Quiz: Scientific Rev / Enlightenment

Which of the following is a CAUSE of the Scientific Revolution?

• The Age of Exploration broadened people's curiosity of the physical world.

• Advancements in mathematics proved that the Roman Catholic Church was infallible,.

• The corruption of Renaissance Popes encouraged free thinkers to rebel against authority.

How did the heliocentric theory CHANGE the Scientific Revolution?

• Scientists began to question the Roman Catholic Church's authority.

• Scientists began to abandon experiments that questioned religious ideologies.

• Monarchs began to accept the wisdom of free thinkers over the authority of the Church.

During the Scientific  Revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________

• King
• Family
• Church
• Sir Salami 

What did the Geocentric Theory state?

• The sun was at the center of the universe
• The earth was at the center of the universe

What is the Heliocentric Theory?

• There is no sun
• The sun is smaller than the Earth
• The sun is the center of the universe
• The Earth in the center of the universe

Who created the first telescope and is considered the Father of Experimental Science?

• Newton

• Bacon

• Descartes

• Galileo

The multi-step procedure based on observation and experimentation used by scientists today  

• Planetary Model
• Philosophical Method
• Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

• Scientific Method

How did the Catholic Church respond to the work of Galileo?

• The Church embraced the new findings and supported his work

• The Church incorporated the new science into church teachings.

• Galileo's work was viewed as heresy; he was forced to recant his findings.

The Age of Enlightenment began

• Before Exploration
• During Prehistoric Times
• After the American Revolution
• In the 17th Century

Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Voltaire