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Scientific Revolution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ is the philosophic tendency situating sense experience and perception as the way of acquiring knowledge.

a)

Rationalism

b)

Empiricism

c)

Evolutionism

d)

Capitalism

2.
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
3.
The Scientific Revolution challenged many medieval ideas about science. All of the following were astronomers during the Scientific Revolution except __.
a)
Nicolaus Copernicus
b)
Ptolemy
c)
Galileo Galilei
d)
Johannes Kepler
4.
The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
solar
d)
sunny
5.

The strongest representatives of Rationalism are...

a)

René Descartes

b)

Banuch Spinoza

c)

Gottfried Leibniz

d)

David Hume

6.
What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory?  
a)
That Jupiter had four moons
b)
That the planets revolved around the earth 
c)
That the sun was the biggest star
d)
That the planets move in eliptical (oval shaped) orbits around the sun
7.
Nicolaus Copernicus used _________________ to come up with his theory.
a)

Empirical evidence

b)
Mathematical formulas  
c)

Intuitive thought

d)

Political views

8.
During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________
a)
King
b)

Empirical thought

c)

Magical or religious thoughts and beliefs

d)

Philosophical thought

9.

The Italian physicist and astronomer who proved that objects of different weights, if dropped from the same height, fell at the same rate of speed.

He is also considered founder of modern science due to his contributions to research methodology.

a)

Galileo

b)

Newton

c)

Hooke

d)

Descartes

10.
How did scientists begin challenging authority during the Scientific Revolution?  
a)
 By testing old beliefs using logic, math and observations
b)
 By reading classic literature
c)
By collecting samples of plant life
d)
 By forming new government ideas 
11.
A French philosopher who is considered the father of modern philosophy; "I think therefore I am."
a)
John Locke
b)
Rene Descartes
c)
Adam Smith
d)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
12.

• Galileo used the telescope and challenged the

teachings of the day.

• Sir Isaac Newton discovered the laws of gravity.

• Copernicus determined that the Sun is the

center of the universe.

Which period is most directly associated with

these events?

a)

Early Middle Ages

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

Mexican Revolution

d)

Industrial Revolution

13.

_____ is the philosophic tendency placing human reason as the source of knowledge, acknowledging innate thoughts and intuition.

a)

Rationalism

b)

Empiricism

c)

Evolutionism

d)

Capitalism

14.

The strongest representatives of Empiricism are...

a)

John Locke

b)

George Berkeley

c)

David Hume

d)

René Descartes

15.

Who was the first person to make formulations of a heliocentric configuration in the universe?

a)

Nicholas Copernicus

b)

Aristarchus of Samos

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Johannes Kepler