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WorksheetsChapter 6 Exam Review Questions Key
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Enlightenment era salon hostess who financed the work of Denis Diderot.
Madame Geoffrin
Madame de Pompadour
Madame du Châtelet
Madame de Staël
These are the inalienable rights John Locke says we all have.
Life, liberty, and property
Freedom, justice, and equality
Happiness, security, and peace
Wealth, fame, and power
This scientist was the first to develop a heliocentric theory of the universe.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Claudius Ptolemy
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
This scientist developed a universal theory of motion.
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Galileo Galilei
Niels Bohr
Author of Pamela, the first English novel written.
Samuel Richardson
Daniel Defoe
Henry Fielding
Jonathan Swift
Mathematically proved Copernicus’ theory and proved the orbits of the planets were elliptical, not circular.
Johannes Kepler
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Tycho Brahe
Fields of study about the ways humans behave, including sociology, economics, and political science.
Social sciences
Physical sciences
Engineering
Mathematics
The scientist who advocated using mathematics and reason to find answers to the universe.
René Descartes
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Albert Einstein
Wrote a collection of essays and articles (Encyclopedia) expressing Enlightenment thought; angered the French government and the Catholic Church.
Denis Diderot
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire
Baron de Montesquieu
Enlightened despot who proposed the end of capital punishment in Russia.
Catherine the Great
Peter the Great
Ivan the Terrible
Nicholas II
Enlightenment thinker who proposed a fair justice system and the abolishment of capital punishment.
Cesare Beccaria
John Locke
Voltaire
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
This philosopher wrote that all men are born with natural rights to life, liberty, and property.
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Baron de Montesquieu
This philosopher believes that religious tolerance will create lasting peace.
Voltaire
Rousseau
Hobbes
Locke
This philosopher wrote about women’s rights during the French Revolution.
Olympe de Gouges
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Maximilien Robespierre
Voltaire
This scientist was the first to use a telescope in astronomy to support heliocentric theory.
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Johannes Kepler
Nicolaus Copernicus
What are the 4 natural elements of Aristotle’s theory of motion?
Earth, water, air, fire
Earth, metal, wood, water
Fire, water, metal, air
Air, earth, wood, fire
According to John Locke, who has the right to overthrow a failed government?
The people
The military
The monarch
Foreign nations
According to Wollstonecraft, what is the solution to women’s inequality?
Education
Voting rights
Inheritance laws
Marriage reforms
Social scientists primarily study _________.
Human behavior
Plant biology
Chemical reactions
Astronomical events
What is another name for the Enlightenment period?
The Age of Reason
The Dark Ages
The Industrial Revolution
The Renaissance
The Enlightened despot of Austria who abolished serfdom and made landowners pay serfs for labor?
Joseph II
Frederick the Great
Catherine the Great
Louis XVI
Which Enlightenment scientist pushed other scientists to experiment?
Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton
René Descartes
Voltaire
Which Enlightenment philosopher wrote about economics saying that the government should practice laissez-faire policies in regard to business?
Adam Smith
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
Voltaire
Which Enlightenment philosopher expressed that people should have freedom of religion, should be able to express themselves freely and have freedom of thought?
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
Which Enlightenment philosopher wrote that governments existed to protect the three inalienable rights of life, liberty, and property?
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
Baron de Montesquieu
What does philosophe mean?
A French Enlightenment thinker
A medieval knight
A Roman emperor
A Renaissance artist
What are some of the legacies of the Enlightenment?
Belief in progress, more secular outlook, importance of the individual
Expansion of feudalism, increased religious authority, decline of science
Rise of absolute monarchies, suppression of free speech, rejection of reason
Return to medieval traditions, focus on superstition, decrease in education
Galileo used a ____________ to prove a heliocentric theory of the universe.
Telescope
Microscope
Barometer
Compass
Newton’s theory of gravity is a single theory of ____________.
Motion
Light
Electricity
Magnetism
All of the following contributed to the Scientific Revolution except (Renaissance, Reformation, Enlightenment, or Exploration).
Reformation
Renaissance
Enlightenment
Exploration
If the universe is geocentric, this means that ________________________________.
The Earth is at the center of the universe
The Sun is at the center of the universe
The Moon is at the center of the universe
The Milky Way is at the center of the universe
The first 16th-century scholar to propose the heliocentric theory of the universe was _________________
Nicolaus Copernicus
Claudius Ptolemy
Tycho Brahe
Galileo Galilei
The Scientific Revolution began when a small group of scholars began to question the accuracy of ________________.
Ancient authorities
Modern technology
Religious rituals
Economic policies
What are the steps involved in the Scientific Method?
Observation, hypothesis, experiment, analysis, conclusion
Prediction, observation, theory, experiment, summary
Experiment, analysis, theory, observation, conclusion
Hypothesis, experiment, summary, observation, analysis
Know the 5 core beliefs of the philosophes.
Reason, nature, happiness, progress, liberty
Wealth, power, obedience, tradition, faith
War, conquest, discipline, hierarchy, loyalty
Isolation, secrecy, superstition, stagnation, oppression
Considered the Father of Modern chemistry; applied the scientific method to chemistry.
Antoine Lavoisier
Isaac Newton
Dmitri Mendeleev
John Dalton
Created the first mercury barometer
Evangelista Torricelli
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Blaise Pascal
Created the first anatomy book after dissecting human corpses
Andreas Vesalius
Hippocrates
Galen
William Harvey
Agreement by which people define and limit their individual rights, thus creating an organized society and government
Social contract
Divine right
Separation of powers
Absolute monarchy
European monarchs who were inspired to rule justly and respect the rights of their subjects
Enlightened despots
Absolute monarchs
Feudal lords
Divine right kings
Person who argued society corrupted people, the only good government had to be formed by the people, and that all people were created equal
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Voltaire
First to observe bacteria using a microscope
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Robert Hooke
Louis Pasteur
Joseph Lister
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson was a famous French artist from the 18th century.
Thomas Jefferson was a British king during the American Revolution.
Thomas Jefferson was an Italian explorer who discovered America.
Who was Marie-Therese Geoffrin?
Marie-Therese Geoffrin was a leading female figure in the French Enlightenment and hosted many influential salons.
Marie-Therese Geoffrin was a famous French painter during the Renaissance.
Marie-Therese Geoffrin was a queen of France in the 18th century.
Marie-Therese Geoffrin was a renowned scientist who discovered the law of gravity.
What are the three natural rights according to John Locke?
Life, Liberty, Property
Freedom, Justice, Equality
Happiness, Security, Peace
Power, Wealth, Status
Who proposed the heliocentric theory?
Nicolaus Copernicus
Claudius Ptolemy
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Who was Isaac Newton?
Isaac Newton was an English mathematician, physicist, and astronomer who formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation.
Isaac Newton was a famous Italian artist known for painting the Mona Lisa.
Isaac Newton was a French military leader who became Emperor of France.
Isaac Newton was an American inventor who developed the light bulb.
Who was Samuel Richardson?
Samuel Richardson was an English writer and printer, best known for his epistolary novels.
Samuel Richardson was a famous French painter from the 18th century.
Samuel Richardson was an American inventor known for the telephone.
Samuel Richardson was a renowned Italian composer of operas.
Who was Johannes Kepler?
Johannes Kepler was a German astronomer who discovered the laws of planetary motion.
Johannes Kepler was an Italian painter from the Renaissance period.
Johannes Kepler was a French philosopher known for existentialism.
Johannes Kepler was a British playwright from the Elizabethan era.
What are social sciences?
Social sciences are academic disciplines that study society and human behavior.
Social sciences are branches of engineering that focus on machines.
Social sciences are studies about chemical reactions and elements.
Social sciences are physical activities performed for fitness.
Who was Francis Bacon?
Francis Bacon was an English philosopher and statesman who developed the scientific method.
Francis Bacon was a famous Italian painter from the Renaissance period.
Francis Bacon was a French mathematician known for inventing calculus.
Francis Bacon was a German composer from the Baroque era.
Who was Denis Diderot?
Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder and chief editor of the Encyclopédie.
Denis Diderot was an Italian painter from the Renaissance period.
Denis Diderot was a German composer known for his symphonies.
Denis Diderot was a British explorer who discovered Australia.
Who was Catherine the Great?
Catherine the Great was the Empress of Russia who expanded the empire and promoted Enlightenment ideas.
Catherine the Great was a famous French artist during the Renaissance.
Catherine the Great was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Catherine the Great was a renowned scientist who discovered penicillin.
Who was Beccaria?
Beccaria was an Italian criminologist, philosopher, and politician, known for his treatise 'On Crimes and Punishments.'
Beccaria was a famous French painter from the Renaissance period.
Beccaria was a renowned English poet and playwright.
Beccaria was a German composer from the Baroque era.
Who was John Locke?
John Locke was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers.
John Locke was a French mathematician known for his work in geometry.
John Locke was an Italian artist famous for painting the Mona Lisa.
John Locke was a Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean.
Who was Voltaire?
Voltaire was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit and advocacy of civil liberties.
Voltaire was an Italian Renaissance painter known for the Mona Lisa.
Voltaire was a German composer famous for his symphonies.
Voltaire was a Russian czar who expanded the empire.
Who was Mary Wollstonecraft?
Mary Wollstonecraft was an English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights.
Mary Wollstonecraft was a French queen during the Revolution.
Mary Wollstonecraft was a famous Italian painter of the Renaissance.
Mary Wollstonecraft was a Russian ballet dancer.
Who was Galileo Galilei?
Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer, known for his contributions to modern science.
Galileo Galilei was a famous French painter from the Renaissance period.
Galileo Galilei was an English playwright and poet, best known for writing 'Hamlet'.
Galileo Galilei was a Spanish explorer who discovered the Americas.
What are the four classical elements?
Earth, Air, Fire, Water
Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron
Sun, Moon, Stars, Planets
Wind, Rain, Snow, Hail
Who are the citizens (people) in a society?
The citizens (people) are the members of a state or nation who owe allegiance to its government and are entitled to its protection.
Citizens are only those who are born in a particular city.
Citizens are people who do not follow any laws of the country.
Citizens are only government officials.
What is education?
Education is the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university.
Education is the process of cooking food for a large group of people.
Education is the act of traveling to different countries for leisure.
Education is the process of building houses and bridges.
What is human behavior?
Human behavior refers to the range of actions and mannerisms exhibited by humans in conjunction with their environment.
Human behavior is the study of animal instincts in the wild.
Human behavior is the process of plant growth in different climates.
Human behavior is the analysis of weather patterns over time.
What is the Age of Reason?
The Age of Reason is another term for the Enlightenment, a period emphasizing reason, science, and individualism.
The Age of Reason refers to the Romantic era, known for its focus on emotion and nature.
The Age of Reason is the period of the Industrial Revolution, marked by technological advancements.
The Age of Reason is a term for the Middle Ages, characterized by feudalism and religious dominance.
Who was Joseph II?
Joseph II was Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Habsburg lands, known for his enlightened reforms.
Joseph II was a famous French artist during the Renaissance.
Joseph II was a Russian czar known for expanding the empire into Asia.
Joseph II was an Italian explorer who discovered the Americas.
Who was Rene Descartes?
Rene Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, often called the father of modern philosophy.
Rene Descartes was an Italian painter from the Renaissance period.
Rene Descartes was a famous English playwright and poet.
Rene Descartes was a German composer from the Baroque era.
Who was Adam Smith?
Adam Smith was a Scottish economist and philosopher, best known for 'The Wealth of Nations.'
Adam Smith was an Italian painter from the Renaissance period.
Adam Smith was a French military leader during the Napoleonic Wars.
Adam Smith was an American inventor known for the light bulb.
Who was Voltaire?
Voltaire was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit and advocacy of civil liberties.
Voltaire was an Italian painter from the Renaissance period.
Voltaire was a Russian czar known for expanding the empire.
Voltaire was an ancient Greek mathematician and inventor.
Who was John Locke?
John Locke was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers.
John Locke was a famous French artist known for his impressionist paintings.
John Locke was an Italian composer from the Baroque period.
John Locke was a renowned American astronaut who walked on the moon.
Who were the French Enlightenment thinkers?
Philosophers such as Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Diderot were French Enlightenment thinkers.
Famous French painters such as Monet, Renoir, and Degas were French Enlightenment thinkers.
French kings such as Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI were French Enlightenment thinkers.
French military leaders such as Napoleon, Lafayette, and De Gaulle were French Enlightenment thinkers.
What happened during the Enlightenment regarding reason and secularism?
People began to use reason, the world became more secular, and the idea that the individual was important emerged.
Religious beliefs became stronger and science was rejected.
Kings and queens gained absolute power over all aspects of life.
Superstition and tradition became the main sources of knowledge.
What is a telescope?
A telescope is an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer.
A telescope is a device used to measure temperature.
A telescope is a musical instrument used in orchestras.
A telescope is a tool for cooking food.
What is motion?
Motion is the action or process of moving or being moved.
Motion is the process of staying still.
Motion is the process of changing color.
Motion is the process of growing taller.
What is the Enlightenment?
The Enlightenment was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Enlightenment was a religious revival movement in Asia during the 19th century.
The Enlightenment was a period of economic depression in North America during the 20th century.
The Enlightenment was a military alliance formed in Africa during the 15th century.
What is the geocentric theory?
The geocentric theory is the belief that the earth is the center of the universe.
The geocentric theory is the belief that the sun is the center of the universe.
The geocentric theory is the belief that the moon is the center of the universe.
The geocentric theory is the belief that the stars are the center of the universe.
Who was Copernicus?
Copernicus was a Renaissance-era mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its center.
Copernicus was a famous painter from the Renaissance period known for his portraits.
Copernicus was an explorer who discovered new trade routes to Asia.
Copernicus was a medieval philosopher who wrote extensively on ethics.
What is the geocentric theory?
The geocentric theory is the belief that the earth is the center of the universe.
The geocentric theory is the belief that the sun is the center of the universe.
The geocentric theory is the belief that the moon is the center of the universe.
The geocentric theory is the belief that Mars is the center of the universe.
What are the steps of the scientific method?
a. Observe b. Hypothesize c. Test (experiment) d. Analyze and interpret data e. Change hypothesis if necessary
a. Guess b. Test c. Conclude d. Publish e. Repeat
a. Observe b. Conclude c. Publish d. Hypothesize e. Test
a. Hypothesize b. Test c. Analyze d. Publish e. Observe
What are the 5 core beliefs of the Enlightenment?
a. Reason b. Nature c. Happiness d. Progress e. Liberty
a. Faith b. Tradition c. Obedience d. Authority e. Conformity
a. Power b. Wealth c. Status d. Privilege e. Control
a. War b. Isolation c. Fear d. Ignorance e. Superstition
Who was Robert Boyle?
Robert Boyle was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor.
Robert Boyle was a famous Italian painter from the Renaissance period.
Robert Boyle was a renowned French mathematician and philosopher.
Robert Boyle was an American astronaut who walked on the moon.
Who was Torricelli?
Evangelista Torricelli was an Italian physicist and mathematician, best known for inventing the barometer.
Torricelli was a famous French painter from the Renaissance period.
Torricelli was a Spanish explorer who discovered the Amazon River.
Torricelli was a German composer known for his symphonies.
Who was Vesalius?
Andreas Vesalius was a 16th-century Flemish anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy.
He was a famous Italian painter from the Renaissance period.
He was a renowned French mathematician known for his work in geometry.
He was an English playwright and poet from the Elizabethan era.
What is a social contract?
A social contract is an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits.
A social contract is a legal document signed by all citizens.
A social contract is a type of government tax.
A social contract is a written set of rules for businesses only.
Who were the enlightened despots?
Enlightened despots were absolute monarchs who pursued legal, social, and educational reforms inspired by the Enlightenment.
Enlightened despots were philosophers who rejected all forms of government.
Enlightened despots were democratic leaders elected by the people.
Enlightened despots were religious leaders who opposed scientific progress.
Who was Rousseau?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th century.
Rousseau was a famous French painter from the 19th century.
Rousseau was an Italian mathematician known for calculus.
Rousseau was a German physicist who discovered electricity.
Who was Leeuwenhoek?
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was a Dutch scientist known as the 'Father of Microbiology.'
Leeuwenhoek was an Italian artist famous for painting the Mona Lisa.
Leeuwenhoek was a French philosopher who wrote 'The Social Contract.'
Leeuwenhoek was an English playwright who wrote 'Hamlet.'
