- Chosen by Voters Do the schools no longer issue history books? The answers really ought to be in there.1. D–ever heard of the Sistine Chapel, or the sculptures "David" and "Pieta"?2. B–I'd suggest "Romeo and Juliet," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," or anny of his sonnets3. C–art, architecture, prototypes for parachutes and tanks, just to name a few4. A–this painting is a fine example of an early use of perspective5. C–this was the accepted way of challenging others to a debate; Luther didn't start out intending to break from the Catholic faith–he was a monk, after all6. B–this led to the end of the Catholic monoopoly, if you will, on religion in western Europe7. A–this was the complaint not only of Luther, but of earlier reformers such as Wycliffe and Huss8. C–a Venetian by birth, most at first thought his account to be fiction, as it seemed too fantastic9. B–they were looking for water routes that wouldn't take them around the Cape of Storms, better known as the Cape of Good Hope (an early example of 'spin'–if you got past it, you stood a better chance of reaching India)10. D–it was Bartholomieu Dias who reached the Cape of Good Hope, and Vasco da Gama, his countryman, who actually got to India by water, and it was a Portuguese prince known as Henry the Navigator who established a school for sailors Source(s): A technique I learned back in middle school (we called it junior high school then) was to scan the chapter headings for clues to answers to questions such as these–it stood me in good stead ever since. I also taught history. 2 years ago 40% 2 Votes 1 person rated this as good