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The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which event exposed Europeans to advances in science and mathematics, eventually leading to the Scientific Revolution?

a)

The Crusades

b)

The Inquisition

c)

The Religious Wars

d)

The Age of Discovery

2.

Which astronomer made the following discovery: "The heliocentric theory of the universe is more accurate."?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Johannes Kepler

d)

Nicolas Copernicus

3.

Which astronomer made the following discovery: "Jupiter has moons and the moon has craters."?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Johannes Kepler

d)

Nicolas Copernicus

4.

Which astronomer made the following discovery: "Planets move in elliptical orbits."?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Johannes Kepler

d)

Nicolas Copernicus

5.

Which philosopher would make the following statement: "People have natural rights of life, liberty, and property."?

a)

Voltaire

b)

John Locke

c)

Cesare Beccaria

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

6.

Which philosopher would make the following statement: "Executive, legislative, and judicial branches should be separated."?

a)

Voltaire

b)

John Locke

c)

Cesare Beccaria

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

7.

Which philosopher would make the following statement: "Capital punishment and torture should be abolished."?

a)

Voltaire

b)

John Locke

c)

Cesare Beccaria

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

8.

Which philosopher would make the following statement: "Freedom of religion and speech should be promoted."?

a)

Votaire

b)

John Locke

c)

Cesare Beccaria

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

9.

Which of the following ideas would be promoted by Enlightenment thinkers?

a)

divine right of kings

b)

censorship of the press

c)

social equality of the classes

d)

promotion of capital punishment

10.
Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued  
a)
That heaven did not exist
b)
That Earth revolved around the sun
c)
Against the law of gravity
d)
That the sun revolved around the Earth
11.
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
earthcentric
d)
world's worst
12.
The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
solar
d)
sunny
13.
What is the first step to the scientific method?
a)
Make a hypothesis 
b)
State a question or problem
c)
Do the experiment
d)
Analyze the data 
14.
What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory?  
a)
That Jupiter had four moons
b)
That the planets revolved around the earth 
c)
That the sun was the biggest star
d)
That the planets move in eliptical (oval shaped) orbits around the sun
15.
 _____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory 
a)
a. Isaac Newton
b)
b. Galileo Galilei 
c)
c. Adam Smith
d)
d. Dennis Diderot
16.
Who discovered the laws of gravity?
a)
Copernicus
b)
Kepler
c)
Galileo
d)
Newton
17.
Scientist began using _____________ and _______________ instead of placing their beliefs in faith.
a)
History and faith
b)
Math and Science
c)
Math and History
d)
reason and logic
18.

Which theory is pictured?

a)

Heliocentric

b)

Geocentric

19.

Which theory is pictured?

a)

Heliocentric Theory

b)

Geocentric Theory

20.

Who invented the first microscope?

a)

Evangelista Torricelli

b)

Zacharias Janssen

c)

Anders Celsius

d)

Anton van Leeuwnhoek

21.

Who invented the mercury thermometer?

a)

Evangelista Torricelli

b)

Zacharias Janssen

c)

Anders Celsius

d)

Gabriel Fahrenheit

22.

Who invented the mercury barometer?

a)

Evangelista Torricelli

b)

Zacharias Janssen

c)

Anders Celsius

d)

Gabriel Fahrenheit

23.

Which physician proved previous assumptions that human anatomy was similar to other animals?

a)

Andreas Vesalius

b)

Galen

c)

Anders Celsius

d)

Edward Jenner

24.

This term is used to describe the thought that God was the creator of the universe, setting everything in motion.

a)

deism

b)

Newton's Law

c)

geocentric theory

d)

scientific method

25.

Which type of reasoning starts with a theory and tests it with experiments and observations (top down)?

a)

inductive reasoning

b)

deductive reasoning

c)

scientific reasoning

d)

heliocentric reasoning

26.

Which type of reasoning looks for patterns in data from experiments and observations to come up with conclusions (bottom up)?

a)

inductive reasoning

b)

deductive reasoning

c)

scientific reasoning

d)

heliocentric reasoning

27.

Which one of the following argued that in order to escape a "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short life" people must hand over their rights to a strong ruler?

a)

John Locke

b)

Voltaire

c)

Baron de Montesquieu

d)

Thomas Hobbes

28.

Which of the following is not a core belief of the philisophes?

a)

Reason

b)

Nature

c)

Prosperity

d)

Liberty

29.

Who created the Encyclopedia which contained Enlightenment views that angered the French government and Catholic Church?

a)

John Locke

b)

Denis Diderot

c)

Voltaire

d)

Frederick the Great

30.

Which music style was created during the Enlightenment?

a)

baroque

b)

neoclassical

c)

classical

d)

romantic

31.

Which of the following Enlightenment philosophers disagreed with the idea that reason, science, and art would improve the life of all people?

a)

Johne Locke

b)

Voltaire

c)

Baron de Montesquieu

d)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

32.

Which statement would Thomas Hobbes most likely agree with?

a)

An absolute monarch can best guarantee law and order.

b)

An absolute monarch rules with the consent of the people.

c)

Individuals have the ability to govern themselves

d)

People are basically good, and an absolute monarch protects them.

33.

Which architectural style was influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment and inspired by archaeological discoveries of ancient European civilizations?

a)

baroque

b)

gothic

c)

neoclassical

d)

Romanesque

34.

How did the discoveries of the Scientific Revolution affect Europeans regarding religion?

a)

Europeans questioned their faith in religion.

b)

Europeans became less tolerant of other religions.

c)

Europeans began to explore the mystical aspects of religion.

d)

Europeans began to understand the similarities between world religions.

35.

Which astronomer would most likely make a statement like the one in the meme?

a)

Galileo

b)

Copernicus

c)

Aristotle

d)

Ptolomey

36.

Which of the following philisophes would most likely make the statement in the meme?

a)

Rousseau

b)

Voltaire

c)

Locke

d)

Montesquieu

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