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TCAP Test ReviewBenchmark Test 5Middle Ages and
the Renaissance
  • Questions 1-35

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  • A timeline would indicate that the Middle Ages,
    Medieval period, or Dark Ages was a time between
  • A. the Stone and Bronze Ages.
  • B. the Iron and Bronze Ages.
  • C. ancient times and the Roman Empire.
  • D. ancient times and the Renaissance.

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  • One reason Europeans organized the feudal system
    was to
  • A. defend themselves from invaders.
  • B. turn peasants into slaves.
  • C. brag about their power.
  • D. attack their neighbors.

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  • Popes of the Roman Catholic Church had a great
    economic power in Medieval Europe because
  • A. the Church owned slaves.
  • B. the Church earned huge profits from growing
    tobacco.
  • C. the Church owned land and collected taxes.
  • D. the Church established the first banks in
    Europe.

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  • One reason the Crusades began was because the
  • A. pope hated European nobles.
  • B. Muslim Turks prevented Christian pilgrims from
    going to Jerusalem.
  • C. European peasants were tired of farming.
  • D. Church wanted to destroy guilds.

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  • What impressive buildings are still standing in
    many of todays European cities that were built
    during the Middle Ages?
  • A. royal stables
  • B. Gothic cathedrals
  • C. Turkish mosques
  • D. manor slave quarters

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  • Knowing that the Renaissance began in an area
    that was the center of European trade at the
    time, you should realize it began in
  • A. France.
  • B. Italy.
  • C. Russia.
  • D. England.

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  • The Gutenberg printing press allowed
  • A. ideas to spread from nation to nation.
  • B. popes to control the population.
  • C. kings to make war.
  • D. the Crusades to succeed.

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  • During the Renaissance, philosophers developed
    their ideas in part by studying the works of
  • A. classical Greece
  • B. ancient India
  • C. early Egypt
  • D. medieval Japan

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  • Martin Luthers break with the Roman Catholic
    Church is called the
  • A. Reformation.
  • B. Reoccurrence.
  • C. Revelation.
  • D. Reorganization.

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  • This was Martin Luthers complaints against the
    Roman Catholic Church.
  • A. 95 Theses
  • B. The Prince
  • C. Republic Documents
  • D. Theocracy Complaints

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  • How did the invention of the sextant help
    Europeans explore new areas?
  • A. Explorers could determine their latitude and
    longitude.
  • B. Explorers could determine which direction they
    were heading toward.
  • C. Explorers could determine the curvature of the
    Earth.
  • D. Explorers could determine the speed of their
    ships.

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  • In Medieval Europe, vassals were expected to
  • A. stand up for the rights of peasants.
  • B. raise armies for the king.
  • C. provide kings with land.
  • D. provide the Church with converts.

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  • The Bubonic Plague caused the population of
    Medieval Europe to
  • A. increase slightly
  • B. decrease slightly
  • C. increase sharply
  • D. decrease sharply

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  • In which system would you find serfs?
  • A. feudal system
  • B. caste system
  • C. class system
  • D. city-state system

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  • I had a vision from God to save a nation. I took
    charge of the French forces at the Battle of
    Orleans and helped defeat the English. I was
    captured and burned at the stake. Who am I?
  • A. Martin Luther
  • B. Julius Caesar
  • C. Marco Polo
  • D. Joan of Arc

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  • Which group of warriors began attacking European
    towns from the sea around 800 AD.
  • A. Vikings
  • B. Russians
  • C. Ottomans
  • D. Mongolians

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  • I was the ruler of Normandy who conquered the
    English at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. I
    introduced the feudal system to England, and
    sponsored a census called the Domesday Book. Who
    am I?
  • A. William the Conqueror
  • B. Henry VIII
  • C. King John
  • D. Charlemagne

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  • How did art change during the Renaissance?
  • A. Artists no longer used Greek and Roman
    techniques.
  • B. Artists no longer focused their works strictly
    on the Church.
  • C. Artists no longer painted in a realistic way.
  • D. Artists no longer included scenes from nature.

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  • History began when
  • A. hunters became gatherers and farmers.
  • B. early peoples began to use stone tools.
  • C. irrigation was invented.
  • D. people began to keep written records.

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  • The preservation of classical texts during the
    Middle Ages was most often accomplished in
  • A. shops.
  • B. guilds.
  • C. monasteries.
  • D. manors.

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  • The Magna Carta was a document signed by King
    John ___________ the power of the monarch in
    England.
  • A. increasing
  • B. limiting
  • C. excluding
  • D. replacing

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  • Why was the Magna Carta important?
  • A. It required people to recognize divine rights.
  • B. It established that people were innocent until
    proven guilty.
  • C. It limited the kings power over nobles.
  • D. It was the first code of written laws.

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  • Martin Luther is best known for
  • A. conquering the Iberian Peninsula.
  • B. writing about his travels to China.
  • C. leading a religious reform movement.
  • D. starting a missionary religious order.

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  • Renaissance philosophers affected the way people
    thought by
  • A. using art to criticize religious leaders.
  • B. asking people to question ideas that had been
    taken for granted.
  • C. promoting the importance of following the
    teachings of royalty.
  • D. asking people to continue following
    traditional beliefs.

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  • In the 1400s and 1500s, many European nations
    explored other parts of the world. Why?
  • A. to promote religious freedom
  • B. to learn about other ways of life
  • C. to help the economies of other nations
  • D. to gain wealth and spread Christianity

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  • An era of exploration began at the end of the
    Middle Ages because Europeans
  • A. needed lands for a growing population.
  • B. wanted to find new trade routes to China.
  • C. became interested in medical research.
  • D. ceased trading in the Mediterranean region.

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  • Martin Luther changed Christian theology by
  • A. challenging the authority of the pope.
  • B. designing the cathedral at Worms.
  • C. leading a Childrens Crusade.
  • D. demanding a split with Eastern Orthodoxy.

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  • Which person travels to unfamiliar places looking
    for riches and to spread religion?
  • A. an inventor
  • B. an explorer
  • C. a philosopher
  • D. a military leader

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  • Which Renaissance thinker is best known for
    building a telescope?
  • A. Rene Descartes
  • B. Nicolaus Copernicus
  • C. Galileo Galilei
  • D. Gerhardus Mercator

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  • Which document helped establish the principle of
    limited government?
  • A. Domesday Book
  • B. Justinian Code
  • C. Magna Carta
  • D. Hammurabis Code

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  • Joan of Arc changed the course of world history
    by
  • A. exploring new lands and claiming them for
    France.
  • B. leading French resistance against an invasion
    by England.
  • C. writing plays that showed the hardships of the
    poor.
  • D. developing new ways of treating war injuries.

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  • The Hundred Years War was fought between
  • A. England and France.
  • B. France and Italy.
  • C. England and Italy.
  • D. Rome and Jerusalem.

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  • The Renaissance changed the nature of European
    society by encouraging
  • A. a distrust of ideas and inventions.
  • B. a fear of outside influence on European
    culture.
  • C. an increase in the role of the Church in
    peoples lives.
  • D. a greater emphasis on art and philosophy.

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  • The microscope and thermometer were invented
    during the Renaissance. These inventions have
    the greatest impact on modern day
  • A. art.
  • B. medicine.
  • C. law.
  • D. transportation.

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  • Which activity is performed by an archaeologist?
  • A. examine recent events
  • B. discover new ideas
  • C. search for ancient tools
  • D. investigate new volcanoes
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