Question 1

The most influential scientific revolution of the seventeenth century took place in:

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A)  anatomy and physiology. 
B)  physics and astronomy. 
C)  botany. 
D)  bacteriology. 
A)  anatomy and physiology. 
B)  physics and astronomy. 
C)  botany. 
D)  bacteriology.

Question 2

In the context of the late seventeenth century, probably the main force in putting an end to the delusionary charges of witchcraft was _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the growing disregard of people toward witchcraft 
B)  the growing influence of Protestantism 
C)  the new emphasis on empirical evidence 
D)  the new focus on anecdotal evidence 
A)  the growing disregard of people toward witchcraft 
B)  the growing influence of Protestantism 
C)  the new emphasis on empirical evidence 
D)  the new focus on anecdotal evidence

Question 3

There was much skepticism about history in the seventeenth century. All of the following added to that skepticism except:

Accepted Answer

A)  it was not a form of true knowledge because it was not mathematical. 
B)  it was useless knowledge because Adam, the perfect man, neither had nor needed history. 
C)  it was based on too many facts rather than on broad and useful generalizations. 
D)  it lacked proof, and, in many cases, what passed for history was a mass of fables. 
A)  it was not a form of true knowledge because it was not mathematical. 
B)  it was useless knowledge because Adam, the perfect man, neither had nor needed history. 
C)  it was based on too many facts rather than on broad and useful generalizations. 
D)  it lacked proof, and, in many cases, what passed for history was a mass of fables.

Question 4

Influential writers Francis Bacon and René Descartes, both prophets of the new science, did all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  brand virtually all beliefs of preceding generations (outside religion) as worthless. 
B)  ridicule the tendency to put faith in ancient books on questions having to do with the workings of nature. 
C)  attack the earlier methods of seeking knowledge. 
D)  hold that the medieval (or Aristotelian) methods approached truth from the right direction. 
A)  brand virtually all beliefs of preceding generations (outside religion) as worthless. 
B)  ridicule the tendency to put faith in ancient books on questions having to do with the workings of nature. 
C)  attack the earlier methods of seeking knowledge. 
D)  hold that the medieval (or Aristotelian) methods approached truth from the right direction.

Question 5

The greatest weakness in Bacon's thinking was his failure:

Accepted Answer

A)  to understand the value of applied science. 
B)  to appreciate the scientific ideas of the scholastics. 
C)  to understand the role of mathematics. 
D)  to clarify his difficult and abstruse language and thought. 
A)  to understand the value of applied science. 
B)  to appreciate the scientific ideas of the scholastics. 
C)  to understand the role of mathematics. 
D)  to clarify his difficult and abstruse language and thought.

Question 6

Discuss the major features of John Locke's scientific and political thought. How did his scientific notions influence his political conceptions?

Accepted Answer

John Locke was a prominent figure in bot

Question 7

In domestic affairs, the philosophy of natural law was used to justify:

Accepted Answer

A)  both constitutional and absolutist governments. 
B)  government as an end in itself. 
C)  only constitutional governments. 
D)  only absolutist governments. 
A)  both constitutional and absolutist governments. 
B)  government as an end in itself. 
C)  only constitutional governments. 
D)  only absolutist governments.

The most influential scientific revolution of the seventeenth century took place in:

In the context of the late seventeenth century, probably the main force in putting an end to the delusionary charges of witchcraft was _____.

There was much skepticism about history in the seventeenth century. All of the following added to that skepticism except:

Influential writers Francis Bacon and René Descartes, both prophets of the new science, did all of the following except:

The greatest weakness in Bacon's thinking was his failure:

Discuss the major features of John Locke's scientific and political thought. How did his scientific notions influence his political conceptions?

In domestic affairs, the philosophy of natural law was used to justify:

The Rise of Europe

The Upheaval in Western Christendom, 1300-1560

The Atlantic World, Commerce, and Wars of Religion, 1560-1648

The Growing Power of Western Europe, 1640-1715

The Transformation of Eastern Europe, 1648-1740

The Global Struggle for Wealth and Empire

The Age of Enlightenment

The French Revolution

Napoleonic Europe

Industries, Ideas, and the Struggle for Reform, 1815-1848

Revolutions and the Reimposition of Order, 1848-1870

The Consolidation of Large Nation-States, 1859-1871

Europes Economic and Political Ascendancy, 1871-1914

European Society and Culture, 1871-1914

Europes Colonial Empires and Global Dominance, 1871-1914

The First World War

The Russian Revolution and the Emergence of the Soviet Union

Democracy, Anti-Imperialism, and the Economic Crisis After the First World War

Democracy and Dictatorship in the 1930s

The Second World War

The Cold War and Reconstruction After the Second World War

Decolonization and the Breakup of the European Empires

Coexistence, Confrontation, and the New European Economy

The International Revolt Against Soviet Communism

Europe and the Changing Modern World

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Exam 6: The Scientific View of the World

The most influential scientific revolution of the seventeenth century took place in:

In the context of the late seventeenth century, probably the main force in putting an end to the delusionary charges of witchcraft was _____.

There was much skepticism about history in the seventeenth century. All of the following added to that skepticism except:

Influential writers Francis Bacon and René Descartes, both prophets of the new science, did all of the following except:

The greatest weakness in Bacon's thinking was his failure:

Discuss the major features of John Locke's scientific and political thought. How did his scientific notions influence his political conceptions?

In domestic affairs, the philosophy of natural law was used to justify:

The Rise of Europe

The Upheaval in Western Christendom, 1300-1560

The Atlantic World, Commerce, and Wars of Religion, 1560-1648

The Growing Power of Western Europe, 1640-1715

The Transformation of Eastern Europe, 1648-1740

The Global Struggle for Wealth and Empire

The Age of Enlightenment

The French Revolution

Napoleonic Europe

Industries, Ideas, and the Struggle for Reform, 1815-1848

Revolutions and the Reimposition of Order, 1848-1870

The Consolidation of Large Nation-States, 1859-1871

Europes Economic and Political Ascendancy, 1871-1914

European Society and Culture, 1871-1914

Europes Colonial Empires and Global Dominance, 1871-1914

The First World War

The Russian Revolution and the Emergence of the Soviet Union

Democracy, Anti-Imperialism, and the Economic Crisis After the First World War

Democracy and Dictatorship in the 1930s

The Second World War

The Cold War and Reconstruction After the Second World War

Decolonization and the Breakup of the European Empires

Coexistence, Confrontation, and the New European Economy

The International Revolt Against Soviet Communism

Europe and the Changing Modern World

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