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Scientific Rev/Enlightenment

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is ABSOLUTISM?

a)

Dissolves substances in an experiment

b)

Terrorism

c)

When a ruler has absolute power

d)

Industrialization

2.

This French guy believed in separation of church and state, and religious tolerance

a)

Voltaire

b)

Locke

c)

Rousseau

d)

Montesquieu

3.

John Locke would believe which of the statements below...

a)

People should not have any power (the state should)

b)

People have natural rights (life, liberty, property)

c)

People should have no government

d)

People have the ability to fly

4.

William Harvey discovered....

a)

planetary motion

b)

blood circulation

c)

the laws of gravity

d)

heliocentric theory

5.

Who developed the heliocentric theory?

a)

Newton

b)

Kepler

c)

Copernicus

d)

Harvey

6.

This guy wrote Leviathan, and thought the state should have absolute power

a)

Voltaire

b)

Rousseau

c)

Hobbes

d)

Locke

7.

Who wrote The Spirit of the Laws and believed in separation of powers?

a)

Hobbes

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Mozart

d)

Kepler

8.

BONUS: During the Enlightenment, people believed human knowledge was possible through scientific knowledge and _________

a)

SENSE

b)

WAR

c)

REASON

d)

CHURCH

9.
According to John Locke, why are governments created?
a)
God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people
b)
People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order
c)
People set up governments to protect their lives and property
d)
Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church
10.

Sir Francis Bacon developed the idea that things could be proven through observation. What was this called?

a)

Scientific Method

b)

Ethnocentrism

c)

Geocentric view of the universe

d)

Humanism

11.

Before the scientific revolution, people believed kings got their power to rule

a)

from Congress / Parliament

b)

from the people (democratic elections)

c)

as a result of their personal merit

d)

from God (divine right)

12.
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
13.

Which (original) Enlightenment thinker influenced the writing of the Dec of Independence?

a)

Carl Marx

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Thomas Jefferson

14.

Which document included the idea first suggested by John Locke that people have a right to overthrow a government that oppresses them?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

d)

Proclamation of 1763

15.
Which of the following quotes did Voltaire say?
a)
"I think, therefore, I am."
b)
"I do not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
c)
"Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him."
d)
"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet."
16.

Which scientist and theory are represented in this image?

a)

Newton; physics

b)

Newton; gravity

c)

Copernicus; gravity

d)

Newton; headache

17.

Which of the following would be another good name for the Enlightenment?

a)

The Age of Reason

b)

The Age of Great Philosophers

c)

The Age of Religion

d)

The Age of Revolution

18.

An agreement between people and the government in which the people give up some rights of their rights in exchange for safety and protection

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Democracy

c)

Social Contract

d)

Divine Right of Kings

19.
Which term best defines the concept that the earth is the center of the universe?
a)
Heliocentric
b)
Geocentric
c)
Eurocentric
d)
Egotistical
20.

Creator of the first encyclopedia, originally conceived to bring all the Enlightenment ideas together in 1 book

a)

Denis Diderot

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Cesare Bonesana Beccaria

d)

Edward Jenner

21.
The United States Constitution was NOT influenced by the ideas of...
a)
John Locke
b)
Voltaire
c)
Beccaria
d)
Hobbes
22.
The United States has three branches of government due to this philosopher
a)
Rousseau
b)
Voltaire
c)
Locke
d)
Montesquieu
23.
During the Enlightenment, many people placed their faith in ___.
a)
the church
b)
the military
c)
reason
d)
science
24.

Ruler who tried to apply Enlightenment ideas to the governing of his or her country while maintaining his or her full royal powers.

a)

enlightened thinkers

b)

enlightened despots

c)

monarch

d)

dictator

25.

French philosophers during the Enlightenment

a)

Natural rights

b)

Philosophes

c)

Liberty

d)

Desim

26.

Which of the following was not an instrument used during the Scientific Revolution?

a)

Telescope

b)

Microscope

c)

Chromebook

d)

Printing Press

27.

________________ theory said that the earth was in the center of the universe and the planets revolved it.

a)

Geocentric

b)

Heliocentric

28.

blood circulation in the heart

a)

Newton

b)

Galileo

c)

Harvey

d)

Johnson

29.

Bacon came up with the .....

a)

Scientific process of taking notes

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Scientific Method

d)

Social Contract

30.

This guy made advancements to the telescope and was forced to abandon his ideas by the church

a)

Bacon

b)

Galileo

c)

Jones

d)

Montesquieu

31.

Voltaire believed in the separation of _________

a)

Church and state

b)

power

c)

education

d)

legal system

32.

Why was Diderot important to the enlightenment?

a)

believed in separation of powers

b)

Came up with the heliocentric theory

c)

published the encyclopedia

d)

published the first dictionary

33.

Discovered the Cell ?

a)

Boyle

b)

Bacon

c)

Hooke

d)

Priestly

34.

Scientist thought Chemistry as Pure Science

a)

Newton

b)

Bacon

c)

Boyle

d)

Priestly

35.

Discovered Blood Pumps through the Heart and returns to the body through the veins.

a)

Henry

b)

Hudson

c)

Hawkings

d)

Harvey

36.

Most Human Anatomy was based on the mistaken views of this Ancient Greek Scientist

a)

Gallon

b)

Goofy

c)

Gallleo

d)

Galen

37.
1.  --Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.
--Everyone has the natural right to life, liberty, and property.
--Slavery, torture, and religious persecution are wrong.

During which period in European history would the ideas in these statements have been expressed?
a)
pax romana
b)
age of exploration
c)
enlightenment
d)
age of imperialism
38.
Freedom of speech is associated with who?
a)
Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Voltaire
d)
Wollstonecraft
39.

What type of government did Hobbes recommend?

a)

Democracy

b)

Aristocracy

c)

Absolute Monarchy

40.
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
41.
You are born with _________________ that can't be taken away; life, liberty, property
a)
A. philosophe
b)
B. natural rights
c)
C. separation of power
d)
D. checks and balances
42.
Related to the idea of separation of powers; each branch of government must have approval from other branches in order to do certain functions.
a)
A. philosophe
b)
B. natural rights
c)
C. separation of power
d)
D. checks and balances
43.

During the Sci. Rev people began to realize that the Earth wasn’t flat and new places existed many began to ________ & __________ about life differently

a)

Believe & Inspire

b)

Question & Think

c)

Learn & Study

d)

Fight & Rebel

44.

Who developed the heliocentric theory?

a)

Newton

b)

Kepler

c)

Copernicus

d)

Harvey

45.

What fell down to the ground that helped Newton discover gravity?

a)

Air

b)

Pear

c)

Apple

d)

Orange

46.

Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler helped perfect the heliocentric theory that Copernicus began

a)

True

b)

FLASE

47.
What did Galileo Improve?
a)
The astrolabe
b)
the stars
c)
The Telescope
d)
cat food.
48.

______________________ believed that all men were born evil and government should have 1 strong ruler

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Rousseau

c)

Locke

d)

Hobbes

49.

2. ______________________ came up with the idea of Natural Rights. These rights include Life, Liberty, and Property……. Although Thomas Jefferson changed Property to Pursuit of Happiness during the American Revolution.

a)

DeSalvo

b)

Locke

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Rousseau

50.
Why did Locke say people form governments?
a)
To protect their natural laws
b)
To protect their natural rights
c)
To promote absolute monarchy
d)
To establish trade
51.
Separation of Powers
a)
Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
52.
Whose authority was challenged by the new scientific theories during the 16th and 17th centuries? 
a)
English monarchs
b)
The President of the United States
c)
The Catholic Church
d)
Silk Road merchants
53.
Which amendment gives us freedom of speech , religion and press?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Fourth
54.
What Enlightenment writer wrote The Leviathan?
a)
Voltaire
b)
Montesque
c)
Hobbes
d)
Smith
55.
According to the concept of divine right, who gave monarchs the power to rule?
a)
kings
b)
God
c)
military
d)
people

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