15.6 Scientific Revolution Quiz

With whom did the roots of the Scientific Revolution begin?

• The ancient Romans

• The medieval Europeans

• The ancient Greeks

• The Renaissance Italians

What did the ancient Greeks use as their base of knowledge?

• Mythology

• Reason

• Religion

• Observation

What concept did the ancient Greeks believe the universe followed?

• Chaos

• Divine intervention

• Certain rules

• Randomness

Who is credited with blending Greek rationalism with Christian ideas?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Thomas Aquinas

According to Thomas Aquinas, what two concepts go hand in hand?

• Science and mythology

• Faith and reason

• Art and science

• Mathematics and religion

What theory did Copernicus come up with?

• Geocentric theory

• Heliocentric theory

• Theory of relativity

• Quantum theory

What did Galileo discover with his telescope?

• Moons orbiting Mars

• Rings of Saturn

• Moons orbiting Jupiter

• The surface of the Sun

What happened to Galileo after he presented his findings to the Catholic Church?

• He was promoted within the Church

• He was given a Nobel Prize

• He was put on house arrest until he died

• He was made the head of the Church's observatory

What natural phenomenon is associated with Newton's discovery of gravity?

• A leaf falling from a tree

• An apple falling to the ground

• A rock rolling down a hill

• A feather floating in the air

What did Bacon believe was necessary for gaining knowledge?

• Accepting conclusions based on ancient learning

• Doing your own research and using empiricism

• Not questioning things that were certain without any doubt

• The existence of a creator