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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History) .
| 1. |
The Renaissance, a movement which stressed the ideas of the classical world, has been described as ending the…………………. |
| A. | ancient era |
| B. | medieval era |
| C. | modern era |
| D. | post-modern era |
| Answer» B. medieval era | |
| 2. |
The word ………means the revival or rebirth of the freedom loving, adventurous thought of man. |
| A. | renaissance |
| B. | science |
| C. | feudalism |
| D. | rationalism |
| Answer» A. renaissance | |
| 3. |
During the …………..Ages faith dominated over Reason and consequently there was no intellectual freedom. |
| A. | ancient |
| B. | middle |
| C. | modern |
| D. | post-modern |
| Answer» B. middle | |
| 4. |
The Renaissance produced a new spirit of creativity and rationalism and the scholars began to study …………..and Latin classics. |
| A. | greek |
| B. | english |
| C. | american |
| D. | african |
| Answer» A. greek | |
| 5. |
Original Thinking and the critical spirit of enquiry made Abelard, Roger Bacon and Thomas Aquinas as the harbingers of the…………….. |
| A. | renaissance |
| B. | evolution |
| C. | crusades |
| D. | feudalism |
| Answer» A. renaissance | |
| 6. |
The…………….., the war between the cross and the crescent brought the Europeans of the Dark Ages into contact with the highly developed cultural of the Orient. |
| A. | crusades |
| B. | reformation |
| C. | renaissance |
| D. | humanism |
| Answer» A. crusades | |
| 7. |
Before the invention of the…………., Knowledge was the privilege of the wealthy people. |
| A. | printing press |
| B. | iron |
| C. | mariners compass |
| D. | gun powder |
| Answer» A. printing press | |
| 8. |
In…………….., Constantinople, the capital of Eastern Roman Empire was captured by the Turks. |
| A. | 1253 |
| B. | 1343 |
| C. | 1453 |
| D. | 1543 |
| Answer» C. 1453 | |
| 9. |
In 1453……………., the capital of Eastern Roman Empire was captured by the Turks. |
| A. | constantinople |
| B. | rome |
| C. | sardinia |
| D. | petrograd |
| Answer» A. constantinople | |
| 10. |
Humanism means a systematic study of……………... |
| A. | man |
| B. | birds |
| C. | monkey |
| D. | elephant |
| Answer» A. man | |
| 11. |
In the middle Ages, …………….became the centre of learning and education. |
| A. | theology |
| B. | secularism |
| C. | individualism |
| D. | reason |
| Answer» A. theology | |
| 12. |
………………….brought about a transition from the religious approach to the humanistic approach to the problems of the world. |
| A. | renaissance |
| B. | reformation |
| C. | crusades |
| D. | index |
| Answer» A. renaissance | |
| 13. |
Renaissance initially started in ………………… |
| A. | paris |
| B. | italy |
| C. | bologna |
| D. | oxford |
| Answer» B. italy | |
| 14. |
When Constantinople was captured by …………….most of the Greek scholars migrated to Italy |
| A. | turks |
| B. | french |
| C. | russian |
| D. | spanish |
| Answer» A. turks | |
| 15. |
The …………..cities like Venice, Milan and Florence were rich and prosperous due to trade with the East. |
| A. | italian |
| B. | german |
| C. | british |
| D. | spanish |
| Answer» A. italian | |
| 16. |
……………actually came to be known as the “Athens of Italy”. |
| A. | cambridge |
| B. | florence |
| C. | venice |
| D. | milan |
| Answer» B. florence | |
| 17. |
Machiavelli was the great political writer of …………….. |
| A. | italy |
| B. | england |
| C. | germany |
| D. | poland |
| Answer» A. italy | |
| 18. |
Who was author of the book ‘The Prince’? |
| A. | machiavelli |
| B. | voltaire |
| C. | diderot |
| D. | condorcet |
| Answer» A. machiavelli | |
| 19. |
……………… was called “the Morning star of Renaissance” |
| A. | montesquieu |
| B. | dante |
| C. | thomas hobbes |
| D. | john locke |
| Answer» B. dante | |
| 20. |
Who wrote ‘Divine Comedy’? |
| A. | dante |
| B. | petrarch |
| C. | machiavelli |
| D. | boccaccio |
| Answer» A. dante | |
| 21. |
………………was called the ‘Father of Humanism’ |
| A. | diderot |
| B. | voltaire |
| C. | petrarch |
| D. | condorcet |
| Answer» C. petrarch | |
| 22. |
……………….. broke the monopoly of Latin and wrote his world famous love sonnets to “Laura” in Italian language. |
| A. | jeremy bentham |
| B. | adam smith |
| C. | petrarch |
| D. | j.s. mill |
| Answer» C. petrarch | |
| 23. |
Who wrote ‘Utopia’? |
| A. | thomas moore |
| B. | voltaire |
| C. | diderot |
| D. | condorcet |
| Answer» A. thomas moore | |
| 24. |
………………. was the “Father of Italian Prose”. |
| A. | boccaccio |
| B. | martin luther |
| C. | petrarch |
| D. | machiavelli |
| Answer» A. boccaccio | |
| 25. |
Whose master piece was ‘De-Cameron’? |
| A. | ben johnson |
| B. | shakespeare |
| C. | boccaccio |
| D. | marlowe |
| Answer» C. boccaccio | |
| 26. |
The greatest Renaissance scholar of ………………was Erasmus. |
| A. | holland |
| B. | russia |
| C. | china |
| D. | italy |
| Answer» A. holland | |
| 27. |
………………..was the author of ‘The Praise of Folly’. |
| A. | diderot |
| B. | voltaire |
| C. | erasmus |
| D. | condorcet |
| Answer» C. erasmus | |
| 28. |
……………..was author of ‘Don Quixote’. |
| A. | cervantes |
| B. | montesquieu |
| C. | thomas hobbes |
| D. | john locke |
| Answer» A. cervantes | |
| 29. |
The …………….writer Camoes described the wonderful voyages of Vasco-De Gama in his epic Luciads. |
| A. | portuguese |
| B. | spanish |
| C. | british |
| D. | american |
| Answer» A. portuguese | |
| 30. |
St. Peters church in Rome, the huge dome of which was designed by …………………….was the finest example of the Renaissance architecture. |
| A. | michael angelo |
| B. | machiavelli |
| C. | boccaccio |
| D. | cervantes |
| Answer» A. michael angelo | |
| 31. |
Two important styles or schools of painting that flourished in …………..were the Florentine School and the Venetian School. |
| A. | singapore |
| B. | germany |
| C. | japan |
| D. | italy |
| Answer» D. italy | |
| 32. |
Founded by Giotto, the …………….School produced three eminent painters known as Leonardo Da Vinci, Michael Angelo and Raphael. |
| A. | florentine |
| B. | venetian |
| C. | milan |
| D. | oxford |
| Answer» A. florentine | |
| 33. |
Whose immortal painting is ‘Last Supper’? |
| A. | leonardo davinci |
| B. | voltaire |
| C. | diderot |
| D. | condorcet |
| Answer» A. leonardo davinci | |
| 34. |
Whose immortal painting is ‘Monolisa’? |
| A. | boccaccio |
| B. | petrarch |
| C. | machiavelli |
| D. | leonardo davinci |
| Answer» D. leonardo davinci | |
| 35. |
Whose immortal painting is ‘Virgin of the Rock’? |
| A. | leonardo davinci |
| B. | palestrina |
| C. | galerichi |
| D. | machiavelli |
| Answer» A. leonardo davinci | |
| 36. |
‘The Last Judgment’ was the painting of …………….. |
| A. | michael angelo |
| B. | lorenzo ghiberti |
| C. | donatello |
| D. | lucca della robbie |
| Answer» A. michael angelo | |
| 37. |
The ‘Madonna’ is the greatest of the paintings of…………….. |
| A. | giorgione |
| B. | titian |
| C. | giovanni bellini |
| D. | raphael |
| Answer» D. raphael | |
| 38. |
………………..was “the Father of Modern Science” |
| A. | condorcet |
| B. | voltaire |
| C. | diderot |
| D. | roger bacon |
| Answer» D. roger bacon | |
| 39. |
Nicholas Copernicus was a great scientist of …………….created a sensation by his theory that the earth is round in shape and it moves round the sun. |
| A. | poland |
| B. | canada |
| C. | taiwan |
| D. | australia |
| Answer» A. poland | |
| 40. |
………………was a great scientist of Poland created a sensation by his theory that the earth is round in shape and it moves round the sun. |
| A. | nicholas copernicus |
| B. | adam smith |
| C. | david hume |
| D. | immanuel kant |
| Answer» A. nicholas copernicus | |
| 41. |
……………theory was modified by John Kepler (1571-1630) which became the foundation of the Universe. |
| A. | nicholas copernicus |
| B. | petrarch |
| C. | machiavelli |
| D. | boccaccio |
| Answer» A. nicholas copernicus | |
| 42. |
Who proved that the planets including the Earth revolve round the Sun in elliptical Orbits and not in a circle as indicated by Copernicus? |
| A. | john kepler |
| B. | petrarch |
| C. | boccaccio |
| D. | cervantes |
| Answer» A. john kepler | |
| 43. |
………………., the Italian scientist studied the Solar System and perfected the ‘Copernican Theory’ rebuked the theory of Aristotle that heavier bodies fall at quicker speed than lighter bodies. |
| A. | galileo |
| B. | petrarch |
| C. | machiavelli |
| D. | boccaccio |
| Answer» A. galileo | |
| 44. |
…………………..established the Laws of Gravitation. |
| A. | sir isaac newton |
| B. | diderot |
| C. | rousseau |
| D. | voltaire |
| Answer» A. sir isaac newton | |
| 45. |
………………asserted that science depends upon observation of facts. |
| A. | descartes |
| B. | leonardo davinci |
| C. | marco polo |
| D. | machiavelli |
| Answer» A. descartes | |
| 46. |
The English Physician, …………………..discovered how blood circulates from the heart through arteries to different parts of the body and comes back to the heart through veins. |
| A. | william harvey |
| B. | adam smith |
| C. | david hume |
| D. | immanuel kant |
| Answer» A. william harvey | |
| 47. |
The ………………..Physician, William Harvey discovered how blood circulates from the heart through arteries to different parts of the body and comes back to the heart through veins. |
| A. | english |
| B. | french |
| C. | american |
| D. | portuguese |
| Answer» A. english | |
| 48. |
The invention of Gun Powder by ………………revolutionized the art of warfare and gave a death blow to feudalism. |
| A. | roger bacon |
| B. | tetzel |
| C. | marco polo |
| D. | boccaccio |
| Answer» A. roger bacon | |
| 49. |
The invention of Printing Press by …………………helped the rapid spread of knowledge. |
| A. | diderot |
| B. | john guttenberg |
| C. | rousseau |
| D. | voltaire |
| Answer» B. john guttenberg | |
| 50. |
………….perfected the idea of Roger Bacon and set up his improved Telescope at the University of Padua. |
| A. | galileo |
| B. | jesus christ |
| C. | erasmus |
| D. | richelieu |
| Answer» A. galileo | |
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