Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment

Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment

9th - 12th Grade

25 Qs

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Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment

Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment

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History

9th - 12th Grade

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Brianne Wegter

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did scientists begin challenging authority during the Scientific Revolution?  
 By testing old beliefs using logic, math and observations
 By reading classic literature
By collecting samples of plant life
 By forming new government ideas 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to Copernicus, the sun  
Revolved around the earth
Was the center of the Universe
Was the biggest star
 Had many moons

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Isaac Newton’s biggest contribution to the scientific revolution?  
Laws of Gravity
Heliocentric theory
Geocentric theory 
Scientific Method

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Enlightenment philosophers believed that the power of the government should be derived from….? 
Divine-right rulers  
The middle class
A strong military
The people

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which Enlightenment philosopher argued for freedom of religion and free speech?    
 Voltaire
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Rousseau

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the Enlightenment thinker to first suggest the separation of powers & checks and balances in government?  
Voltaire
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Diderot

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following Enlightenment thinkers wrote extensively about his belief that people were born with “natural rights” (life, liberty, property)?    
Voltaire
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Diderot

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