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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The work of Zwingli was continued by ……………..a French lawyer, who fled to Switzerlandwhen the French king opposed him for his support to Lutheranism. |
| A. | john calvin |
| B. | adam smith |
| C. | david hume |
| D. | immanuel kant |
| Answer» B. adam smith | |
| 2. |
Ulrich Zwingli was inspired by the teachings of Luther started the reform movementin…………………. |
| A. | switzerland |
| B. | france |
| C. | england |
| D. | scotland |
| Answer» B. france | |
| 3. |
To expose the malpractice, ………………..wrote his famous ‘Ninety Five Thesis’ and nailed it onthe church door of Wittenberg in 1517 A.D. |
| A. | henry viii |
| B. | martin luther |
| C. | john wycliffe |
| D. | john huss |
| Answer» C. john wycliffe | |
| 4. |
……………….. followers were known as ‘Lollards’ or ‘poor Priests’. |
| A. | tetzel’s |
| B. | john wycliffe’s |
| C. | cervantes’ |
| D. | martin luther’s |
| Answer» C. cervantes’ | |
| 5. |
……………………was a follower of Wycliffe in Bohemia. |
| A. | friar savonarola |
| B. | john huss |
| C. | tetzel |
| D. | henry viii |
| Answer» C. tetzel | |
| 6. |
John Wycliffe was an ………………Priest |
| A. | english |
| B. | french |
| C. | american |
| D. | portuguese |
| Answer» B. french | |
| 7. |
………………….. is the name given to the great religious revolt of the 16th century, whichpermanently divided the Christendom into great sects. |
| A. | renaissance |
| B. | reformation |
| C. | crusades |
| D. | index |
| Answer» C. crusades | |
| 8. |
In his book, “In praise of folly”, ……………..bitterly denounced the worldliness and vulgarity ofthe churchmen and ridiculed superstition. |
| A. | tetzel |
| B. | erasmus |
| C. | cervantes |
| D. | john wycliffe |
| Answer» C. cervantes | |
| 9. |
‘The Morning Star of Reformation’ was …………………… |
| A. | henry viii |
| B. | john wycliffe |
| C. | queen elizabeth |
| D. | martin luther |
| Answer» C. queen elizabeth | |
| 10. |
………….perfected the idea of Roger Bacon and set up his improved Telescope at theUniversity of Padua. |
| A. | galileo |
| B. | jesus christ |
| C. | erasmus |
| D. | richelieu |
| Answer» B. jesus christ | |
| 11. |
The invention of Printing Press by …………………helped the rapid spread of knowledge. |
| A. | diderot |
| B. | john guttenberg |
| C. | rousseau |
| D. | voltaire |
| Answer» C. rousseau | |
| 12. |
The English Physician, …………………..discovered how blood circulates from the heart througharteries 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» B. adam smith | |
| 13. |
The invention of Gun Powder by ………………revolutionized the art of warfare and gave adeath blow to feudalism. |
| A. | roger bacon |
| B. | tetzel |
| C. | marco polo |
| D. | boccaccio |
| Answer» B. tetzel | |
| 14. |
The ………………..Physician, William Harvey discovered how blood circulates from the heartthrough arteries to different parts of the body and comes back to the heart through veins. |
| A. | english |
| B. | french |
| C. | american |
| D. | portuguese |
| Answer» B. french | |
| 15. |
…………………..established the Laws of Gravitation. |
| A. | sir isaac newton |
| B. | diderot |
| C. | rousseau |
| D. | voltaire |
| Answer» B. diderot | |
| 16. |
………………., the Italian scientist studied the Solar System and perfected the ‘CopernicanTheory’ rebuked the theory of Aristotle that heavier bodies fall at quicker speed than lighter bodies. |
| A. | galileo |
| B. | petrarch |
| C. | machiavelli |
| D. | boccaccio |
| Answer» B. petrarch | |
| 17. |
……………theory was modified by John Kepler (1571-1630) which became the foundation ofthe Universe. |
| A. | nicholas copernicus |
| B. | petrarch |
| C. | machiavelli |
| D. | boccaccio |
| Answer» B. petrarch | |
| 18. |
Who proved that the planets including the Earth revolve round the Sun in elliptical Orbitsand not in a circle as indicated by Copernicus? |
| A. | john kepler |
| B. | petrarch |
| C. | boccaccio |
| D. | cervantes |
| Answer» B. petrarch | |
| 19. |
………………was a great scientist of Poland created a sensation by his theory that the earth isround in shape and it moves round the sun. |
| A. | nicholas copernicus |
| B. | adam smith |
| C. | david hume |
| D. | immanuel kant |
| Answer» B. adam smith | |
| 20. |
Nicholas Copernicus was a great scientist of …………….created a sensation by his theory thatthe earth is round in shape and it moves round the sun. |
| A. | poland |
| B. | canada |
| C. | taiwan |
| D. | australia |
| Answer» B. canada | |
| 21. |
The ‘Madonna’ is the greatest of the paintings of…………….. |
| A. | giorgione |
| B. | titian |
| C. | giovanni bellini |
| D. | raphael |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
‘The Last Judgment’ was the painting of …………….. |
| A. | michael angelo |
| B. | lorenzo ghiberti |
| C. | donatello |
| D. | lucca della robbie |
| Answer» B. lorenzo ghiberti | |
| 23. |
Whose immortal painting is ‘Virgin of the Rock’? |
| A. | leonardo davinci |
| B. | palestrina |
| C. | galerichi |
| D. | machiavelli |
| Answer» B. palestrina | |
| 24. |
Whose immortal painting is ‘Monolisa’? |
| A. | boccaccio |
| B. | petrarch |
| C. | machiavelli |
| D. | leonardo davinci |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Whose immortal painting is ‘Last Supper’? |
| A. | leonardo davinci |
| B. | voltaire |
| C. | diderot |
| D. | condorcet |
| Answer» B. voltaire | |
| 26. |
Founded by Giotto, the …………….School produced three eminent painters known asLeonardo Da Vinci, Michael Angelo and Raphael. |
| A. | florentine |
| B. | venetian |
| C. | milan |
| D. | oxford |
| Answer» B. venetian | |
| 27. |
………………..was the author of ‘The Praise of Folly’. |
| A. | diderot |
| B. | voltaire |
| C. | erasmus |
| D. | condorcet |
| Answer» D. condorcet | |
| 28. |
Two important styles or schools of painting that flourished in …………..were the FlorentineSchool and the Venetian School. |
| A. | singapore |
| B. | germany |
| C. | japan |
| D. | italy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
St. Peters church in Rome, the huge dome of which was designed by …………………….was thefinest example of the Renaissance architecture. |
| A. | michael angelo |
| B. | machiavelli |
| C. | boccaccio |
| D. | cervantes |
| Answer» B. machiavelli | |
| 30. |
The …………….writer Camoes described the wonderful voyages of Vasco-De Gama in his epicLuciads. |
| A. | portuguese |
| B. | spanish |
| C. | british |
| D. | american |
| Answer» B. spanish | |
| 31. |
……………..was author of ‘Don Quixote’. |
| A. | cervantes |
| B. | montesquieu |
| C. | thomas hobbes |
| D. | john locke |
| Answer» B. montesquieu | |
| 32. |
The greatest Renaissance scholar of ………………was Erasmus. |
| A. | holland |
| B. | russia |
| C. | china |
| D. | italy |
| Answer» B. russia | |
| 33. |
Whose master piece was ‘De-Cameron’? |
| A. | ben johnson |
| B. | shakespeare |
| C. | boccaccio |
| D. | marlowe |
| Answer» D. marlowe | |
| 34. |
Who wrote ‘Utopia’? |
| A. | thomas moore |
| B. | voltaire |
| C. | diderot |
| D. | condorcet |
| Answer» B. voltaire | |
| 35. |
……………….. 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» D. j.s. mill | |
| 36. |
………………was called the ‘Father of Humanism’ |
| A. | diderot |
| B. | voltaire |
| C. | petrarch |
| D. | condorcet |
| Answer» D. condorcet | |
| 37. |
Who was author of the book ‘The Prince’? |
| A. | machiavelli |
| B. | voltaire |
| C. | diderot |
| D. | condorcet |
| Answer» B. voltaire | |
| 38. |
The …………..cities like Venice, Milan and Florence were rich and prosperous due to tradewith the East. |
| A. | italian |
| B. | german |
| C. | british |
| D. | spanish |
| Answer» B. german | |
| 39. |
When Constantinople was captured by …………….most of the Greek scholars migrated to Italy |
| A. | turks |
| B. | french |
| C. | russian |
| D. | spanish |
| Answer» B. french | |
| 40. |
Renaissance initially started in ………………… |
| A. | paris |
| B. | italy |
| C. | bologna |
| D. | oxford |
| Answer» C. bologna | |
| 41. |
In the middle Ages, …………….became the centre of learning and education. |
| A. | theology |
| B. | secularism |
| C. | individualism |
| D. | reason |
| Answer» B. secularism | |
| 42. |
Humanism means a systematic study of……………... |
| A. | man |
| B. | birds |
| C. | monkey |
| D. | elephant |
| Answer» B. birds | |
| 43. |
In 1453……………., the capital of Eastern Roman Empire was captured by the Turks. |
| A. | constantinople |
| B. | rome |
| C. | sardinia |
| D. | petrograd |
| Answer» B. rome | |
| 44. |
In…………….., Constantinople, the capital of Eastern Roman Empire was captured by the Turks. |
| A. | 1253 |
| B. | 1343 |
| C. | 1453 |
| D. | 1543 |
| Answer» D. 1543 | |
| 45. |
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» B. iron | |
| 46. |
The…………….., the war between the cross and the crescent brought the Europeans of theDark Ages into contact with the highly developed cultural of the Orient. |
| A. | crusades |
| B. | reformation |
| C. | renaissance |
| D. | humanism |
| Answer» B. reformation | |
| 47. |
Original Thinking and the critical spirit of enquiry made Abelard, Roger Bacon and ThomasAquinas as the harbingers of the…………….. |
| A. | renaissance |
| B. | evolution |
| C. | crusades |
| D. | feudalism |
| Answer» B. evolution | |
| 48. |
The Renaissance produced a new spirit of creativity and rationalism and the scholars began tostudy …………..and Latin classics. |
| A. | greek |
| B. | english |
| C. | american |
| D. | african |
| Answer» B. english | |
| 49. |
During the …………..Ages faith dominated over Reason and consequently there was nointellectual freedom. |
| A. | ancient |
| B. | middle |
| C. | modern |
| D. | post-modern |
| Answer» C. modern | |
| 50. |
The word ………means the revival or rebirth of the freedom loving, adventurous thought of man. |
| A. | renaissance |
| B. | science |
| C. | feudalism |
| D. | rationalism |
| Answer» B. science | |