Question 1

define the following term:
-"new drugs"

Accepted Answer

"New drugs" refer to medications that ha

Question 2

Newton's major work was

Accepted Answer

A) Novum Organum . 
B) Principia . 
C) On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres . 
D) Rules of Reasoning in Philosophy . 
E) Utopia . 
A) Novum Organum . 
B) Principia . 
C) On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres . 
D) Rules of Reasoning in Philosophy . 
E) Utopia .

Question 3

Galileo's Dialogue on the Two World Systems was chiefly an attempt to

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A) expose the errors in the thinking of Copernicus. 
B) support Copernicus through a publication in Italian accessible to a wide audience. 
C) attack Luther and Protestant theological restrictions on scientific inquiry. 
D) apologize to the church for earlier theories he now saw as mistaken. 
E) oppose the dogma and doctrine of the Catholic Church. 
A) expose the errors in the thinking of Copernicus. 
B) support Copernicus through a publication in Italian accessible to a wide audience. 
C) attack Luther and Protestant theological restrictions on scientific inquiry. 
D) apologize to the church for earlier theories he now saw as mistaken. 
E) oppose the dogma and doctrine of the Catholic Church.

Question 4

The immediate reaction of the clerics to the theories of Copernicus was

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A) condemnation, initially by Protestant leaders like Luther who condemned the discovery as contrary to their literal interpretation of the Bible. 
B) broad approval motivated by their now higher educational achievements and interest in the sciences. 
C) support in the form of a papal decree praising his innovative thinking. 
D) the calling of the Council of Dort by Protestants and Catholics to question the astronomer closely prior to trial for blasphemy. 
E) apathy because his calculations were revealed to contain numerous mathematical errors. 
A) condemnation, initially by Protestant leaders like Luther who condemned the discovery as contrary to their literal interpretation of the Bible. 
B) broad approval motivated by their now higher educational achievements and interest in the sciences. 
C) support in the form of a papal decree praising his innovative thinking. 
D) the calling of the Council of Dort by Protestants and Catholics to question the astronomer closely prior to trial for blasphemy. 
E) apathy because his calculations were revealed to contain numerous mathematical errors.

Question 5

define the following term:
-Francis Bacon's inductive method

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Francis Bacon's inductive method, also k

Question 6

define the following term:
-French Royal Academy of Sciences

Accepted Answer

The French Royal Academy of Sciences, al

Question 7

Newton's world-machine

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A) refers to Newton's assertion that alchemical techniques could turn the world into a machine that generated abundant supplies of gold. 
B) had little impact on the Western worldview until the twentieth century. 
C) suggested that the secrets of the natural world could not be revealed by human investigations. 
D) created a new cosmology in which the world was seen largely in mechanistic terms. 
E) indicated a rejection of the work of his predecessors. 
A) refers to Newton's assertion that alchemical techniques could turn the world into a machine that generated abundant supplies of gold. 
B) had little impact on the Western worldview until the twentieth century. 
C) suggested that the secrets of the natural world could not be revealed by human investigations. 
D) created a new cosmology in which the world was seen largely in mechanistic terms. 
E) indicated a rejection of the work of his predecessors.

Question 8

The Ptolemaic conception of the universe was also known as

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A) God's master plan. 
B) the geocentric conception. 
C) the lunacentric conception. 
D) the expanding universe. 
E) the pantheistic theory. 
A) God's master plan. 
B) the geocentric conception. 
C) the lunacentric conception. 
D) the expanding universe. 
E) the pantheistic theory.

Question 9

define the following term:
-René Descartes

Accepted Answer

René Descartes was a French philosopher,

Question 10

Galileo's idea that a body in motion continues in motion unless deflected by an external force is called the principle of

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A) planetary motion. 
B) gravity. 
C) displacement. 
D) universal mechanics. 
E) inertia. 
A) planetary motion. 
B) gravity. 
C) displacement. 
D) universal mechanics. 
E) inertia.

Question 11

Despite his place in the history of modern science, Isaac Newton remained extremely interested in aspects of the occult world.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What was the name of Descartes's book that expounded his theories about the universe?

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A) On the Revolution of Heavenly Bodies. 
B) On the Fabric of the Human Body. 
C) Two Natures. 
D) Mind Over Matter. 
E) Discourse on Method. 
A) On the Revolution of Heavenly Bodies. 
B) On the Fabric of the Human Body. 
C) Two Natures. 
D) Mind Over Matter. 
E) Discourse on Method.

Question 13

Antoine Lavoisier

Accepted Answer

A) discovered the law of gasses. 
B) gave scientific proof to the theories of Newton. 
C) reconciled religion and reason in his Pensées. 
D) is considered the father of the Scientific Revolution. 
E) is regarded as the founder of modern chemistry. 
A) discovered the law of gasses. 
B) gave scientific proof to the theories of Newton. 
C) reconciled religion and reason in his Pensées. 
D) is considered the father of the Scientific Revolution. 
E) is regarded as the founder of modern chemistry.

Question 14

define the following term:
-Pensées

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"Pensées" is a collection of fragments o

Question 15

On the Fabric of the Human Body

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A) was Andreas Vesalius's masterpiece on anatomical structure. 
B) contained William Harvey's theories on blood circulation. 
C) contained theories on a macrocosm-microcosm universe advanced by Paracelsus. 
D) was da Vinci's masterpiece that influenced so many doctors during the Renaissance. 
E) was Cavendish's theory of human dissection. 
A) was Andreas Vesalius's masterpiece on anatomical structure. 
B) contained William Harvey's theories on blood circulation. 
C) contained theories on a macrocosm-microcosm universe advanced by Paracelsus. 
D) was da Vinci's masterpiece that influenced so many doctors during the Renaissance. 
E) was Cavendish's theory of human dissection.

Question 16

define the following term:
-Margaret Cavendish

Accepted Answer

Margaret Cavendish, also known as the Du

Question 17

define the following term:
-English Royal Society

Accepted Answer

The English Royal Society, also known as

Question 18

define the following term:
-"I think therefore I am"

Accepted Answer

The answer of define the following term:
-"I think therefore I...

Question 19

define the following term:
-Blaise Pascal

Accepted Answer

Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician

Question 20

Like many of the medieval scholastic philosophers, Blaise Pascal argued that the truths of Christianity could be proved by reason alone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 16: Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: the Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

define the following term: -"new drugs"

Newton's major work was

Galileo's Dialogue on the Two World Systems was chiefly an attempt to

The immediate reaction of the clerics to the theories of Copernicus was

define the following term: -Francis Bacon's inductive method

define the following term: -French Royal Academy of Sciences

Newton's world-machine

The Ptolemaic conception of the universe was also known as

define the following term: -René Descartes

Galileo's idea that a body in motion continues in motion unless deflected by an external force is called the principle of

Despite his place in the history of modern science, Isaac Newton remained extremely interested in aspects of the occult world.

What was the name of Descartes's book that expounded his theories about the universe?

Antoine Lavoisier

define the following term: -Pensées

On the Fabric of the Human Body

define the following term: -Margaret Cavendish

define the following term: -English Royal Society

define the following term: -"I think therefore I am"

define the following term: -Blaise Pascal

Like many of the medieval scholastic philosophers, Blaise Pascal argued that the truths of Christianity could be proved by reason alone.

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