Question 1

Descartes asserted that he would accept only those things that the Bible said were true.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What were the contributions of Isaac Newton to a new vision of the universe? Does he deserve to be considered the most significant figure from the Scientific Revolution? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Isaac Newton made several significant co

Question 3

Talk about:
-alchemy and Hermetic magic

Accepted Answer

Alchemy and Hermetic magic are both anci

Question 4

Among the following, the individual NOT associated with advances in medicine and chemistry is

Accepted Answer

A)  Vesalius. 
B)  Harvey. 
C)  Paracelsus. 
D)  Galen. 
E)  Lavoisier. 
A)  Vesalius. 
B)  Harvey. 
C)  Paracelsus. 
D)  Galen. 
E)  Lavoisier.

Question 5

Galileo wrote

Accepted Answer

A)  Pensées . 
B)  a translation of the Bible in Italian. 
C)  The Starry Messenger . 
D)  On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres . 
E)  Principia . 
A)  Pensées . 
B)  a translation of the Bible in Italian. 
C)  The Starry Messenger . 
D)  On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres . 
E)  Principia .

Question 6

Organized religions in the seventeenth century

Accepted Answer

A)  conceded the accomplishments of science and separated theology from science proper. 
B)  rejected scientific discoveries that conflicted with the Christian view of the world. 
C)  contributed greatly to scientific research through work in cathedral schools. 
D)  largely ignored science as merely a "toy for the minds of God's children." 
E)  rapidly reoriented their theologies to accept the findings of modern science. 
A)  conceded the accomplishments of science and separated theology from science proper. 
B)  rejected scientific discoveries that conflicted with the Christian view of the world. 
C)  contributed greatly to scientific research through work in cathedral schools. 
D)  largely ignored science as merely a "toy for the minds of God's children." 
E)  rapidly reoriented their theologies to accept the findings of modern science.

Question 7

Talk about:
-Discourse on Method

Accepted Answer

The Discourse on Method is a philosophic

Question 8

Talk about:
-Antoine Lavoisier

Accepted Answer

Antoine Lavoisier was a French chemist w

Question 9

Talk about:
-Margaret Cavendish

Accepted Answer

Margaret Cavendish, also known as the Du

Question 10

Talk about:
-Isaac Newton

Accepted Answer

Isaac Newton was a renowned English math

Question 11

Talk about:
-Paracelsus

Accepted Answer

Paracelsus, whose real name was Theophra

Question 12

How was the new scientific knowledge spread in the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

In the seventeenth century, new scientif

Question 13

Talk about:
-Maria Sibylla Merian

Accepted Answer

Maria Sibylla Merian was a pioneering na

Question 14

How did women contribute to the beginnings of modern science? How did male scientists view women and female scientists?

Accepted Answer

Women have made significant contribution

Question 15

The greatest achievements in science during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries came in what three areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  astronomy, medicine, and mechanics 
B)  astronomy, botany, and chemistry 
C)  biology, mechanics, and ballistics 
D)  engineering, physics, and dentistry 
E)  biology, surgery, and astronomy 
A)  astronomy, medicine, and mechanics 
B)  astronomy, botany, and chemistry 
C)  biology, mechanics, and ballistics 
D)  engineering, physics, and dentistry 
E)  biology, surgery, and astronomy

Question 16

Because of the scientific successes and accomplishments of such women as Margaret Cavendish, Maria Merian, and Maria Winkelmann, most male scientists agreed, though reluctantly, that females had the same intellectual abilities as males.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Talk about:
-Benedict de Spinoza's pantheism

Accepted Answer

Benedict de Spinoza's pantheism is a phi

Question 18

Tycho Brahe contributed to the advance of astronomy by

Accepted Answer

A)  working out the theory of inertia. 
B)  making accurate observations of the planets. 
C)  calculating the pull of gravity on the tides by the moon. 
D)  calculating the distance to the sun. 
E)  inventing the astrolabe. 
A)  working out the theory of inertia. 
B)  making accurate observations of the planets. 
C)  calculating the pull of gravity on the tides by the moon. 
D)  calculating the distance to the sun. 
E)  inventing the astrolabe.

Question 19

Talk about:
-universal law of gravitation

Accepted Answer

The universal law of gravitation, formul

Question 20

The first European to make systematic observations of the heavens by telescope was

Accepted Answer

A)  Galileo. 
B)  Copernicus. 
C)  Brahe. 
D)  Kepler. 
E)  Newton. 
A)  Galileo. 
B)  Copernicus. 
C)  Brahe. 
D)  Kepler. 
E)  Newton.

Descartes asserted that he would accept only those things that the Bible said were true.

What were the contributions of Isaac Newton to a new vision of the universe? Does he deserve to be considered the most significant figure from the Scientific Revolution? Why or why not?

Talk about: -alchemy and Hermetic magic

Among the following, the individual NOT associated with advances in medicine and chemistry is

Galileo wrote

Organized religions in the seventeenth century

Talk about: -Discourse on Method

Talk about: -Antoine Lavoisier

Talk about: -Margaret Cavendish

Talk about: -Isaac Newton

Talk about: -Paracelsus

How was the new scientific knowledge spread in the seventeenth century?

Talk about: -Maria Sibylla Merian

How did women contribute to the beginnings of modern science? How did male scientists view women and female scientists?

The greatest achievements in science during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries came in what three areas?

Because of the scientific successes and accomplishments of such women as Margaret Cavendish, Maria Merian, and Maria Winkelmann, most male scientists agreed, though reluctantly, that females had the same intellectual abilities as males.

Talk about: -Benedict de Spinoza's pantheism

Tycho Brahe contributed to the advance of astronomy by

Talk about: -universal law of gravitation

The first European to make systematic observations of the heavens by telescope was

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Exam 4: Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

Descartes asserted that he would accept only those things that the Bible said were true.

What were the contributions of Isaac Newton to a new vision of the universe? Does he deserve to be considered the most significant figure from the Scientific Revolution? Why or why not?

Talk about: -alchemy and Hermetic magic

Among the following, the individual NOT associated with advances in medicine and chemistry is

Galileo wrote

Organized religions in the seventeenth century

Talk about: -Discourse on Method

Talk about: -Antoine Lavoisier

Talk about: -Margaret Cavendish

Talk about: -Isaac Newton

Talk about: -Paracelsus

How was the new scientific knowledge spread in the seventeenth century?

Talk about: -Maria Sibylla Merian

How did women contribute to the beginnings of modern science? How did male scientists view women and female scientists?

The greatest achievements in science during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries came in what three areas?

Because of the scientific successes and accomplishments of such women as Margaret Cavendish, Maria Merian, and Maria Winkelmann, most male scientists agreed, though reluctantly, that females had the same intellectual abilities as males.

Talk about: -Benedict de Spinoza's pantheism

Tycho Brahe contributed to the advance of astronomy by

Talk about: -universal law of gravitation

The first European to make systematic observations of the heavens by telescope was

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965-1985

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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