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Scientific Revolution

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who discovered the universal law of gravitation?

a)

Galileo

b)

Newton

c)

Will Smith

d)

Chris Rocks face

2.

Who first developed the Heliocentric Theory?

a)

Newton

b)

Galileo

c)

Copernicus

d)

Frances Bacon

3.

Who came in conflict with the Church for supporting the Heliocentric Theory?

a)

Galileo

b)

Copernicus

c)

Kepler

d)

Newton

4.

What is at the center of the Geocentric Theory?

a)

The Church

b)

Mars

c)

The Sun

d)

The Earth

5.

Which theory did the Church believe to be true?

a)

Geocentric

b)

Heliocentric

c)

Church-centric

d)

Putin-centric

6.

Who wrote the phrase "I think, therefore I am"?

a)

René Descartes's

b)

Putin's puppet

c)

Copernicus

d)

Thomas Hobbs

7.

Prior to the 1500s, who was/were the final authorities to most knowledge?

a)

The Church

b)

Will Smith

c)

Kings

d)

Universities

8.

How did the Renaissance influence the Scientific Revolution?

a)

Revolution

b)

Spirit of Rebirth & Curiosity

c)

By challenging the Church

d)

Secularism

9.

He developed a telescope to view the solar system:

a)

Galileo

b)

Newton

c)

Copernicus

d)

Kepler

10.

What did Francis Bacon add to the Scientific Method?

a)

Observation and Experimentation

b)

Theory of Motion

c)

Law of Motion

d)

He Invented bacon

11.

How did the Reformation influence the Scientific Revolution?

a)

By challenging the church

b)

Spirit of adventure

c)

Spirit of Religion

d)

Secularism

12.

What did Descartes contribute to the Scientific Method?

a)

Logic

b)

Math

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Experimentation

13.

A logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas:

a)

Logic

b)

Principles of Natural Philosophy

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Scientific method

14.

Church created by Henry VIII during the English Reformation

a)

Anglican

b)

Lutheran

c)

Catholic

d)

Trumpism

15.

How did contributions from the Scientific Revolution change people's view of the world

a)

Began to challenge traditional church beliefs

b)

Began to ask the question "WHY"

c)

Curious about the world

d)

All of the Above

16.

He was the first explorer to sail around the tip of Africa all the way to India?

a)

Magellan

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Dias

d)

Sam Kelch!

17.

How did Bloody Mary King Henry the VIII's daughter get her name?

a)

Her attempts to reverse the English Reformation by killing protestants

b)

She had red hair

c)

She was friends with Will Smith

d)

She liked swimming in the Red Sea

18.

Tried before an Inquisition for challenging traditional Church beliefs;

a)

Descartes

b)

Copernicus

c)

Galileo

d)

Cory Hosseinzades

19.

The Viking ship that sailed the waters for over 1,500 years is also known as the _______

a)

Longship

b)

Cruise ship

c)

Leif Erikson

d)

Caravel

20.

Which is the time period of "Rebirth" or "changing ideas" in Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries?

a)

Re-birth

b)

Great leap forward

c)

The Renaissance

d)

Scientific Revolution

21.

What did an Astrolabe measure?

a)

The earth

b)

Power of Will Smiths slap

c)

Position of the Stars

d)

The wind speed

22.

Who was the first Norse European explorer to reach North America?

a)

Leif Erikson

b)

Red Erikson

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Marlen