Exploring Key Figures of the Scientific Revolution

Exploring Key Figures of the Scientific Revolution

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the central insight of the Scientific Revolution?

The Earth is flat

The universe revolves around the Earth

The sun is at the center of the universe

The moon is made of cheese

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Catholic Church initially teach about the universe?

It was heliocentric

It was constantly expanding

It was infinite

The Earth was its center

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who published 'On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres'?

Johannes Kepler

Nicholas Copernicus

Galileo Galilei

Tycho Brahe

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was forced to recant his heliocentric findings under threat of execution?

Isaac Newton

Johannes Kepler

Tycho Brahe

Galileo Galilei

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did William Harvey discover about the heart?

It is irrelevant to the circulatory system

It has mystical properties

It functions as a pump

It is the source of human emotions

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did René Descartes prioritize in his method?

Observation of the stars

The study of anatomy

The power of thought and doubt

Alchemy

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Francis Bacon criticize?

The use of telescopes

Reliance on ancient models of the universe

The study of medicine

The heliocentric model

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