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Age of Reason - Scientific Revolution

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
According to Copernicus, the sun  
a)
Revolved around the earth
b)
Was the center of the Universe
c)
Was the biggest star
d)
 Had many moons
2.
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
3.
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
earthcentric
d)
world's worst
4.
Which of the following was developed by Isaac Newton?
a)
the heliocentric theory
b)
the scientific method
c)
the theory of scientifc rationalism
d)
the theory of universal gravitation
5.
Renee  Descartes emphasized _________ as the best road to understanding. 
a)
Human reasoning
b)
Human love
c)
Being compassionate
d)
Listening to the church
6.
who created the first telescope?
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Nicolaus
c)
Galileo
d)
Abraham Lincon
7.
Natural Rights
a)
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
b)
Life, Liberty, and Property
c)
Freedom
d)
Rights to say what we want, when we want to.
8.

Which Enlightenment Thinker poked fun at traditional authority?

a)

Voltaire

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Adam Smith

d)

Rousseau

9.

Who first came up with heliocentric theory?

a)

Galileo

b)

Copernicus

c)

Seth Cowen

d)

Isaac Newton

10.

The Scientific Revolution began when people started...

a)

writing dramas, fictions , and music.

b)

analyzing human anatomy and scientific discoveries.

c)

questioning the preexisting ideas stated by the church.

d)

spending time in jail for their ideas.

11.

What was an outcome in society as a result of the Scientific Revolution?

C.

a)

There was an application for the scientific method to be used in society as a whole.

b)

There was a reliance on ancient authorities/philosophers to explain the physical world to us.

c)

There was an assumption the human body was similar to the anatomy of other animals.

d)

There was belief that the earth was an unmoving object at the center of the universe.

12.

What happened to Galileo after he supported the heliocentric model?

a)

He was arrested and had to recant his beliefs.

b)

He made Ptolemy recant his beliefs.

c)

He published Earth and the Sun book explaining his discovery.

d)

Nothing. The Catholic Church wiped it from record and he was forgotten.

13.

Salons were intellectual gathering that started in Paris by ...

a)

Mary Astell

b)

Mary Theresa

c)

Mary Geoffrin

d)

Mary Wollstonecraft

14.

The applied reason and scientific method in all aspects of society (government, religion, economics, and education) is known as ...

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Social Contract

15.

Rousseau and _______________ agreed that government should be based on the consent of the governed.

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

c)

Beccaria

d)

Bacon

16.

Which philosopher believed in separation of powers and a checks and balances?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Locke

c)

Hobbes

d)

Voltaire

17.

Which philosopher believed in the freedom of speech?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Locke

c)

Hobbes

d)

Voltaire

18.

Which of the following were known for composing music?

a)

Locke and Hobbes

b)

Montesquieu and Voltaire

c)

Mozart and Beethoven

d)

Galileo and Copernicus

19.

What was the system of knowledge that was most important during the Scientific Revolution?

a)

Traditions and Church teachings

b)

Observation and experimentation

c)

Classical learning and travel

d)

Divine wisdom and Biblical texts

20.

Who was known for their work in chemisty?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Boyle

c)

Bacon

d)

Ptolemy

21.

Who was known for their work for laws of gravitation?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Boyle

c)

Bacon

d)

Newton

22.

During the Age of Reason, the contributions of _______________ challenged the religious views of the church.

a)

Copernicus

b)

Galileo

c)

Newton

d)

All of These

23.

The grand, ornate style of the 1600s and 1700s art and architecture is known as ....

a)

Rococo

b)

Baroque

c)

Classical

d)

Gothic

24.

When Thomas Jefferson wrote his key principles of government and natural rights, he was influenced by ...

a)

Adam Smith

b)

St. Augustine

c)

Aristotle

d)

Hobbes

25.

The writing of John Locke contributed to the a _______________ monarchy (Magna Carta, Glorious Revolution, and English Bill of Rights).

a)

Absolute Monarchy

b)

Imperialist Policies

c)

Socialism

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

26.

What type of government would a person want who says, "Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely."

a)

Absolute Monarchy

b)

Representative Democracy

27.

Which two developed the scientific method?

a)

Galileo & Copernicus

b)

Descartes & Bacon

c)

Rousseau & Hobbes

d)

Beethoven & Mozart

28.

How did the Scientific Revolution impact people’s thinking?

a)

People began to rely on teachings of the Church for understanding science.

b)

People rejected the use of human reason to understand the world & its problems.

c)

People began to question traditional Church teachings in favor of direct observation of nature.

d)

People began to reject the idea of scientific study of any kind.

29.

Who believes that it is the duty of government to protect our natural inalienable rights and that men are born free & have equal rights?

a)

Locke & Rousseau

b)

Descartes & Bacon

c)

Galileo & Ptolemy

d)

Voltaire & Hobbes

30.

The Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution are all a part of the ...

a)

Age of Reason.

b)

Church teachings.

c)

Classics of Plato and Aristotle.

d)

None of these.