Science and Enlightenment Quiz

Who first proposed the heliocentric model of the universe?

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Isaac Newton

What invention helped spread new scientific ideas during the Scientific Revolution?

• Microscope

• Telescope

• Printing press

• Compass

What is Isaac Newton known for?

• Discovering a comet

• Describing how blood circulates

• Proposing the theory of gravity and the three laws of motion

• Inventing the telescope

Which scientist developed the law stating how liquids behave under pressure?

• Robert Boyle

• Blaise Pascal

• William Harvey

• Galileo Galilei

Who was the first woman to discover a comet?

• Margaret Cavendish

• Marie Curie

• Maria Winkelmann

• Caroline Herschel

What is rationalism?

• Belief in monarchy as the ideal form of government

• System of thought based on religious faith

• New system of thought that uses reason as the chief source of knowledge

• The concept that Earth is the center of the universe

Who believed that the physical world was like a machine governed by natural laws?

• Voltaire

• John Locke

• Blaise Pascal

• Isaac Newton

Which female thinker is known for advocating equal rights and education for women?

• Catherine the Great

• Margaret Cavendish

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Maria Winkelmann

What style replaced the baroque in the 1730s and emphasized grace and charm?

• Modernism

• Gothic

• Rococo

• Realism

What triggered the Seven Years' War?

• A French invasion of India

• A dispute over the throne of France

• Prussia's invasion of Austrian Silesia

• Britain's attempt to conquer North America