Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment Pre-Test

The Scientific Revolution took place during which centuries?

• 12th–13th

• 14th–15th

• 16th–17th

• 18th–19th

Who proposed the heliocentric theory of the universe (the idea that the Earth revolves around the sun)?

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Tycho Brahe

Galileo Galilei is best known for:

• Discovering the laws of planetary motion

• Using a telescope to study the heavens

• Inventing the printing press

• Developing calculus

Johannes Kepler discovered that planets move:

• In perfect circles

• In elliptical orbits

• Randomly through space

• Around Earth as the center

Tycho Brahe is remembered for:

• Proposing gravity as a force

• Building observatories and collecting data on the stars

• Defending the geocentric model

• Writing about natural rights

Which scientist described the laws of motion and gravity?

• Galileo Galilei

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Isaac Newton

• Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon is often credited with:

• Creating the scientific method based on experimentation and observation

• Writing about human rights

• Inventing the telescope

• Proving heliocentrism

Rene Descartes emphasized:

• Observation through experiments

• Mathematics and logic as the basis of truth

• Religion as the only source of knowledge

• Astrology and alchemy

The Enlightenment is often called:

• The Age of Reason

• The Age of Exploration

• The Age of Religion

• The Age of Faith

John Locke argued that all people are born with:

• A tendency toward sin

• Knowledge of science

• Natural rights to life, liberty, and property

• A duty to obey kings