World Civilizations
Multiple Choice Items
First Grading Period
1. Johannes Gutenberg’s invention that made literacy possible for large numbers of people was the
a. internet
b. printing press
c. telephone
d. paper
2. A brilliant cultural movement swept Europe from 1300 to 1600 known as the
a. Reformation
b. Enlightenment
c. Renaissance
d. Revolution
3. Florence, Italy is often hailed as the birthplace of the Renaissance. The most powerful family of Florence, even though not elected to public office was the
a. Buonarroti family
b. Castiglione family
c. Anguissola family
d. Medici family
4. Renaissance artists also rediscovered a technique that gives a three-dimensional appearance to paintings known as
a. perspective
b. secularism
c. fresco
d. vernacular
5. Renaissance writers wrote for self-expression or to portray the individuality of their subjects. To do this, they abandoned the use of classical Latin and wrote in their native language. This technique is known as
a. humanism
b. vernacular
c. secular
d. Elizabethan
6. The most noted of all Elizabethan authors is
a. Thomas More
b. Francois Rabelais
c. William Shakespeare
d. Edmund Spencer
7. In 1517, a German monk, Martin Luther decided to speak out against
a. selling of indulgences
b. heresy
c. the papacy
d. gambling
8. Luther posted 95 thesis on the Wittenberg Church door calling for a full reform of the Catholic Church. In these theses, he outlined his teachings which contained all of the following principles, EXCEPT
a. People could win salvation by faith in God’s gift of forgiveness
b. All church teaching should be based on the words of the Bible.
c. All people with faith were equal.
d. Indulgences were a necessary part of God’s forgiveness of man.
9. Luther’s protest led to the movement known as
a. Eastern Orthodox
b. Protestantism
c. Anglican
d. Calvinism
10. The Counter-Reformation was in response to the formation of the Protestant church and reformed the
a. Anglican Church
b. Anabaptist
c. Catholic Church
d. Calvinist