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The science of the Renaissance

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

who was this dude

a)

Rene Descartes

b)

Francis BAcon

c)

Nikolaus Kopernikus

d)

Newton

2.

Who made this

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Lebron James

c)

Akira Toriyama

d)

Francis Bacon

3.

What was an invention of da Venci

a)

Model of an helicopter

b)

Television

c)

Motorcycle

d)

telescope

4.
What planet did Galileo see through a telescope?
a)
Mars
b)
Neptune
c)
Mercury
d)
Venus
5.
What did Galileo believe was the center of the universe?
a)
the sun
b)
the Earth
c)
the moon
d)
Venus
6.
True or False? Galileo went against Copernicus's theory
a)
True 
b)
False
7.
Francis Bacon is credited for...
a)
The creation of grilled bacon
b)
Writing novels about the love he had for his country
c)
Modern day human understanding
d)
His rendition of classical music
8.

The theory that states that the sun is the center of the universe

a)

Geocentric

b)

Heliocentric

c)

Rationalism

d)

Gravity

9.

First person to argue that the sun is the center of the universe, but was unable to prove it

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Johannes Kepler

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Isaac Newton

10.

Believed that scientific theories could be only be developed through observation

a)

Andreas Vesalius

b)

William Harvey

c)

Rene Descartes

d)

Francis Bacon

11.

Built the first telescope and studied the stars, moons and planets. Proved that other planets were composed of material substance.

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Johannes Kepler

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Isaac Newton

12.
Which thing did he invent ? 
a)
A bath
b)
The first magnifying glace
c)
The first radioactive element
d)
The first sun glaces
13.
Which mathematics law did he discover ? 
a)
The law explaining the  fall of objects
b)
The theory of evolution
c)
A law which comes from a bath
14.
Which person wrote backwards?
a)
Galileo
b)
da Vinci
c)
Erasmus
15.
What was Isaac Newton’s biggest contribution to the scientific revolution?  
a)
Laws of Gravity
b)
Heliocentric theory
c)
Geocentric theory 
d)
Scientific Method
16.
What Nationality was Rene?
a)
German
b)
French
c)
Spanish
d)
AMERICAN
17.
What was the title of his first work?
a)
Discourse on Method
b)
Meditations on First Philosophy
c)
Principles of Philosophy
18.
 This had the earth at the center and all the planets and the sun orbiting around it. 
a)
Geocentric Theory
b)
Heliocentric Theory
c)
Scientific Theory
19.

A body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge is

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Scientific Research

c)

Scientific Method

20.
Despite all of his contributions to math, Descartes is ofter referred to as "The Father of Modern _____________.
a)
Science
b)
Philosophy
c)
Computers
d)
Education
21.

What book did Francis Bacon create?

a)

Science

b)

The Advancement of Learning

c)

Gone in Sixty Seconds

d)

The Advancement of Science

22.

What did Descartes believe?

a)

Proof should be established with reason

b)

Reason should be established with proof

c)

Human mind is a powerful tool

d)

Life is pointless

23.

What is a procedure scientists use today?

a)

The Advancement of Learning

b)

The scientific method

c)

The scientific procedure

d)

Galileo

24.

Whats one reason why sharing ideas is important?

a)

It spreads scientific knowledge

b)

It helps people to be better

c)

Its safer

d)

It helps people to know what to avoid so they don't pursue death

25.

Philosophers came up with startling ideas when they applied scientific thought to other areas of animal life

a)

True

b)

False

26.

There are 6 basic steps in the scientific method

a)

True

b)

False

27.

What was a deeper meaning to that all people were governed by the same laws

a)

That the feudal system isnt fair

b)

Democracy sucks

c)

Everybody is equal

d)

You should start Democracy

28.

Why was Galileo put on a trial?

a)

He disrespected the Church

b)

He killed someone

c)

He robbed a store

d)

He published a book that supported the view that the planets revolved around the sun

29.

How was Newton and Bacon different?

a)

Newton wasn't religious

b)

Bacon was dumb

c)

Bacon stressed the separation of reason and faith

d)

Newton was dumb

30.

Whose works did Francis Bacon read?

a)

Rene Descartes

b)

The work of the great scientists from the Scientific Revolution

c)

Sir Isaac Newton

d)

Galileo