WorksheetsChapter 21: Lesson 1 Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
Before the Scientific Revolution, most people believed truth came from —
Experiments and evidence
Observation and testing
Authority and tradition
Scientific journals
The Scientific Revolution encouraged people to gain knowledge by —
Accepting ancient ideas
Trusting religious leaders
Using reason and evidence
Following tradition
Which best describes the scientific method?
A belief system based on religion
A step-by-step process for discovering truth
A list of ancient scientific ideas
A way to support authority
Why were experiments important during the Scientific Revolution?
They made science more entertaining
They helped confirm ideas through testing
They replaced observation
They supported traditional beliefs
Which statement reflects traditional thinking before the Scientific Revolution?
This idea is supported by evidence.
This idea can be tested.
This idea is true because it has always been believed.
This idea should be questioned.
Observation helped scientists because it —
Allowed ideas to be repeated and tested
Replaced the need for evidence
Made authority more powerful
Discouraged new ideas
Why did the Scientific Revolution challenge traditional authorities?
It removed all religious beliefs
It encouraged questioning accepted ideas
It focused only on technology
It supported monarchs
Which idea BEST shows the shift caused by the Scientific Revolution?
Knowledge comes from tradition
Knowledge comes from authority
Knowledge should not be questioned
Knowledge should be proven
Why is the Scientific Revolution important to history?
It ended all traditional beliefs
It created modern governments
It changed how people thought about truth
It focused only on medicine
The Scientific Revolution helped lead to the Enlightenment because —
Scientists became political leaders
People applied reason to society and government
Experiments replaced religion
Kings supported scientific ideas
Early astronomers believed Earth was the center of the universe.
This belief is known as the __________ model. (a)
Copernicus challenged traditional beliefs by supporting the idea that the sun is at the center of the universe.
This idea is called __________. (a)
Scientists during the Scientific Revolution believed knowledge should come from observation and experiments.
This way of thinking is called __________. (a)
Match the example to the correct vocabulary term.
Using repeated observations to form a general conclusion
Inductive Reasoning
Using math and logic to understand the universe
Rationalism
A process where a scientist asks a question, tests an idea, and uses results to reach a conclusion.
Scientific Method
