Scientific Rev / Enlightenment Review

Who is known as the father of modern physics?

• Isaac Newton

• Johannes Kepler

• Galileo Galilei

• Nicolaus Copernicus

Which Polish astronomer proposed a heliocentric model of the universe?

• Tycho Brahe

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Nicolaus Copernicus

What invention greatly improved the accuracy of navigation during the Age of Exploration?

• Printing press

• Telescope

• Compass

• Microscope

The Scientific Revolution challenged the authority of:

• Religious institutions

• Monarchs

• Philosophers

• Artists

Who is credited with the discovery of the laws of planetary motion?

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Johannes Kepler

• Nicolaus Copernicus

Which scientist is known for his experiments with gases and the development of the scientific method?

• Rene Descartes

• Francis Bacon

• Antoine Lavoisier

• Thomas Hobbes

What 17th-century mathematical and scientific genius developed the laws of motion and universal gravitation?

• Johannes Kepler

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Blaise Pascal

Which invention helped disseminate scientific knowledge during the Scientific Revolution?

• Printing press

• Microscope

• Telescope

• Steam engine

Absolute monarchs believed in the concept of:

• Constitutional government

• Divine right of kings

• Separation of powers

• Republicanism

Who is considered the quintessential example of an absolute monarch in France?

• Louis XIV

• Catherine the Great

• Peter the Great

• Philip II