Scientific Revolution/Enlightenment Quiz

What was a result of the focus on observation and experimentation?

• Development of new religions

• Development of the scientific method

• Development of new political systems

• Development of new languages

Why did the church not like Galileo?

• He supported the heliocentric theory

• He dissected human bodies

• He went against their teachings

• He developed universal gravitation

What is Isaac Newton known for?

• Heliocentric theory

• Laws of planetary motion

• Universal gravitation and laws of motion

• Rationalism and analytical geometry

Which scientist is associated with the laws of planetary motion?

• Isaac Newton

• Andreas Vesalius

• Johannes Kepler

• Galileo Galilei

What is René Descartes known for?

• Telescope improvements

• Rationalism and analytical geometry

• Dissecting human bodies

• Universal gravitation

Which scientist's work went against the teachings of the church?

• René Descartes

• Andreas Vesalius

• Galileo Galilei

• Nicolaus Copernicus

What is the first step in the Scientific Method?

• Experimentation

• Observation

• Data collection

• Hypothesis formation

What concept is John Locke associated with?

• Religious tolerance

• Popular sovereignty

• Natural rights

• Capitalism

Denis Diderot is known for which project?

• Social contract

• Encyclopedia project

• Invisible hand

• Natural rights

Which thinker talked about protecting people from cruel punishments?

• Thomas Hobbes

• Adam Smith

• Cesare Beccaria

• John Locke