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| 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 | |
| 51. |
The………………….., was an instrument which indicated direction and helped the daring navigators, who explored new lands which later changed the very face of the Earth. |
| A. | gunpowder |
| B. | mariners compass |
| C. | printing |
| D. | paper |
| Answer» B. mariners compass | |
| 52. |
………………….. is the name given to the great religious revolt of the 16th century, which permanently divided the Christendom into great sects. |
| A. | renaissance |
| B. | reformation |
| C. | crusades |
| D. | index |
| Answer» B. reformation | |
| 53. |
In his book, “In praise of folly”, ……………..bitterly denounced the worldliness and vulgarity of the churchmen and ridiculed superstition. |
| A. | tetzel |
| B. | erasmus |
| C. | cervantes |
| D. | john wycliffe |
| Answer» B. erasmus | |
| 54. |
‘The Morning Star of Reformation’ was …………………… |
| A. | henry viii |
| B. | john wycliffe |
| C. | queen elizabeth |
| D. | martin luther |
| Answer» B. john wycliffe | |
| 55. |
John Wycliffe was an ………………Priest |
| A. | english |
| B. | french |
| C. | american |
| D. | portuguese |
| Answer» A. english | |
| 56. |
……………….. followers were known as ‘Lollards’ or ‘poor Priests’. |
| A. | tetzel’s |
| B. | john wycliffe’s |
| C. | cervantes’ |
| D. | martin luther’s |
| Answer» B. john wycliffe’s | |
| 57. |
……………………was a follower of Wycliffe in Bohemia. |
| A. | friar savonarola |
| B. | john huss |
| C. | tetzel |
| D. | henry viii |
| Answer» B. john huss | |
| 58. |
Martin Luther was the greatest leader of the Reformation Movement in …………………… |
| A. | germany |
| B. | france |
| C. | america |
| D. | russia |
| Answer» A. germany | |
| 59. |
To expose the malpractice, ………………..wrote his famous ‘Ninety Five Thesis’ and nailed it on the church door of Wittenberg in 1517 A.D. |
| A. | henry viii |
| B. | martin luther |
| C. | john wycliffe |
| D. | john huss |
| Answer» B. martin luther | |
| 60. |
Ulrich Zwingli was inspired by the teachings of Luther started the reform movement in…………………. |
| A. | switzerland |
| B. | france |
| C. | england |
| D. | scotland |
| Answer» A. switzerland | |
| 61. |
The work of Zwingli was continued by ……………..a French lawyer, who fled to Switzerland when the French king opposed him for his support to Lutheranism. |
| A. | john calvin |
| B. | adam smith |
| C. | david hume |
| D. | immanuel kant |
| Answer» A. john calvin | |
| 62. |
………………….gave a clear exposition of the religious beliefs of the Protestants in his Book, ‘The Institutes of Christian Religion’. |
| A. | john calvin |
| B. | henry viii |
| C. | john wycliffe |
| D. | john huss |
| Answer» A. john calvin | |
| 63. |
John Knox, a staunch follower of Calvin popularized ‘Presbyterianism’ in……………….. |
| A. | scotland |
| B. | france |
| C. | britain |
| D. | germany |
| Answer» A. scotland | |
| 64. |
………………. published a refutation of Luther’s Thesis for which Pope conferred on him the title, ‘the Defender of Faith’. |
| A. | henry viii |
| B. | edward vi |
| C. | james ii |
| D. | queen elizabeth |
| Answer» A. henry viii | |
| 65. |
The issue was the divorce of …………….wife Catherine of Aragon who bore no son for him and the proposal to marry Annie Boleyn. |
| A. | edward vi |
| B. | henry viii |
| C. | henry vii |
| D. | james i |
| Answer» B. henry viii | |
| 66. |
………………… was an intellectual and Cultural Revolution which is usually associated with the 18th century. |
| A. | enlightenment |
| B. | long march |
| C. | paris commune |
| D. | reformation |
| Answer» A. enlightenment | |
| 67. |
……………….. was the product of the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century. |
| A. | reformation |
| B. | enlightenment |
| C. | paris commune |
| D. | long march |
| Answer» B. enlightenment | |
| 68. |
The chief exponent of the idea of progress was Marquis de Condorcet, the ……………….mathematician and philosopher. |
| A. | french |
| B. | british |
| C. | spanish |
| D. | portuguese |
| Answer» A. french | |
| 69. |
The writers who spread the ideas of the Enlightenment were known as…………………... |
| A. | philosophes |
| B. | scientists |
| C. | journalists |
| D. | historians |
| Answer» A. philosophes | |
| 70. |
Printing was invented in …………..in 770 AD by the Buddhists. |
| A. | china |
| B. | egypt |
| C. | india |
| D. | burma |
| Answer» A. china | |
| 71. |
The credit for the invention of printing in Europe goes to Johannes Gutenberg, a ……………….craftsman. |
| A. | chinese |
| B. | french |
| C. | american |
| D. | german |
| Answer» D. german | |
| 72. |
The invention of true paper made of pulped rags is credited to a Chinese named ……………..in the year A.D. 105. |
| A. | chuteh |
| B. | marco polo |
| C. | dr.sunyatsen |
| D. | tsai lun |
| Answer» D. tsai lun | |
| 73. |
The first European to describe gunpowder was the ………………Friar Roger Bacon. |
| A. | english |
| B. | portuguese |
| C. | spanish |
| D. | french |
| Answer» A. english | |
| 74. |
The Turks conquered much of the Arab world, seized Constantinople in ……………….. with the effective use of gunpowder. |
| A. | 1153 |
| B. | 1256 |
| C. | 1353 |
| D. | 1453 |
| Answer» D. 1453 | |
| 75. |
The introduction of ……………………..made voyages to the distant and unknown lands easier and safer. |
| A. | marines compass |
| B. | gunpowder |
| C. | printing |
| D. | paper |
| Answer» A. marines compass | |
| 76. |
The advantageous location of Portugal on the Atlantic sea board was fully utilized by Henry, the Navigator of……………………. |
| A. | spain |
| B. | france |
| C. | britain |
| D. | portugal |
| Answer» D. portugal | |
| 77. |
In 1486 A.D …………………sailed along the West coast of Africa and went as far as the cape of storms, renamed as the Cape of Good Hope by the Portuguese King as it gave definite hope of discovering a new sea-route to the East. |
| A. | bartolommeo diaz |
| B. | amerigo vespucci |
| C. | ferdinand magellan |
| D. | vasco da-gama |
| Answer» A. bartolommeo diaz | |
| 78. |
………………….. sailed round the African continent and reached kappad, a few miles north of Calicut 1498 A.D. |
| A. | vasco da-gama |
| B. | amerigo vespucci |
| C. | ferdinand magellan |
| D. | columbus |
| Answer» A. vasco da-gama | |
| 79. |
An Italian sailor, Christopher Columbus, with the help of Queen Isabella of Spain, left the Spanish port of …………..in August 1492 and set foot on Small Island in West Indies in October, 1492 A.D. |
| A. | palos |
| B. | pearlharbour |
| C. | lisbon |
| D. | st.helena |
| Answer» A. palos | |
| 80. |
An ………………sailor, Christopher Columbus, with the help of Queen Isabella of Spain, left the Spanish port of Palos in August 1492 and set foot on Small Island in West Indies in October, 1492 A.D. |
| A. | british |
| B. | spanish |
| C. | portuguese |
| D. | italian |
| Answer» D. italian | |
| 81. |
The great distinction of circumnavigating the world goes to a ……………………navigator Ferdinand Magellan. |
| A. | portuguese |
| B. | italian |
| C. | british |
| D. | french |
| Answer» A. portuguese | |
| 82. |
With the help of the Spanish King, Charles II, …………….started the historic journey in September 1519 A.D. and after two years landed at the Islands of Philippines where he was killed by the natives. |
| A. | ferdinand magellan |
| B. | columbus |
| C. | vasco da-gama |
| D. | john cabot |
| Answer» A. ferdinand magellan | |
| 83. |
In 1497 A.D…………………., an Italian in the service of the Tudor king, Henry VIII of England, discovered New found land. |
| A. | john cabot |
| B. | john locke |
| C. | thomas jefferson |
| D. | ferdinand magellan |
| Answer» A. john cabot | |
| 84. |
Jacques Carter, the ………………..Sailor reached the mouth of St. Laurence River and laid the foundation of the city of Montreal. |
| A. | dutch |
| B. | portuguese |
| C. | spanish |
| D. | french |
| Answer» B. portuguese | |
| 85. |
Cortez discovered ………………..in 1519 A.D. |
| A. | mexico |
| B. | holland |
| C. | france |
| D. | england |
| Answer» A. mexico | |
| 86. |
…………………..is economic nationalism for the purpose of building a wealthy and powerful state. |
| A. | mercantilism |
| B. | laissez-faire |
| C. | utilitarianism |
| D. | renaissance |
| Answer» A. mercantilism | |
| 87. |
…………………. coined the term “mercantile system” to describe the system of political economy that sought to enrich the country by restraining imports and encouraging exports. |
| A. | adam smith |
| B. | thomas jefferson |
| C. | ferdinand magellan |
| D. | vasco da-gama |
| Answer» A. adam smith | |
| 88. |
In………………….., Jean-Baptiste Colbert was the minister of finance under Louis XIV |
| A. | france |
| B. | britain |
| C. | spain |
| D. | italy |
| Answer» A. france | |
| 89. |
The term ‘Laissez faire’ was coined by the ……………economic philosophers of the Enlightenment (Physiocrates). |
| A. | french |
| B. | british |
| C. | spanish |
| D. | french |
| Answer» A. french | |
| 90. |
Utilitarianism was a philosophical theory of ethics outlined by the philosopher Jeremy Bentham and developed by…………………. |
| A. | john stuart mill |
| B. | karl marx |
| C. | thomas jefferson |
| D. | columbus |
| Answer» A. john stuart mill | |
| 91. |
John Stuart Mill, a ……….philosopher and economist led the utilitarian movement in 1800s. |
| A. | french |
| B. | british |
| C. | dutch |
| D. | german |
| Answer» B. british | |
| 92. |
The …………………historian Henrie Pirenne formulated the theory of the ‘revival of long distance trade’ for the decline of feudalism. |
| A. | british |
| B. | belgian |
| C. | german |
| D. | american |
| Answer» B. belgian | |
| 93. |
In 1904, …………………published his monumental work ‘The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism’ in which he argued that capitalism was the product of Protestantism. |
| A. | marx |
| B. | weber |
| C. | eric hobsbawm |
| D. | thomas jefferson e) vasco da-gama |
| Answer» B. weber | |
| 94. |
According to Weber the emergence of Protestantism, particularly Calvinism, during the 16th and 17th centuries created the necessary condition for the origin of…………………. |
| A. | colonialism |
| B. | capitalism |
| C. | mercantilism |
| D. | socialism |
| Answer» B. capitalism | |
| 95. |
…………………wrote an important book entitled ‘Two Treatises of Government’. |
| A. | john locke |
| B. | thomas jefferson |
| C. | ferdinand magellan |
| D. | columbus |
| Answer» A. john locke | |
| 96. |
The death of Elizabeth I in ……………. A.D ended the glorious period of the Tudors. |
| A. | 1503 |
| B. | 1603 |
| C. | 1608 |
| D. | 1628 |
| Answer» B. 1603 | |
| 97. |
……………….inaugurated the Stuart Dynasty. |
| A. | james i |
| B. | charles i |
| C. | william of orange |
| D. | george i |
| Answer» A. james i | |
| 98. |
The protracted struggle began with James I, “the wisest fool of Christendom” and ended with the glorious or Bloodless Revolution of 1688 A.D. during the reign of………………... |
| A. | john adams |
| B. | james ii |
| C. | charles townshend |
| D. | charles i |
| Answer» B. james ii | |
| 99. |
James II established friendly relation with Louis XIV of……………….. |
| A. | germany |
| B. | france |
| C. | america |
| D. | new york |
| Answer» B. france | |
| 100. |
Huguenots were ……………….Protestants. |
| A. | french |
| B. | america |
| C. | germany |
| D. | holland |
| Answer» A. french | |
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