Scientific Revolution Quiz

Who proposed a heliocentric model?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Isaac Newton

• Niccolo Machiavelli

In the 1600s, Robert Boyle's work transformed the field of...

• medicine

• astronomy

• chemistry

• philosophy

The calculations of Johannes Kepler showed that

• Earth spins alone at the center of the universe

• the planets move around the sun in oval orbits or in ellipses

• the four moons of Venus move slowly around that planet

• the heavens are in a fixed position in relation to Earth

In the scientific method, a hypothesis is a...

• possible explanation to be tested

• conclusion that should not be questioned

• truth that leads to understanding

• truth known at the start of an inquiry

This Greek philosopher believed in a geocentric universe:

• Aeropostle

• Homer

• Aristotle

• Remus

Some scientists were thought to be heretics by the Catholic Church. Heresy means:

• hairy tics

• crimes committed on behalf of the church

• crimes against the church

• a chocolate bar

This scientist did not care about being a heretic because he was a protestant from Germany.

• Robert Boyle

• Kepler

• Copernicus

• Galileo

This house arrested scientist that wrote the heliocentric astronomy book Starry Messenger was forced to recant...

• Gilbert Brokeo

• Phat Noseo

• Michelangelo

• Galileo

This scientist wrote Principia Mathematica y Natura Philosphe, a book that gave us the laws of gravity and calculus.

• James Neutron

• Tom Ford

• Isaac Newton

• Rene Descartes

When did the Catholic Church forgive Galileo for burning his books?

• 1992

• 1727

• 1492

• 1882