Scientific Revolution Quiz

What event does John Green describe as the beginning of “real, undeniable progress”?

• The Enlightenment

• The Renaissance

• The Scientific Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

What central idea did Copernicus propose in On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres?

• That the Earth was flat

• That the planets moved in elliptical orbits

• That the sun was at the center of the universe

• That the moon controlled tides

Which scientist was burned at the stake for supporting Copernicus’s heliocentric theory?

• Galileo Galilei

• Tycho Brahe

• Johannes Kepler

• Giordano Bruno

What did Johannes Kepler discover about planetary orbits?

• They are perfectly circular

• They move in square patterns

• They are elliptical

• They are unpredictable

Why was Galileo tried for heresy by the Catholic Church?

• He refused to join a monastery

• He advocated heliocentric theory in a published book

• He challenged the theory of gravity

• He rejected the existence of God

What method of reasoning did Francis Bacon emphasize in the scientific method?

• Deductive reasoning

• Emotional reasoning

• Inductive reasoning

René Descartes is best known for which philosophical statement?

• A) “To be or not to be”

• B) “Eureka!”

• C) “I think therefore I am”

• D) “Knowledge is power”

What did William Harvey demonstrate about the human body?

• The liver controls emotions

• The brain creates blood

• The heart acts as a pump

• The stomach is the source of all disease

What was the major contribution of Isaac Newton?

• He discovered electricity

• He created the periodic table

• He formulated the law of gravitation and the laws of motion

• He proved the existence of atoms

What helped spread scientific ideas across Europe during the Scientific Revolution?

• State-sponsored religion

• The Crusades

• The “republic of letters” and scientific societies

• Oral storytelling traditions