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Ch. 8 The Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

From what did Mary Wollstonecraft base her argument that women should have equal rights?

a)

Teachings of the Catholic Church

b)

The work and discoveries of Rene Descartes

c)

Belief that God made her the spokesperson for women's rights.

d)

Women could reason just as well as men

2.

What is one similarity between the Scientific Revolution & the Enlightenment?

a)

Had the support of the Catholic Church

b)

Put an end to serfdom

c)

Emphasized the importance of human reasoning

d)

Followed the traditional teachings & beliefs

3.

Until the Scientific Revolution, all of the following were traditional authorities EXCEPT:

a)

Ancient scholars

b)

Monarchs

c)

The Church

d)

The common people

4.

The Scientific Revolution, and a new way of thinking began in?

a)

Mid-1500's

b)

1700's

c)

1400's

d)

1300's

5.

"New Science" was based on all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Experimentation

b)

Church teachings

c)

Observation

d)

Scientific reasoning

6.

Which scientist urged people to doubt everything until it could be proven by reason?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Francis Bacon

c)

Rene Descartes

d)

Galileo Galilei

7.

Which revolutionary scientist was the first to argue about the heliocentric theory?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Copernicus

c)

Kepler

d)

Voltaire

8.

The application of reason to the natural world resulted in the 1700’s being known as what?

a)

The Age of Revolution

b)

The Great Awakening

c)

The Renaissance

d)

The Age of Enlightenment

9.

Which scientist is most closely associated with the scientific method?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Copernicus

c)

Francis Bacon

d)

Isaac Newton

10.

Who has rightly been called the father of modern rationalism?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

d)

Rene Descartes

11.

_____ was put under house arrest for challenging traditional teachings.

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Copernicus

d)

Francis Bacon

12.

____ viewed the universe as a "mechanical clock" and discovered laws of gravity.

a)

Keppler

b)

Copernicus

c)

Francis Bacon

d)

Isaac Newton

13.

Which scientist was the first to dissect human bodies to better understand our anatomy?

a)

Rene Descartes

b)

William Harvey

c)

Andreas Vesalius

d)

Edward Jenner

14.

The Enlightenment takes it's greatest hold on what city?

a)

Vienna

b)

Paris

c)

Boston

d)

Madrid

15.

All of the following are Enlightenment Ideas EXCEPT:

a)

Kings should rule with absolute power

b)

People have natural rights

c)

Governments should serve the people

d)

Powers of the government should be separated

16.

The theory that people are a blank slate and molded by their experiences?

a)

Rationalism

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Social Strain Theory

d)

Tabula Rasa

17.

Which philosopher believed in natural rights, and the governments purpose was to protect them?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Voltaire

c)

Baron de Montesquieu

d)

John Locke

18.

The political belief that one ruler should hold all the power?

a)

Feudalism

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Absolutism

d)

Democracy

19.

The belief that the King is God's representative on Earth and chosen to rule?

a)

Divine Right

b)

Absolutism

c)

Rationalism

d)

Declarations of Right

20.

Which philosopher believed the purpose of government was to provide order & obedience?

a)

John Locke

b)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

c)

Voltaire

d)

Thomas Hobbes

21.

Which philosopher wrote the Social Contract, which said the gov. was guided by the general will

a)

Baron de Montesuieu

b)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

c)

John Locke

d)

Voltaire

22.

Which philosopher believed in the separation of powers & checks/ balances in gov.?

a)

Baron de Montesquieu

b)

Voltaire

c)

Diderot

d)

Thomas Hobbes

23.

The theory that Earth is the center of the universe?

a)

Heliocentric Theory

b)

Geocentric Theory

c)

Tabula Rasa

d)

Divine Right

24.

The new ideas of the Enlightenment encouraged people around the world to?

a)

Support their absolute ruler

b)

Call for church leaders to rule

c)

Engage is revolutions to establish democracies

d)

Look for leaders with dictatorial powers

25.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Enlightenment beliefs?

a)

Focus on the individual

b)

Progress in humankind

c)

Nature is good and resonable

d)

Divine Right