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10/4-Scientific Rev/Enlightenment Exam Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a CAUSE of the Scientific Revolution?

a)

The Age of Exploration broadened people's curiosity of the physical world.

b)

Advancements in mathematics proved that the Roman Catholic Church was infallible,.

c)

The corruption of Renaissance Popes encouraged free thinkers to rebel against authority.

2.

How did the heliocentric theory CHANGE the Scientific Revolution?

a)

Scientists began to question the Roman Catholic Church's authority.

b)

Scientists began to abandon experiments that questioned religious ideologies.

c)

Monarchs began to accept the wisdom of free thinkers over the authority of the Church.

3.

During the Scientific  Revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________

a)
King
b)
Family
c)
Church
d)
Sir Salami 
4.

What did the Geocentric Theory state?

a)
The sun was at the center of the universe
b)
The earth was at the center of the universe
5.

What is the Heliocentric Theory?

a)
There is no sun
b)
The sun is smaller than the Earth
c)
The sun is the center of the universe
d)
The Earth in the center of the universe
6.

Who created the first telescope and is considered the Father of Experimental Science?

a)

Newton

b)

Bacon

c)

Descartes

d)

Galileo

7.

The multi-step procedure based on observation and experimentation used by scientists today  

a)
Planetary Model
b)
Philosophical Method
c)

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

d)

Scientific Method

8.

How did the Catholic Church respond to the work of Galileo?

a)

The Church embraced the new findings and supported his work

b)

The Church incorporated the new science into church teachings.

c)

Galileo's work was viewed as heresy; he was forced to recant his findings.

9.
The Age of Enlightenment began
a)
Before Exploration
b)
During Prehistoric Times
c)
After the American Revolution
d)
In the 17th Century
10.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
11.
An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection
a)
Philosophers
b)
Democracy
c)
Social Contract
d)
Divine Right of Kings
12.

The belief that government should be divided so that no one should have complete authority is called....

a)

job specialization

b)

separation of powers

c)

divine rights

d)

monarchy rights

13.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
14.
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
15.

The Enlightenment inspired revolutions to occur in the American Colonies and France.

a)

True

b)

False

16.
Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Locke would all support:
a)
A dictatorship
b)
A democracy
c)
An absolute monarchy
d)
All of these
17.
What did Rousseau believe that governments should work toward?
a)
A Revolution against the monarchy
b)
Good Health
c)
Common Good
d)
No Taxes
18.
What was the name of the intellectual movement that was responsible for challenging unlimited governments and caused people to question the authority of the church?
a)
The Great Illumination
b)
The Renaissance
c)
The Great Awakening
d)
The Enlightenment
19.

One contribution that John Locke made to Enlightenment philosophy was the idea that

a)

absolute monarchies should continue

b)

the punishment should fit the crime

c)

individual rights should be denied

d)

governments should be based on the consent of the people

20.

According to John Locke, the chief role of government was to

a)

protect natural rights

b)

fight territorial wars

c)

ensure the wealth of citizens

d)

redistribute land

21.

Locke’s Two Treatises of Government, Rousseau’s The Social Contract, and Montesquieu’s The Spirit of the Laws were works written during which time period?

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Renaissance

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Reformation

22.

This philosopher believed in education and jobs for women.

a)

Locke

b)

Wollstonecraft

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Hobbes

23.

What does the word secular mean?

a)

Religious

b)

Non-Religious

24.
The Enlightenment is
a)
a time of rebirth
b)
a time when science ruled
c)
a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world
d)
a time when technology ruled
25.

Montesquieu's idea that political power should be divided into 3 branches - legislative, executive and judicial.

a)

separation of powers

b)

federalism

c)

checks and balances

d)

self-government

26.

An Unlimited Government where the king or queen have unlimited power

a)

Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Absolute Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Dictatorship

27.

Hobbes' book was called...

a)

Qur'an

b)

Leviathan

c)

Odyssey

d)

Don Quixote

28.

People give up some portion of their freedom in exchange for ____, according to Thomas Hobbes.

a)

legitimacy

b)

security

c)

oligarchy

d)

better schools

29.
What did Rousseau claim to be true?
a)
All men are born equal
b)
Music is the answer to everything
c)
Kids only cause problems
d)
The taller you are the smarter you become
30.

Humans will do anything for survival. We need a King to control us

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Rousseau