Question 1

Who argued that observation and anatomical dissection were the keys to knowing how the body works?

Accepted Answer

A) Galen 
B) Paracelsus 
C) Bacon 
D) Vesalius 
E) Hippocrates 
A) Galen 
B) Paracelsus 
C) Bacon 
D) Vesalius 
E) Hippocrates

Question 2

The church attacked Galileo because

Accepted Answer

A) ​ he offered a view of the universe that conflicted with certain scriptural texts. 
B) ​ he was a Copernican. 
C) ​ he abandoned the scholastics' view of the relationship between matter and form. 
D) ​ he advanced a corpuscular theory of matter. 
E) ​all of the above 
A) ​ he offered a view of the universe that conflicted with certain scriptural texts. 
B) ​ he was a Copernican. 
C) ​ he abandoned the scholastics' view of the relationship between matter and form. 
D) ​ he advanced a corpuscular theory of matter. 
E) ​all of the above

Question 3

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain why the endeavors of Sir Isaac Newton have been referred to as a synthesis. What were his major works? Did his achievements lead to difficulties with the clerical hierarchy of the Church of England?

Accepted Answer

Sir Isaac Newton's endeavors have been r

Question 4

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Comment upon the medieval perception of matter and explain its relationship to new scientific studies of the seventeenth century.

Accepted Answer

The medieval perception of matter was he

Question 5

Which of the following statements best describes the role alchemy played in the development of modern science?

Accepted Answer

A) Alchemy played no role in the development of the new science. 
B) The new science arose in opposition to alchemy. 
C) Alchemy was accepted by many scientists and probably gave them the confidence they needed. 
D) Alchemy became an integral part of modern science. 
E) none of the above 
A) Alchemy played no role in the development of the new science. 
B) The new science arose in opposition to alchemy. 
C) Alchemy was accepted by many scientists and probably gave them the confidence they needed. 
D) Alchemy became an integral part of modern science. 
E) none of the above

Question 6

Neo-Platonism contributed to the rise of modern science because

Accepted Answer

A) it insisted that observations had precedence over theories. 
B) Plato had proposed a heliocentric view of the universe. 
C) it promoted skepticism about man's sensory perceptions. 
D) it strengthened the impulse to describe nature mathematically. 
E) it stated that everything emanated from one source, thus all problems had a solution. 
A) it insisted that observations had precedence over theories. 
B) Plato had proposed a heliocentric view of the universe. 
C) it promoted skepticism about man's sensory perceptions. 
D) it strengthened the impulse to describe nature mathematically. 
E) it stated that everything emanated from one source, thus all problems had a solution.

Question 7

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. For students who took the first half of Western Civilization: explain the connections between ancient Greco-Roman culture and the Scientific Revolution.

Accepted Answer

The connections between ancient Greco-Ro

Question 8

Who developed the theory of universal gravitation?

Accepted Answer

A) Kepler 
B) Newton 
C) Galileo 
D) Brahe 
E) Descartes 
A) Kepler 
B) Newton 
C) Galileo 
D) Brahe 
E) Descartes

Question 9

Isaac Newton was son of a

Accepted Answer

A) yeoman farmer. 
B) high-ranking noble. 
C) wealthy London merchant. 
D) village day-laborer. 
E) minister in the Anglican Church. 
A) yeoman farmer. 
B) high-ranking noble. 
C) wealthy London merchant. 
D) village day-laborer. 
E) minister in the Anglican Church.

Question 10

Alchemical literature became an important source for

Accepted Answer

A) scholastic theology. 
B) the theory of forms. 
C) navigation. 
D) military strategy. 
E) the theory of atoms. 
A) scholastic theology. 
B) the theory of forms. 
C) navigation. 
D) military strategy. 
E) the theory of atoms.

Question 11

When Tycho pursued his research

Accepted Answer

A) his ideas were dominated by Copernican conclusions. 
B) he came to disavow the Bible. 
C) he observed a new star. 
D) he was hampered by failure to keep exact calculations. 
E) he rejected Aristotle's theories. 
A) his ideas were dominated by Copernican conclusions. 
B) he came to disavow the Bible. 
C) he observed a new star. 
D) he was hampered by failure to keep exact calculations. 
E) he rejected Aristotle's theories.

Question 12

The Ptolemaic model of the universe troubled Copernicus mainly because

Accepted Answer

A) it disagreed with observations of the planets. 
B) it contradicted the Biblical cosmology. 
C) its mathematics was so complex. 
D) it contradicted Aristotle's cosmology. 
E) it lacked internal consistency. 
A) it disagreed with observations of the planets. 
B) it contradicted the Biblical cosmology. 
C) its mathematics was so complex. 
D) it contradicted Aristotle's cosmology. 
E) it lacked internal consistency.

Question 13

René Descartes believed that

Accepted Answer

A) certainty can be grounded in the conclusion, "I think therefore I am." 
B) both the existence of God and nature can be proven by experimentation. 
C) matter and spirit cannot be separated. 
D) knowledge must be built on tradition and some doctrine. 
E) science could be misused and damage nature. 
A) certainty can be grounded in the conclusion, "I think therefore I am." 
B) both the existence of God and nature can be proven by experimentation. 
C) matter and spirit cannot be separated. 
D) knowledge must be built on tradition and some doctrine. 
E) science could be misused and damage nature.

Question 14

Which of the following is true of the life of Sir Isaac Newton?

Accepted Answer

A) Newton's contemporaries knew a great deal more about him than modern researchers. 
B) Almost all of Newton's manuscript collections have been lost. 
C) Newton was a deeply private person. 
D) Newton abandoned his faith is later life. 
E) all of the above 
A) Newton's contemporaries knew a great deal more about him than modern researchers. 
B) Almost all of Newton's manuscript collections have been lost. 
C) Newton was a deeply private person. 
D) Newton abandoned his faith is later life. 
E) all of the above

Question 15

​ In Newton's new universe

Accepted Answer

A) ​the mechanical worldview was dependent on the will of God. 
B) ​there was no room for God. 
C) ​the genius of the thinker was more significant than the power of God. 
D) ​science could never be used in the service of the Anglican church. 
E) ​ none of the above 
A) ​the mechanical worldview was dependent on the will of God. 
B) ​there was no room for God. 
C) ​the genius of the thinker was more significant than the power of God. 
D) ​science could never be used in the service of the Anglican church. 
E) ​ none of the above

Question 16

The Almagest was

Accepted Answer

A) a handbook of Greek astronomy produced by Ptolemy. 
B) Aristotle's summary of his cosmology. 
C) Johannes Kepler's discourse on alchemy. 
D) Ficino's exposition of Neo-Platonism. 
E) the Arabic translation of Aristotle's Metaphysics . 
A) a handbook of Greek astronomy produced by Ptolemy. 
B) Aristotle's summary of his cosmology. 
C) Johannes Kepler's discourse on alchemy. 
D) Ficino's exposition of Neo-Platonism. 
E) the Arabic translation of Aristotle's Metaphysics .

Question 17

Alchemy originated in

Accepted Answer

A) Italy. 
B) England. 
C) Arabia. 
D) Spain. 
E) France. 
A) Italy. 
B) England. 
C) Arabia. 
D) Spain. 
E) France.

Question 18

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 natural philosophy

Accepted Answer

Natural Philosophy

Who?
Natural philoso

Question 19

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Newtonian principles may be related to applied mechanics. 
B) Paracelsian ideas were never accepted because they always retained magical connotations. 
C) William Harvey compared the heart to a pump. 
D) Vesalius was a proponent of dissection of corpses. 
E) The day-to-day practice of medicine changed little between 1600 and 1700. 
A) Newtonian principles may be related to applied mechanics. 
B) Paracelsian ideas were never accepted because they always retained magical connotations. 
C) William Harvey compared the heart to a pump. 
D) Vesalius was a proponent of dissection of corpses. 
E) The day-to-day practice of medicine changed little between 1600 and 1700.

Question 20

The Scientific Revolution resulted in all the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) complete secularization. 
B) confidence in the progress of human knowledge. 
C) optimism about the ability of societies to solve their problems. 
D) the separation of theology into a field of its own. 
E) a growing disdain for tradition, popular beliefs. 
A) complete secularization. 
B) confidence in the progress of human knowledge. 
C) optimism about the ability of societies to solve their problems. 
D) the separation of theology into a field of its own. 
E) a growing disdain for tradition, popular beliefs.

Who argued that observation and anatomical dissection were the keys to knowing how the body works?

The church attacked Galileo because

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain why the endeavors of Sir Isaac Newton have been referred to as a synthesis. What were his major works? Did his achievements lead to difficulties with the clerical hierarchy of the Church of England?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Comment upon the medieval perception of matter and explain its relationship to new scientific studies of the seventeenth century.

Which of the following statements best describes the role alchemy played in the development of modern science?

Neo-Platonism contributed to the rise of modern science because

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. For students who took the first half of Western Civilization: explain the connections between ancient Greco-Roman culture and the Scientific Revolution.

Who developed the theory of universal gravitation?

Isaac Newton was son of a

Alchemical literature became an important source for

When Tycho pursued his research

The Ptolemaic model of the universe troubled Copernicus mainly because

René Descartes believed that

Which of the following is true of the life of Sir Isaac Newton?

In Newton's new universe

The Almagest was

Alchemy originated in

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? natural philosophy

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

The Scientific Revolution resulted in all the following EXCEPT

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Exam 17: The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

Who argued that observation and anatomical dissection were the keys to knowing how the body works?

The church attacked Galileo because

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain why the endeavors of Sir Isaac Newton have been referred to as a synthesis. What were his major works? Did his achievements lead to difficulties with the clerical hierarchy of the Church of England?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Comment upon the medieval perception of matter and explain its relationship to new scientific studies of the seventeenth century.

Which of the following statements best describes the role alchemy played in the development of modern science?

Neo-Platonism contributed to the rise of modern science because

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. For students who took the first half of Western Civilization: explain the connections between ancient Greco-Roman culture and the Scientific Revolution.

Who developed the theory of universal gravitation?

Isaac Newton was son of a

Alchemical literature became an important source for

When Tycho pursued his research

The Ptolemaic model of the universe troubled Copernicus mainly because

René Descartes believed that

Which of the following is true of the life of Sir Isaac Newton?

​ In Newton's new universe

The Almagest was

Alchemy originated in

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? natural philosophy

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

The Scientific Revolution resulted in all the following EXCEPT

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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In Newton's new universe