Enlightenment and Revolution Quiz

What was the Enlightenment primarily focused on?

• Military conquest

• Religious rituals

• Reason, science, and individual rights

• Trade and exploration

Which system of government dominated Europe before the Enlightenment?

• Democracy

• Constitutional monarchy

• Republic

• Absolute monarchy

What idea did Enlightenment thinkers challenge most?

• Farming techniques

• Traditional authority from kings and churches

• Exploration of new lands

• Trade routes to Asia

What does “divine right” mean?

• Right to vote

• Religious freedom

• Belief that a ruler's authority comes from God

• Scientific discovery

Copernicus is best known for:

• Inventing the telescope

• Saying the Sun is at the center of the solar system

• Creating laws of gravity

• Discovering moons around Saturn

Kepler contributed to science by:

• Teaching the geocentric theory

• Proving planets move in ovals

• Creating the compass

• Disproving heliocentrism

Galileo supported Copernicus’s theory by using:

• Religious texts

• Mathematical charts

• A telescope

• Microscopes

What did Isaac Newton discover?

• The Sun revolves around Earth

• The telescope

• Laws of motion and gravity

• The structure of the atom

How did the Scientific Revolution contribute to the Enlightenment?

• It encouraged faith over reason

• It emphasized logic and questioning traditional beliefs

• It reinforced superstition

• It increased the king's authority

What is one similarity between Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo?

• They all invented telescopes

• They all used logic and evidence to challenge tradition

• They supported the Catholic Church

• They discovered new planets