1. The Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution
Unit 6 Knowledge Check
The Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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