Practice Test

Question 1

Which statement best compares the ideas of Martin Luther to the ideas of the Catholic Church in the 1500s?

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Luther taught that salvation came from faith alone, while the Church taught that both faith and good works could bring about salvation.

Question 2

The Italian Renaissance spread across Europe in the late 1400s through

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urbanization.

Question 3

The use of depth and distance on a flat surface such as a painting is called

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perspective.

Question 4

The focus on the visible world in Renaissance art was called

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naturalism.

Question 5

Which invention helped spread the Italian Renaissance across Europe?

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printing presses

Question 6

The concept of checks and balances ensures that

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each branch of government has the ability to limit the power of the others.

Question 7

Who discovered how gravity affects objects on Earth?

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Isaac Newton

Question 8

During the Scientific Revolution, both Copernicus and Galileo

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supported a theory of the universe that contradicted the teachings of the Catholic Church.

Question 9

In what country did the Renaissance begin?

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Italy

Question 10

How did Enlightenment thinkers approach the study of government?

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by taking a secular view

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