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Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Andreas Vesalius

a)

three laws of motion

b)

matter is made up of elements

c)

dissection of cadavers

d)

arteries carry blood

2.

Antoine and Marie

a)

materials need oxygen to burn

b)

tiny microorganisms called bacteria

c)

cells discovered using microscope

d)

scientific method

3.

Antonie van leewenhoek

a)

probability

b)

geocentric theory of the universe

c)

living things into groups

d)

microorganisms called bacteria

4.

Aristotle

a)

matter is made up of elements

b)

living things classified into groups

c)

dissection of cadavers

d)

"I think ,therefore I am."

5.

Blaise Pascal

a)

heliocentric theory

b)

planets move in elliptical patterns around sun

c)

probability

d)

water thermometer

6.

Copernicus

a)

three laws of motion

b)

heliocentric theory of the universe

c)

arteries carry blood

d)

microorganisms called bacteria

7.

Francis Bacon

a)

Scientific Method

b)

classified living things into groups

c)

"I think, therefore I am"

d)

materials need oxygen to burn

8.

Galen

a)

planets move in elliptical patterns around the sun

b)

bacteria

c)

dissection of cadavers

d)

arteries carry blood

9.

Galileo Galilei

a)

three laws of motion

b)

discovered cells

c)

water thermometer

d)

probability

10.

Isaac Newton

a)

matter=made up of elements

b)

three laws of motion

c)

heliocentric theory

d)

geocentric theory

11.

Johannes Kepler

a)

planets move in elliptical paths around the sun.

b)

materials need oxygen to burn

c)

scientific method

d)

water thermometer

12.

Ptolemy

a)

arteries carry blood

b)

heliocentric theory

c)

bacteria

d)

geocentric theory

13.

Rene Descartes

a)

"I think, therefore I am"

b)

matter is made up of elements

c)

discovered cells

d)

discovered bacteria

14.

Robert Boyle

a)

3 laws of motion

b)

matter is made up of elements

c)

living things into groups

d)

dissected cadavers

15.

Robert Hooke

a)

matter=made up of elements

b)

probability

c)

cells using microscope discovered

d)

3 laws of motion

16.

Who developed the heliocentric model, placing the sun at the center of the solar system?

a)

 Isaac Newton

b)

Johannes Kepler

c)

Nicolaus Copernicus

d)

Galileo Galilei

17.

Which scientist is known for his laws of motion and universal gravitation?

a)

.Johannes Kepler


b)

Galileo Galilei


c)

Isaac Newton


d)

Nicolaus Copernicus


18.

Galileo Galilei improved the telescope and used it to observe:

a)

the moons of jupiter

b)

rings of saturn

c)

phases of venus

d)

all of the above

19.

Who is credited with the development of the scientific method?

a)

Francis Bacon

b)

Rene Descartes

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Andreas V.

20.

The Enlightenment is characterized by an emphasis on:

a)

religious drama

b)

superstition

c)

reason and logic

d)

feudalism

21.

Montesquieu is best known for his work on:

a)

political economy

b)

separation of powers

c)

social contract

d)

empiricism

22.

The concept of the "social contract" is central to the philosophy of:

a)

Jean Jaques Roussaeu

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Voltaire

23.

The Encyclopédie, edited by Denis Diderot, aimed to:

a)

preserve traditional knowledge

b)

discredit scientific discoveries

c)

promote censorship

d)

collect knowledge

24.

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment had a profound impact on the development of which field of study?

a)

art and literature

b)

science and philosophy

c)

agriculture and farming

d)

warfare and military strategy

25.

Which Enlightenment thinker is known for her advocacy of women's rights and equality?

a)

Mary Wollstonecraft

b)

Voltaire

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Jean Jaques R.

26.

The idea of a social contract, where individuals agree to form a government for mutual benefit, is associated with:

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Jean Jaques R.

d)

Montesquieu

27.

The Enlightenment had a significant impact on the development of which political system?

a)

Feudalism

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Absolutism

28.

How did the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment contribute to changes in the way people viewed authority and knowledge?

a)

 By reinforcing traditional beliefs

b)

By promoting skepticism and reason

c)

By discouraging questioning and inquiry

d)

I have no earthly idea