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WorksheetsScientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 16mins
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1.
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.
2.
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.
3.
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.
4.
The work of which scientist was most strongly condemned by the church?
a)
Galileo
b)
Kepler
c)
Lloyd
d)
John Adams
5.
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is called
a)
heliocentricity
b)
planetary alignment
c)
geocentric
d)
cell theory
6.
The idea that the sun is the center of our universe
a)
Hawkin Theory
b)
Heliocentric
c)
Applied astronomy
d)
Geocentric
7.
Francis Bacon is known for his invention of the
a)
laws of motion
b)
telescope
c)
scientific method
d)
gravity
8.
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
9.
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
10.
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
11.
Which idea is represented by this list?
a)
The heliocentric theory
b)
The geocentric theory
c)
The social contract
d)
The scientific method
12.
This man developed the idea that gravity acts on objects.
a)
Copernicus
b)
Galileo
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Newton
13.
Which idea was promoted by both the thinkers of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment?
a)
Decisions and actions of governments should be based on past traditions.
b)
People should use reason and logic to understand the world.
c)
A strong military is necessary to keep society peaceful.
d)
Only God can grant an individual the authority to rule over others.
14.
Which Enlightenment philosopher coined the ideology "Life, Liberty, and Property"?
a)
Voltaire
b)
Machiavelli
c)
Hobbes
d)
Locke
15.
Which Enlightenment philosopher developed the idea of religious tolerance?
a)
Galileo
b)
Locke
c)
Voltaire
d)
Hobbes
16.
Which Enlightenment philosopher believed that the government should be seperated into 3 branches?
a)
Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Newton
17.
Which Enlightenment philosopher believed that there was a social contract between the government and the people?
a)
Copernicus
b)
Rousseau
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Hobbes
18.
A period during the 1600s and 1700s when people used reason to guide people's thoughts about society.
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Captialism
c)
Renaissance
d)
Reformation
19.
What is Denis Diderot known for?
a)
Creating the first dictionary
b)
Creating the first encyclopedia
c)
Discovering moons of Neptune
d)
Writing a book which states the basic knowledge and skills all people should have
20.
Enlightenment thinkers and theories inspired
a)
A. the French Revolution
b)
B. the American Revolution
c)
C. other revolutions of the 1800s
d)
D. all of the above
21.
What is the term used to describe the willingness of people to hand over their rights to a ruler in exchange for law and order in society?
a)
The Social Contract
b)
The Devine Right of Kings
c)
The Separation of Church and State
d)
Separation of Powers
22.
What was the Idea that Kings and Queens get their power and right to rule from god.
a)
Absolute Monarchy
b)
Totalitarian Control
c)
Devine right of Kings
d)
Religious conversions
23.
What is a King or Queen who has complete and total power to rule their people. Kings make the laws, enforce the laws and judge if they are broken or not.
a)
An Absolute Monarch
b)
a Constitutional Monarch
c)
A Figurehead Monarch
d)
A Queensrych boss
24.
What was another name for the Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution?
a)
The Age of Reason
b)
The Age of Unreasonable students
c)
The Enlightened theory of being
d)
The Scientific Stuff that we have to learn
25.
German mathematician and astronomer who discovered that planets move in elliptical orbits.
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Johannes Kepler
c)
Voltaire
d)
Galileo Galilei
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