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WorksheetsScientific Revolution and Enlightenment
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 19mins
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1.
Which Enlightenment thinker produced plays and poems, as well as philosophical essays?
a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
John Comey
c)
Voltaire
d)
Montesquieu
2.
John Locke's central political value was
a)
the protection of individual rights.
b)
equal distribution of wealth.
c)
designing governments around biblical teachings.
d)
nullified by the exploration of central Africa.
3.
A common theme among Enlightenment thinkers was
a)
there was not a common theme among the enlightenment thinkers
b)
faith in traditional religious beliefs.
c)
a belief in the inherent goodness of humanity.
d)
support for democratic forms of government.
4.
The Catholic Church considered some thinkers of the Scientific Revolution to be heretics because they
a)
loved anatomy
b)
traveled frequently to Africa
c)
questioned claims made in biblical passages.
d)
valued natural resources.
5.
The work of which scientist was most strongly condemned by the church?
a)
Galileo
b)
Kepler
c)
Lloyd
d)
John Adams
6.
During the Scientific Revolution, European scientists focused their work on explaining
a)
how government affects the individual.
b)
Life
c)
advanced chemistry
d)
the workings of the natural world
7.
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is called
a)
heliocentricity
b)
planetary alignment
c)
geocentric
d)
cell theory
8.
The idea that the sun is the center of our universe
a)
Hawkin Theory
b)
Heliocentric
c)
Applied astronomy
d)
Geocentric
9.
Before the scientific revolution the people believed kings got there power to rule
a)
from Congress / Parliament
b)
from the people (democratic elections)
c)
from the worldwide web
d)
from God (divine right)
10.
Francis Bacon is known for his invention of the
a)
laws of motion
b)
telescope
c)
scientific method
d)
gravity
11.
In The Spirit of the Laws, Montesquieu argued that the best form of government included a separation of powers.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
John Locke believed that the purpose of government was to protect people’s natural rights.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
The Heliocentric theory, proposed initially by Copernicus, contends the the Earth is at the center of the solar system.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Until the Scientific Revolution, the traditional authorities were
a)
the Catholic Church and ancient scholars
b)
Muslim scribes
c)
navigators and explorers
d)
Confuscious and Ghandi
15.
Which is the last step of the scientific method?
a)
hypothesis
b)
conclusion
c)
problem
d)
experiment
16.
Thomas Hobbes wrote this book about the structure of society and governments.
a)
Santa Maria
b)
Leviathan
c)
The Old Man and the Sea
d)
Carterican
17.
This Enlightenment thinker believed that we are all good and pure until we are corrupted by society.
a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
Galileo
c)
John Locke
d)
Jean Jacques Rousseau
18.
Which Enlightenment thinker said "If women be educated for dependence; that is, to act according to the will of another fallible being, and submit, right or wrong, to power, where are we to stop?"
a)
Mary Wollstonecraft
b)
Mike Jones
c)
Tommy Hobbes
d)
Thomas Jefferson
19.
Thomas Hobbes believed that
a)
the enlightenment thinkers were naturally silly
b)
people are naturally greedy and selfish therefore should only be governed by an absolute monarch (king).
c)
people are for the most part good people but society corrupts us to be bad
d)
in the tabula rasa theory
20.
Which of the following people is NOT considered to be an Enlightenment thinker?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
John Locke
c)
Voltaire
d)
Mary Wollstonecraft
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