Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment Quiz

How many historical periods did we identify during the Early Modern Period (1450-1750, not including separate empires and kingdoms)?

• 3

• 5

• 6

• 8

Answer explanation

The Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment, Absolutism, and the English Civil War!

What did Nicolaus Copernicus discover during the Scientific Revolution that Johannes Kepler built on later?

• Heliocentric Solar System

• Geocentric Solar System

• Gravity

• The Scientific Method

Answer explanation

Copernicus argued--then proved--that the SUN, not the earth was the center of the Solar System and that the planets orbited around it. (Fun fact: the Sun's official name is Sol)

Which of the following is one of Newton's Laws of Motion?

• "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong."

• "A body remains at rest or in motion unless acted on by an outside force."

• "...no one ought to harm another in his life, liberty, or property."

• "Horses may not be kept in bathtubs."

Answer explanation

The "life, liberty, and property" stuff is John Locke. Wonder if he'll come up at all in the future...

Which Enlightenment Philosopher spoke about "three sorts of power; the legislative, executive, and the judicial..."?

• Thomas Hobbes

• Henri Rousseau

• Charles Montesquieu

• Jacques Rousseau

Answer explanation

Henri Rousseau was a French painter known for paintings like "Tiger in a Tropical Storm", while the other Rousseau...

Jacques Rousseau famously said "Man is born free, and yet we see him everywhere in chains." What concept would he have most agreed with?

• That Thanos did nothing wrong

• Separation of Powers

• Popular Culture

• Popular Sovereignty

Answer explanation

Rousseau's ideal form of government was a small-scale Direct Democracy, like that of his home in Geneva, Switzerland.

Famously ripped off by inspiring Thomas Jefferson, John Locke's Natural Rights were Life, Liberty, and ________.

Answer explanation

Jefferson changed "property" to "the pursuit of happiness".

Which Enlightenment Philosopher wrote about Religious Tolerance and Individual Rights?

• Voltaire

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Calvin

Answer explanation

DYK: Voltaire was a mononym like Madonna or Prince!

Who did Thomas Hobbes think should be in charge of a society's safety and well-being?

• The people

• A president

• An Absolute Monarch

• An Absolute Unit