WorksheetsScientific Review Quiz
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
Before using the word 'science' what word was used to describe this field?
Natural philosophy
Cosmology
Theology
Arts
What was the name of the 'old' cosmological worldview?
Centrism
Heliocentrism
Geocentrism
Deism
Who initiated and created the old cosmological worldview, that stuck for over 2000 years?
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
Ptolemy
Which cosmological worldview did the Church support?
Geocentrism
Heliocentrism
Who was the first to theorize that the Earth revolved around the sun?
Ptolemy
Galileo
Copernicus
Aristotle
Why did the Church not condemn Copernicus' theories about heliocentrism?
Because they were just his theories, not facts
He was already dead by the time his paper was published so could deny it
He recanted his theories, stating he made a mistake
He never wrote anything down, he just stated this in front of the church doors
The Scientific Revolution begins with the birth of Copernicus.
For the purpose of this class, and according to our definition, the period of the Scientific Revolution extends from:
Aristotle to Copernicus
Copernicus to Newton
Ptolemy to Galileo
Galileo to Newton
Who was forced, by the Vatican, to recant his theories?
Newton
Galileo
Ptolemy
Pascal
Which type of reasoning was promoted by Sir Francis Bacon?
Who was referred to as the 'Father of Science'?
René Descartes
Sir Francis Bacon
Galileo
Isaac Newton
Who is credited for having developed the modern experimental scientific method?
René Descartes
Sir Francis Bacon
Galileo Galilei
Sir Isaac Newton
Which theory believed in using senses, like observation, to base facts?
Inductive reasoning
Deductive reasoning
Heliocentrism
Scientific method
Who stated that a scientist needed to conduct some intellectual 'personal hygiene' before beginning experiments?
Galileo
Bacon
Pascal
Descartes
Which of the following 'idols' was NOT one mentioned by Bacon?
Idol of the Tribe
Idol of the Home
Idol of the Cave
Idol of the Marketplace
Idol of the Theatre
Which insect did Bacon state a true scientist should model himself after?
What does 'Cogito, ergo sum' mean?
Truth is in the eye of the beholder
And yet, it moves
Either God is, or isn't
I think, therefore I am
What is Descartes' main theory based on?
The method of doubt
The method of scientific inquiry
The method of inductive reasoning
Which 2 things, according to Bacon, hinder true discovery in science and man's ability to think for himself?
Superstition
An immoderate zeal of religion
Government intervention
Illiteracy
Who proposed the 'bad apple' analogy to explain at how truth should be arrived?
Bacon
Descartes
Newton
Pascal
Who wrote the book 'Meditations on First Philosophy'?
Bacon
Descartes
Newton
Pascal
Who wagered on whether God is, or isn't?
Pascal
Newton
Descartes
Bacon
Who introduced the mathematical theory of probability?
Who wrote 'Pensées'?
Pascal
Bacon
Descartes
Galileo
What was the first area examined to start off the Scientific Revolution?
Cosmology
Biology
Philosophy
Psychology
Which of the following best describes the theory of Deism?
A belief that is the opposite of atheism
A belief in God, but not in religion
A belief in skepticism and secularism
A belief in reason and nature above all other
Newton invented gravity.
Which of the following characteristics was NOT proposed by Newton when discussing the universe?
Well-ordered
Rational
Predictable
Mechanistic
Disciplined
Whose theory helped support the idea that God was a rational being?
Newton
Pascal
Galileo
Bacon
