U13- Enlightenment and Revolutions 1550 -1800 - (TEST) P1

Which Enlightenment thinker produced plays and poems, as well as philosophical essays?

• Thomas Hobbes
• John Comey
• Voltaire 
• Montesquieu

John Locke's central political value was

• the protection of individual rights.
• equal distribution of wealth.
• designing governments around biblical teachings.
• nullified by the exploration of central Africa.

A common theme among Enlightenment thinkers was

• there was not a common theme among the enlightenment thinkers
• faith in traditional religious beliefs.
• a belief in the inherent goodness of humanity.
• support for democratic forms of government.

The Catholic Church considered some thinkers of the Scientific Revolution to be heretics because they

• loved anatomy
• traveled frequently to Africa
• questioned claims made in biblical passages.
• valued natural resources.

The work of which scientist was most strongly condemned by the church?

• Galileo 
• Kepler
• Lloyd 
• John Adams

Before the scientific revolution the people believed kings got there power to rule

• from Congress / Parliament
• from the people (democratic elections)
• from the worldwide web
• from God (divine right)

Francis Bacon is known for his invention of the

• laws of motion
• telescope
• scientific method
• gravity 

The Heliocentric theory, proposed initially by Copernicus, contends the the Earth is at the center of the solar system.

• True 
• False 

Which is the last step of the scientific method?

• hypothesis
• conclusion
• problem
• experiment 

What was a period where man applied reason to the human and natural world

• The Restoration

• The Enlightenment

• The Glorious Revolution

• The Age of Absolutism