. The Renaissance was the reason many of Shakespeare’s plays were written.

29. IV. MATCHING: Read the description in the left hand column, find the term that matches on the right. Write the CAPITAL letter in the space provided.
31. The belief in human abilities  A. Corruption
32. A study of God and beliefs B. philosopher
33. Use of position of trust for dishonest gain C. patron
34. One who studies a way of thinking or thought D. humanism
35. Someone who gives an artist income to make it possible E. theology
for them to do their art.