Question 1

____________ was one of the first major European writers to champion innovation and change.

Accepted Answer

Francis Bacon

Question 2

Bernini was hired by Urban VIII to decorate ________.

Accepted Answer

St. Peter's

Question 3

Nicolaus Copernicus's breakthrough was to show how ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the earth moved around the sun 
B)  the sun moved around the earth 
C)  the sun was dotted with sun spots 
D)  the earth was accompanied by other planets in our solar system 
A)  the earth moved around the sun 
B)  the sun moved around the earth 
C)  the sun was dotted with sun spots 
D)  the earth was accompanied by other planets in our solar system A

Question 4

Which of the following is Tycho Brahe's major contribution to science?

Accepted Answer

A)  He created a vast body of astronomical data from which his successors could work. 
B)  He did groundbreaking scientific research in which he suggested that Mercury and Venus revolved around the sun. 
C)  He proved Copernicus's research incorrect and published his own geocentric findings. 
D)  He proved that the moon and other planets revolved around the earth. 
A)  He created a vast body of astronomical data from which his successors could work. 
B)  He did groundbreaking scientific research in which he suggested that Mercury and Venus revolved around the sun. 
C)  He proved Copernicus's research incorrect and published his own geocentric findings. 
D)  He proved that the moon and other planets revolved around the earth.

Question 5

Which of the following is true of the scientific revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was not rapid. 
B)  It involved a large collective of people that numbered in the thousands. 
C)  It was a unified movement. 
D)  Everything associated with the revolution was new and groundbreaking. 
A)  It was not rapid. 
B)  It involved a large collective of people that numbered in the thousands. 
C)  It was a unified movement. 
D)  Everything associated with the revolution was new and groundbreaking.

Question 6

Baroque art first emerged in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Paris, France 
B)  papal Rome 
C)  Florence, Italy 
D)  Buckingham Palace, London, England 
A)  Paris, France 
B)  papal Rome 
C)  Florence, Italy 
D)  Buckingham Palace, London, England

Question 7

Maria Winkelmann made her contributions in the field of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  natural history 
B)  medicine 
C)  astronomy 
D)  biology 
A)  natural history 
B)  medicine 
C)  astronomy 
D)  biology

Question 8

Brahe's assistant was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Francis Bacon 
B)  Rene Descartes 
C)  Johannes Kepler 
D)  John Locke 
A)  Francis Bacon 
B)  Rene Descartes 
C)  Johannes Kepler 
D)  John Locke

Question 9

How did the telescope change the understanding of the universe for scientists?

Accepted Answer

A)  It increased the accuracy of physical observations. 
B)  It required a new level of mathematical accuracy. 
C)  It improved navigation. 
D)  It required increased attention to scientific subjects. 
A)  It increased the accuracy of physical observations. 
B)  It required a new level of mathematical accuracy. 
C)  It improved navigation. 
D)  It required increased attention to scientific subjects.

Question 10

Explain the beliefs of Francis Bacon.Why did he want to be compared to Columbus? Is that an accurate comparison? Why did Bacon disagree with most people in his day when they recalled antiquity as the best era of human history? Do you agree or disagree with his views? Why?

Accepted Answer

Francis Bacon was a prominent English ph

Question 11

How did scientists interact with universities during the scientific revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Universities were often criticized by scientists. 
B)  Universities were generally praised by scientists. 
C)  Scientists were eager to be hired by universities. 
D)  Universities wanted to take credit for the discoveries of scientists. 
A)  Universities were often criticized by scientists. 
B)  Universities were generally praised by scientists. 
C)  Scientists were eager to be hired by universities. 
D)  Universities wanted to take credit for the discoveries of scientists.

Question 12

Pascal's attitude toward reason was that it was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  un-Christian 
B)  of little use 
C)  insufficient for grasping religious concepts 
D)  superior to faith in understanding the world 
A)  un-Christian 
B)  of little use 
C)  insufficient for grasping religious concepts 
D)  superior to faith in understanding the world

Question 13

During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the discoveries that most captured the public imagination were made in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  medicine 
B)  natural history 
C)  chemistry 
D)  astronomy 
A)  medicine 
B)  natural history 
C)  chemistry 
D)  astronomy

Question 14

Francis Bacon believed that________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the study of nature began with the articulation of general principles 
B)  knowledge of nature should be used to improve the human condition 
C)  knowledge of nature was primarily useful for what it told us about the divine 
D)  the best era of human history lay in antiquity 
A)  the study of nature began with the articulation of general principles 
B)  knowledge of nature should be used to improve the human condition 
C)  knowledge of nature was primarily useful for what it told us about the divine 
D)  the best era of human history lay in antiquity

Question 15

Baroque painters depicted their subjects in a thoroughly _____________, rather than an idealized, manner.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Baroque painters depicted their subjects in a...

Question 16

Descartes divided existing things into two categories: body and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  modality 
B)  God 
C)  metaphor 
D)  mind 
A)  modality 
B)  God 
C)  metaphor 
D)  mind

Question 17

The most elaborative baroque monument to political absolutism was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pope Urban VIII's tabernacle in Rome 
B)  Charles I's palace in London 
C)  Louis XIV's palace at Versailles 
D)  Franz Joseph's palace in Vienna 
A)  Pope Urban VIII's tabernacle in Rome 
B)  Charles I's palace in London 
C)  Louis XIV's palace at Versailles 
D)  Franz Joseph's palace in Vienna

Question 18

Jonathan Swift's satire of the new sciences was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Leviathan 
B)  Gulliver's Travels 
C)  First Treatise of Government 
D)  Letter Concerning Toleration 
A)  Leviathan 
B)  Gulliver's Travels 
C)  First Treatise of Government 
D)  Letter Concerning Toleration

Question 19

The method by which scientists draw generalizations derived from, and test hypotheses against, empirical observations is known as _________________.

Accepted Answer

scientific

Question 20

The idea that humans were, by nature, creatures of reason and basic goodwill is an idea embraced by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Locke, in opposition to the ideas of Descartes 
B)  Hobbes, in opposition to the ideas of John Locke 
C)  Locke, in opposition to the ideas of Thomas Hobbes 
D)  Bacon, in opposition to the ideas of John Locke 
A)  Locke, in opposition to the ideas of Descartes 
B)  Hobbes, in opposition to the ideas of John Locke 
C)  Locke, in opposition to the ideas of Thomas Hobbes 
D)  Bacon, in opposition to the ideas of John Locke

____________ was one of the first major European writers to champion innovation and change.

Bernini was hired by Urban VIII to decorate ________.

Nicolaus Copernicus's breakthrough was to show how ________.

Which of the following is Tycho Brahe's major contribution to science?

Which of the following is true of the scientific revolution?

Baroque art first emerged in ________.

Maria Winkelmann made her contributions in the field of ________.

Brahe's assistant was ________.

How did the telescope change the understanding of the universe for scientists?

Explain the beliefs of Francis Bacon.Why did he want to be compared to Columbus? Is that an accurate comparison? Why did Bacon disagree with most people in his day when they recalled antiquity as the best era of human history? Do you agree or disagree with his views? Why?

How did scientists interact with universities during the scientific revolution?

Pascal's attitude toward reason was that it was ________.

During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the discoveries that most captured the public imagination were made in ________.

Francis Bacon believed that________.

Baroque painters depicted their subjects in a thoroughly _____________, rather than an idealized, manner.

Descartes divided existing things into two categories: body and ________.

The most elaborative baroque monument to political absolutism was ________.

Jonathan Swift's satire of the new sciences was ________.

The method by which scientists draw generalizations derived from, and test hypotheses against, empirical observations is known as _________________.

The idea that humans were, by nature, creatures of reason and basic goodwill is an idea embraced by ________.

The Birth of Civilization

The Rise of Greek Civilization

Classical and Hellenistic Greece

Rome: From Republic to Empire

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages: Creating a New European Society and Culture (476–1000)

The High Middle Ages: The Rise of European Empires and States (1000–1300)

Medieval Society: Hierarchies, Towns, Universities, and Families (1000–1300)

The Late Middle Ages: Social and Political Breakdown (1300–1453)

Renaissance and Discovery

The Age of Reformation

The Age of Religious Wars

European State -Consolidation in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

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Exam 14: New Directions in Thought and Culture in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

____________ was one of the first major European writers to champion innovation and change.

Bernini was hired by Urban VIII to decorate ________.

Nicolaus Copernicus's breakthrough was to show how ________.

Which of the following is Tycho Brahe's major contribution to science?

Which of the following is true of the scientific revolution?

Baroque art first emerged in ________.

Maria Winkelmann made her contributions in the field of ________.

Brahe's assistant was ________.

How did the telescope change the understanding of the universe for scientists?

Explain the beliefs of Francis Bacon.Why did he want to be compared to Columbus? Is that an accurate comparison? Why did Bacon disagree with most people in his day when they recalled antiquity as the best era of human history? Do you agree or disagree with his views? Why?

How did scientists interact with universities during the scientific revolution?

Pascal's attitude toward reason was that it was ________.

During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the discoveries that most captured the public imagination were made in ________.

Francis Bacon believed that________.

Baroque painters depicted their subjects in a thoroughly _____________, rather than an idealized, manner.

Descartes divided existing things into two categories: body and ________.

The most elaborative baroque monument to political absolutism was ________.

Jonathan Swift's satire of the new sciences was ________.

The method by which scientists draw generalizations derived from, and test hypotheses against, empirical observations is known as _________________.

The idea that humans were, by nature, creatures of reason and basic goodwill is an idea embraced by ________.

The Birth of Civilization

The Rise of Greek Civilization

Classical and Hellenistic Greece

Rome: From Republic to Empire

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages: Creating a New European Society and Culture (476–1000)

The High Middle Ages: The Rise of European Empires and States (1000–1300)

Medieval Society: Hierarchies, Towns, Universities, and Families (1000–1300)

The Late Middle Ages: Social and Political Breakdown (1300–1453)

Renaissance and Discovery

The Age of Reformation

The Age of Religious Wars

European State -Consolidation in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

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