Post Reformation Science and Culture

Who is the English philosopher who contributed more to scientific progress than any other scientist and is called the "Father of Modern Science".

• Isaac Newton

• William Harvey

• Robert Boyle

• Nicolaus Copernicus

Who was a polish astronomer who proposed a heliocentric theory that the planets revolve around the sun instead of a geocentric theory?

• Johannes Kepler

• Robert Boyle

• Galileo Galilei

• Nicolaus Copernicus

People used to believe that the universe was "earth in the center" and all other planets revolved around it which was proposed by Aristotle. What is this theory called?

• heliocentric

• geocentric

• earthcentric

• planetcentric

Who discovered the three laws of planetary motion?

• Isaac Newton

• John Wilkins

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

What are the three laws of planetary motion?

• The planets orbit the sun in oval-shaped paths called ellipses

• The sun spins while the planets move around it

• The planets move faster when they are closer to the sun

• The relation between the time it takes a planet to orbit the sun and its distance from the sun.

What is a work of superior excellence that has stood the test of time, a work

for all people of all ages?

• Colonial

• Classic

• contemporary

• Holistic

Who is the "Father of the English Hymn"? ​ ​ (a)   ​ ​ ​

• Isaac Watts
• Martin Luther
• George Frederick Handel

Name the child prodigy known for the operas The Magic Flute and The Marriage of Figaro.

• Beethoven

• Bach

• Mozart

• Heinrich Schutz

Who developed the art of woodcutting and drew the famous artwork of Praying Hands?

• Rembrandt van Rijn

• Albrecht Durer

• Hans Holbein the Younger

• Ludwig van Beethoven

What famous composer believed that everything should be done "to the Glory of God" and one of his

famous pieces was the Brandenburg Concertos?

• George Frederick Handel

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• 
  Franz Joseph Haydn