Question 1

On the Fabric of the Human Body

Accepted Answer

A)  was Andreas Vesalius' masterpiece on anatomical structure. 
B)  contained William Harvey's theories on blood circulation. 
C)  contained Paracelsus' theories on a macrocosm-microcosm universe. 
D)  was Galen's masterpiece that influenced so many doctors in the Middle Ages. 
E)  was Cavendish's theory of human dissection. 
A)  was Andreas Vesalius' masterpiece on anatomical structure. 
B)  contained William Harvey's theories on blood circulation. 
C)  contained Paracelsus' theories on a macrocosm-microcosm universe. 
D)  was Galen's masterpiece that influenced so many doctors in the Middle Ages. 
E)  was Cavendish's theory of human dissection.

Question 2

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Isaac Newton

Accepted Answer

Isaac Newton was a renowned English math

Question 3

Copernicus preferred the heliocentric model because

Accepted Answer

A)  as a Protestant, he felt free to disagree with the Pope. 
B)  it earned him lots of money and fame. 
C)  it made the planetary orbits easier to calculate. 
D)  he regarded the Sun as the most powerful god 
E)  the sun is the source of all energy on earth. 
A)  as a Protestant, he felt free to disagree with the Pope. 
B)  it earned him lots of money and fame. 
C)  it made the planetary orbits easier to calculate. 
D)  he regarded the Sun as the most powerful god 
E)  the sun is the source of all energy on earth.

Question 4

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Maria Sibylla Merian

Accepted Answer

Maria Sibylla Merian was a pioneering na

Question 5

Margaret Cavendish attacked the belief

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A)  that humans through science were masters of nature. 
B)  that science was for the benefit of all humanity. 
C)  in women being equal to men, despite her position. 
D)  of a Newtonian world-machine. 
E)  of a heliocentric universe. 
A)  that humans through science were masters of nature. 
B)  that science was for the benefit of all humanity. 
C)  in women being equal to men, despite her position. 
D)  of a Newtonian world-machine. 
E)  of a heliocentric universe.

Question 6

Maria Winkelmann

Accepted Answer

A)  was an English aristocrat. 
B)  a German astronomer. 
C)  became a member of the Berlin Academy and England's Royal Society for her scientific work. 
D)  was the mother of the more famous Robert Boyle. 
E)  b and c 
A)  was an English aristocrat. 
B)  a German astronomer. 
C)  became a member of the Berlin Academy and England's Royal Society for her scientific work. 
D)  was the mother of the more famous Robert Boyle. 
E)  b and c

Question 7

Scholars devoted to Hermeticism

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A)  believed that the world was a very recent creation still imperfect. 
B)  credited the devil with control over the dark secrets of nature. 
C)  saw the world as a living embodiment of divinity where humans could use mathematics and magic to dominate nature. 
D)  retreated from study of the natural world to concentrate on mastery of theories of magic. 
E)  a and d 
A)  believed that the world was a very recent creation still imperfect. 
B)  credited the devil with control over the dark secrets of nature. 
C)  saw the world as a living embodiment of divinity where humans could use mathematics and magic to dominate nature. 
D)  retreated from study of the natural world to concentrate on mastery of theories of magic. 
E)  a and d

Question 8

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Galen

Accepted Answer

Galen, also known as Galen of Pergamon,

Question 9

Isaac Newton's scientific discoveries

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A)  were resisted more in his own country, England, than in the rest of Europe. 
B)  although readily accepted in his own country, were resisted on the continent. 
C)  were modern in their removal of God from universal laws. 
D)  were among the first to be printed in a language other than Latin. 
E)  were initially condemned by the Church of England and the Archbishop of Canterbury. 
A)  were resisted more in his own country, England, than in the rest of Europe. 
B)  although readily accepted in his own country, were resisted on the continent. 
C)  were modern in their removal of God from universal laws. 
D)  were among the first to be printed in a language other than Latin. 
E)  were initially condemned by the Church of England and the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Question 10

What actions did the Catholic Church pursue concerning Galileo and his ideas?

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A)  authorities reluctantly agreed to his theories 
B)  turned him over to the Papal Curia. 
C)  allowed Galileo six months to change his mind concerning his theories 
D)  forced to recant them in a trial before the Inquisition 
E)  turned him over to the Inquisition to be tortured 
A)  authorities reluctantly agreed to his theories 
B)  turned him over to the Papal Curia. 
C)  allowed Galileo six months to change his mind concerning his theories 
D)  forced to recant them in a trial before the Inquisition 
E)  turned him over to the Inquisition to be tortured

Question 11

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

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

Question 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-"to conquer nature in action"

Accepted Answer

The phrase "to conquer nature in action"

Question 13

The role of women in the Scientific Revolution is illustrated by

Accepted Answer

A)  the scientific community's growing acceptance of female members. 
B)  Maria Merian's breakthrough in astronomy. 
C)  Margaret Cavendish, who participated in her era's scientific debates. 
D)  Maria Winkelmann, an entomologist accepted into the Berlin Academy of Sciences. 
E)  the exclusion and absence of women from any scientific investigations. 
A)  the scientific community's growing acceptance of female members. 
B)  Maria Merian's breakthrough in astronomy. 
C)  Margaret Cavendish, who participated in her era's scientific debates. 
D)  Maria Winkelmann, an entomologist accepted into the Berlin Academy of Sciences. 
E)  the exclusion and absence of women from any scientific investigations.

Question 14

Isaac Newton devoted himself to the occult and to alchemy in particular.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems

Accepted Answer

Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems

Question 16

According to Leonardo da Vinci, what subject was the key to understanding the nature of things?

Accepted Answer

A)  astronomy 
B)  art 
C)  biology 
D)  the Bible 
E)  mathematics. 
A)  astronomy 
B)  art 
C)  biology 
D)  the Bible 
E)  mathematics.

Question 17

All of the following are considered possible influences and causes of the Scientific Revolution except

Accepted Answer

A)  the practical knowledge and technical skills emphasized by sixteenth-century universities. 
B)  mathematical and naturalistic skills of Renaissance artists. 
C)  the Hermetic belief in magic and alchemy. 
D)  the humanists' rediscovery of Greek mathematicians and thinkers. 
E)  the inspired work of a few intellectuals. 
A)  the practical knowledge and technical skills emphasized by sixteenth-century universities. 
B)  mathematical and naturalistic skills of Renaissance artists. 
C)  the Hermetic belief in magic and alchemy. 
D)  the humanists' rediscovery of Greek mathematicians and thinkers. 
E)  the inspired work of a few intellectuals.

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Margaret Cavendish

Accepted Answer

Margaret Cavendish, also known as the Du

Question 19

In his search for a new rational mathematical system, Descartes began with doubt, doubting everything including his own existence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-On the Motion of the Heart and Blood

Accepted Answer

"On the Motion of the Heart and Blood" i

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

On the Fabric of the Human Body

IDENTIFICATIONS -Isaac Newton

Copernicus preferred the heliocentric model because

IDENTIFICATIONS -Maria Sibylla Merian

Margaret Cavendish attacked the belief

Maria Winkelmann

Scholars devoted to Hermeticism

IDENTIFICATIONS -Galen

Isaac Newton's scientific discoveries

What actions did the Catholic Church pursue concerning Galileo and his ideas?

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -"to conquer nature in action"

The role of women in the Scientific Revolution is illustrated by

Isaac Newton devoted himself to the occult and to alchemy in particular.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems

According to Leonardo da Vinci, what subject was the key to understanding the nature of things?

All of the following are considered possible influences and causes of the Scientific Revolution except

IDENTIFICATIONS -Margaret Cavendish

In his search for a new rational mathematical system, Descartes began with doubt, doubting everything including his own existence.

IDENTIFICATIONS -On the Motion of the Heart and Blood

the Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

the Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

the Civilization of the Greeks

the Hellenistic World

the Roman Republic

the Roman Empire

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

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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