Unit 1 Diagnostic Exam 10th Grade

From the Renaissance to the eighteenth century, scientific inquiry and achievement advanced so rapidly that historians call it scientific revolution.

• True

• False

The two principal authorities for truth during the Middle Ages were the church and scientists.

• True

• False

Who is the father of modern chemistry?

• Edward Jenner

• Antoine Lavoisier

• Galileo Galilei

Which English philosopher was one of the leading advocates of the inductive method of reasoning?

• Francis Bacon

• Baruch Spinoza

• John Locke

Who is probably the best-known astronomer in history?

• Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

Who was the leading figure of the Enlightenment?

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

• Locke

What was the Great Awakening?

• A spiritual revival

• A scientific advance

• Miracles

Who bore the greatest tax burden under the French system of taxation?

• Clergy

• Peasants

• Nobles

The Paris parlement insisted to vote on the proposed changes in...

• tax laws.

• government.

• religion.

Which was the group of legislatures that represented all three estates?

• National Assembly

• Estates General

• Tennis Court Oath