Question 1

Which of the following is not true of the ideas of Copernicus?

Accepted Answer

A)  they raised serious questions about Aristotle's astronomy and physics. 
B)  they revealed Copernicus to be basically conservative. 
C)  they seemed to create uncertainty about the role of humans in the universe. 
D)  they resulted in a system much less complicated than that of Ptolemy. 
E)  they cast into doubt God's location in the universe. 
A)  they raised serious questions about Aristotle's astronomy and physics. 
B)  they revealed Copernicus to be basically conservative. 
C)  they seemed to create uncertainty about the role of humans in the universe. 
D)  they resulted in a system much less complicated than that of Ptolemy. 
E)  they cast into doubt God's location in the universe.

Question 2

Talk about:
-The Starry Messenger

Accepted Answer

The Starry Messenger is a book written b

Question 3

Talk about:
-Francis Bacon's inductive method

Accepted Answer

Francis Bacon's inductive method, also k

Question 4

The French Academy differed from the English Royal Society in the former's

Accepted Answer

A)  abundant government support and control. 
B)  publication of scientific journals. 
C)  focus on theoretical work in mechanics and astronomy. 
D)  belief that science should proceed along the lines of a cooperative venture. 
E)  absence of government support and control. 
A)  abundant government support and control. 
B)  publication of scientific journals. 
C)  focus on theoretical work in mechanics and astronomy. 
D)  belief that science should proceed along the lines of a cooperative venture. 
E)  absence of government support and control.

Question 5

The overall effect of the Scientific Revolution on the querelles des femmes was to

Accepted Answer

A)  dispel traditional myths of female inferiority. 
B)  increase the role of women in the child-bearing process. 
C)  generate facts about differences between men and women that were used to prove male dominance. 
D)  demonstrate that there was no inherent skeletal differences between the sexes. 
E)  allow women to enroll in most of Europe's universities. 
A)  dispel traditional myths of female inferiority. 
B)  increase the role of women in the child-bearing process. 
C)  generate facts about differences between men and women that were used to prove male dominance. 
D)  demonstrate that there was no inherent skeletal differences between the sexes. 
E)  allow women to enroll in most of Europe's universities.

Question 6

During the seventeenth century, royal and princely patronage of science

Accepted Answer

A)  declined greatly. 
B)  was common only in Italy. 
C)  became an international phenomenon. 
D)  replaced funding by the church. 
E)  was directed only towards pure research. 
A)  declined greatly. 
B)  was common only in Italy. 
C)  became an international phenomenon. 
D)  replaced funding by the church. 
E)  was directed only towards pure research.

Question 7

Talk about:
-four bodily humors

Accepted Answer

The theory of the four bodily humors, al

Question 8

Talk about:
-On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres

Accepted Answer

On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spher

Question 9

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 10

Talk about:
-Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems

Accepted Answer

Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems

Question 11

Renaissance humanists' mastery of Greek made new works of which of the following available?

Accepted Answer

A)  Archimedes. 
B)  Galen. 
C)  Ptolemy. 
D)  Plato. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  Archimedes. 
B)  Galen. 
C)  Ptolemy. 
D)  Plato. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Talk about:
-English Royal Society

Accepted Answer

The English Royal Society, also known as

Question 14

Talk about:
-Cartesian dualism

Accepted Answer

Cartesian dualism is a philosophical con

Question 15

Talk about:
-alchemy and Hermetic magic

Accepted Answer

Alchemy and Hermetic magic are both anci

Question 16

Talk about:
-"natural philosophers"

Accepted Answer

Natural philosophers were early scientis

Question 17

Descartes believed that the world could be understood by

Accepted Answer

A)  the same principles inherent in mathematical thinking. 
B)  quiet contemplation and following of the Scriptures. 
C)  mystical experiences. 
D)  interpreting dreams and applying that knowledge to our everyday lives. 
E)  incorporating the mind with the body. 
A)  the same principles inherent in mathematical thinking. 
B)  quiet contemplation and following of the Scriptures. 
C)  mystical experiences. 
D)  interpreting dreams and applying that knowledge to our everyday lives. 
E)  incorporating the mind with the body.

Question 18

Concerning Galileo and his ideas, the Catholic Church

Accepted Answer

A)  reluctantly agreed to his theories. 
B)  turned him over to the Papal Curia to serve as a principal secretary. 
C)  allowed Galileo six months to change his mind, during which he escaped to England to continue his work. 
D)  forced Galileo to recant them in a trial before the Inquisition. 
E)  turned him over to the authorities of the Holy Roman Emperor to be tortured. 
A)  reluctantly agreed to his theories. 
B)  turned him over to the Papal Curia to serve as a principal secretary. 
C)  allowed Galileo six months to change his mind, during which he escaped to England to continue his work. 
D)  forced Galileo to recant them in a trial before the Inquisition. 
E)  turned him over to the authorities of the Holy Roman Emperor to be tortured.

Question 19

Talk about:
-Galen

Accepted Answer

Galen, also known as Galen of Pergamon,

Question 20

Talk about:
-"new drugs"

Accepted Answer

"New drugs" refer to medications that ha

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

Which of the following is not true of the ideas of Copernicus?

Talk about: -The Starry Messenger

Talk about: -Francis Bacon's inductive method

The French Academy differed from the English Royal Society in the former's

The overall effect of the Scientific Revolution on the querelles des femmes was to

During the seventeenth century, royal and princely patronage of science

Talk about: -four bodily humors

Talk about: -On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres

Organized religions in the seventeenth century

Talk about: -Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems

Renaissance humanists' mastery of Greek made new works of which of the following available?

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

Talk about: -English Royal Society

Talk about: -Cartesian dualism

Talk about: -alchemy and Hermetic magic

Talk about: -"natural philosophers"

Descartes believed that the world could be understood by

Concerning Galileo and his ideas, the Catholic Church

Talk about: -Galen

Talk about: -"new drugs"

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The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

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Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

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

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

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