Question 1

A method of reasoning that goes from the specific to the general was developed by:

Accepted Answer

A) René Descartes. 
B) Francis Bacon. 
C) Isaac Newton. 
D) Blaise Pascal. 
E) Baruch Spinoza. 
A) René Descartes. 
B) Francis Bacon. 
C) Isaac Newton. 
D) Blaise Pascal. 
E) Baruch Spinoza. B

Question 2

Throughout the Middle Ages,the most important classical authorities on natural philosophy were _________ and _________.

Accepted Answer

A) Plato;Aristotle 
B) Plato;Ptolemy 
C) Aristotle;Galen 
D) Aristotle;Ptolemy 
E) Galen;Ptolemy 
A) Plato;Aristotle 
B) Plato;Ptolemy 
C) Aristotle;Galen 
D) Aristotle;Ptolemy 
E) Galen;Ptolemy D

Question 3

What was the role of women in the scientific revolution?

Accepted Answer

Although few women were officially included in scientific societies or the academies of the time,they contributed greatly to the growth of science all the same.Women like Margaret Cavendish brought money from her aristocratic family to aid the pursuit of astronomy.Many other families built private observatories,enabling women such as Maria Winkelmann to make her discoveries of a comet and preparation of calendars for the Berlin Academy of Science.Over 14 percent of all astronomers were women.Women made other great contributions to science,and not just in astronomy.Maria Sibylla Merian made a career in entomology,fighting heat and malaria to bring her findings from Surinam to Europe.Brilliant women such as Emilie du Chatelet coauthored with Voltaire a book summarizing Newton and also translated on her own the Principia,making Newton's ideas accessible to French speakers.

Question 4

Which of the following was an ancient scholar whose ideas were relied upon by the Catholic Church as a source of "scientific" knowledge in the field of astronomy?

Accepted Answer

A) Vesalius. 
B) Ptolemy. 
C) Galen. 
D) Newton. 
E) Aristarchus. 
A) Vesalius. 
B) Ptolemy. 
C) Galen. 
D) Newton. 
E) Aristarchus.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about Galileo is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The recognition of his accomplishments by the Pope made him well respected by the Catholic Church. 
B) His telescopic observations of the planets led to the discovery of moons that orbited Jupiter. 
C) His invention of the moveable-type printing press allowed for scientific knowledge to be spread quickly throughout the scientific revolution. 
D) His Letters on Sunspots discounted the theories of sunspots that were prevalent at the time. 
E) He eventually was canonized by the Catholic Church for his work on celestial bodies. 
A) The recognition of his accomplishments by the Pope made him well respected by the Catholic Church. 
B) His telescopic observations of the planets led to the discovery of moons that orbited Jupiter. 
C) His invention of the moveable-type printing press allowed for scientific knowledge to be spread quickly throughout the scientific revolution. 
D) His Letters on Sunspots discounted the theories of sunspots that were prevalent at the time. 
E) He eventually was canonized by the Catholic Church for his work on celestial bodies.

Question 6

All of the following contributed greatly to the development of astronomy during the scientific revolution except:

Accepted Answer

A) Tycho Brahe. 
B) Robert Boyle. 
C) Johannes Kepler. 
D) Galileo Galilei. 
E) Nicholas Copernicus. 
A) Tycho Brahe. 
B) Robert Boyle. 
C) Johannes Kepler. 
D) Galileo Galilei. 
E) Nicholas Copernicus.

Question 7

Copernicus believed that his work:

Accepted Answer

A) restored a pure understanding of God's design. 
B) broke with the ideas of the Catholic Church. 
C) was an attack on the authority of ancient texts. 
D) did not contradict centuries of astronomical thought. 
E) was used by the Catholic Church to refute the ideas of Aristotle. 
A) restored a pure understanding of God's design. 
B) broke with the ideas of the Catholic Church. 
C) was an attack on the authority of ancient texts. 
D) did not contradict centuries of astronomical thought. 
E) was used by the Catholic Church to refute the ideas of Aristotle.

Question 8

Tycho Brahe differed from Copernicus in believing that planets orbited the sun and the whole system orbited around a stationary Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In 1616,Galileo Galilei was urged by his supporters to stop promulgating Copernican ideas,when the Catholic Church:

Accepted Answer

A) placed Copernicus's work on the Index of Forbidden Books. 
B) threatened him with excommunication. 
C) inducted him into the Knights of Malta. 
D) named his good friend,Cardinal Barberini,as Pope Urban VIII. 
E) established the Vatican observatory under Jesuit control. 
A) placed Copernicus's work on the Index of Forbidden Books. 
B) threatened him with excommunication. 
C) inducted him into the Knights of Malta. 
D) named his good friend,Cardinal Barberini,as Pope Urban VIII. 
E) established the Vatican observatory under Jesuit control.

Question 10

Descartes introduced a new method for understanding called deductive reasoning,which relied on proceeding logically from one certainty to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Galileo hoped for support from his friend Maffeo Barberini who became:

Accepted Answer

A) the doge of Venice. 
B) the head of the Medici family. 
C) pope. 
D) the king of France. 
E) the Holy Roman Emperor. 
A) the doge of Venice. 
B) the head of the Medici family. 
C) pope. 
D) the king of France. 
E) the Holy Roman Emperor.

Question 12

Europeans believed,generally,in the geocentric theory of the universe,even though this model was contradicted well over a thousand years before Copernicus by:

Accepted Answer

A) Aristarchus. 
B) Ptolemy. 
C) Archimedes. 
D) Aristotle. 
E) Plato. 
A) Aristarchus. 
B) Ptolemy. 
C) Archimedes. 
D) Aristotle. 
E) Plato.

Question 13

While the French scholastic societies reserved science as "a gentlemanly pursuit," English societies freely admitted women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Isaac Newton was a Protestant scientist from England who sought to discredit the Catholic Church.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Galileo Galilei was brought to trial by the Inquisition because he:

Accepted Answer

A) failed to prove Copernican ideas to Cardinal Baronius. 
B) promoted Copernican ideas and had insulted his old patron,Cardinal Barberini,who was now Pope Urban VIII. 
C) refused to accept the truth of Christianity;he remained an avowed Muslim. 
D) made too good an impression on his Medici patrons. 
E) refused to publish the results of his observations refuting Copernicus. 
A) failed to prove Copernican ideas to Cardinal Baronius. 
B) promoted Copernican ideas and had insulted his old patron,Cardinal Barberini,who was now Pope Urban VIII. 
C) refused to accept the truth of Christianity;he remained an avowed Muslim. 
D) made too good an impression on his Medici patrons. 
E) refused to publish the results of his observations refuting Copernicus.

Question 16

Copernicus' Heliocentric theory:

Accepted Answer

A) exchanged the position of the earth and the sun in the Ptolemaic model. 
B) was published by him as soon as he formulated his discovery. 
C) was endorsed by the Catholic Church. 
D) was supported by the Lutheran Church but not the Catholic Church. 
E) was immediately ridiculed amongst the scientific community. 
A) exchanged the position of the earth and the sun in the Ptolemaic model. 
B) was published by him as soon as he formulated his discovery. 
C) was endorsed by the Catholic Church. 
D) was supported by the Lutheran Church but not the Catholic Church. 
E) was immediately ridiculed amongst the scientific community.

Question 17

Although logic and geometry had played a role in the medieval worldview,_________ would assume a much more central role in the "New Science."

Accepted Answer

A) semantics 
B) optics 
C) the dialectic 
D) mathematics 
E) theology 
A) semantics 
B) optics 
C) the dialectic 
D) mathematics 
E) theology

Question 18

The scientific revolution stood apart from other social,religious,and cultural transformations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

____________ searched for the ideal and perfect structures that they felt must line behind the "everyday" world.

Accepted Answer

A) Neo-Platonists 
B) Humanists 
C) Muslim scholars 
D) Greek mathematicians 
E) Astronomers 
A) Neo-Platonists 
B) Humanists 
C) Muslim scholars 
D) Greek mathematicians 
E) Astronomers

Question 20

What were the origins of geology and the earth sciences?

Accepted Answer

The modern science of geology emerged gr

A method of reasoning that goes from the specific to the general was developed by:

Throughout the Middle Ages,the most important classical authorities on natural philosophy were _ and _.

What was the role of women in the scientific revolution?

Which of the following was an ancient scholar whose ideas were relied upon by the Catholic Church as a source of "scientific" knowledge in the field of astronomy?

Which of the following statements about Galileo is true?

All of the following contributed greatly to the development of astronomy during the scientific revolution except:

Copernicus believed that his work:

Tycho Brahe differed from Copernicus in believing that planets orbited the sun and the whole system orbited around a stationary Earth.

In 1616,Galileo Galilei was urged by his supporters to stop promulgating Copernican ideas,when the Catholic Church:

Descartes introduced a new method for understanding called deductive reasoning,which relied on proceeding logically from one certainty to another.

Galileo hoped for support from his friend Maffeo Barberini who became:

Europeans believed,generally,in the geocentric theory of the universe,even though this model was contradicted well over a thousand years before Copernicus by:

While the French scholastic societies reserved science as "a gentlemanly pursuit," English societies freely admitted women.

Isaac Newton was a Protestant scientist from England who sought to discredit the Catholic Church.

Galileo Galilei was brought to trial by the Inquisition because he:

Copernicus' Heliocentric theory:

Although logic and geometry had played a role in the medieval worldview,_________ would assume a much more central role in the "New Science."

The scientific revolution stood apart from other social,religious,and cultural transformations.

____________ searched for the ideal and perfect structures that they felt must line behind the "everyday" world.

What were the origins of geology and the earth sciences?

Early Civilizations

Peoples, gods, and Empires: 1700-500

The Civilization of Greece, 1000-400

The Greek World Expands, 400-150

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

The Transformation of Rome

Romes Three Heirs,500-950

The Expansion of Europe,950-1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100-1250

The Medieval World,1250-1350

Rebirth and Unrest,1350-1453

Innovation and Exploration,1453-1533

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500-1564

Europe in the Atlantic World,1550-1660

European Monarchies and Absolutism,1660-1725

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Exam 16: The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

A method of reasoning that goes from the specific to the general was developed by:

Throughout the Middle Ages,the most important classical authorities on natural philosophy were _________ and _________.

What was the role of women in the scientific revolution?

Which of the following was an ancient scholar whose ideas were relied upon by the Catholic Church as a source of "scientific" knowledge in the field of astronomy?

Which of the following statements about Galileo is true?

All of the following contributed greatly to the development of astronomy during the scientific revolution except:

Copernicus believed that his work:

Tycho Brahe differed from Copernicus in believing that planets orbited the sun and the whole system orbited around a stationary Earth.

In 1616,Galileo Galilei was urged by his supporters to stop promulgating Copernican ideas,when the Catholic Church:

Descartes introduced a new method for understanding called deductive reasoning,which relied on proceeding logically from one certainty to another.

Galileo hoped for support from his friend Maffeo Barberini who became:

Europeans believed,generally,in the geocentric theory of the universe,even though this model was contradicted well over a thousand years before Copernicus by:

While the French scholastic societies reserved science as "a gentlemanly pursuit," English societies freely admitted women.

Isaac Newton was a Protestant scientist from England who sought to discredit the Catholic Church.

Galileo Galilei was brought to trial by the Inquisition because he:

Copernicus' Heliocentric theory:

Although logic and geometry had played a role in the medieval worldview,_________ would assume a much more central role in the "New Science."

The scientific revolution stood apart from other social,religious,and cultural transformations.

____________ searched for the ideal and perfect structures that they felt must line behind the "everyday" world.

What were the origins of geology and the earth sciences?

Early Civilizations

Peoples, gods, and Empires: 1700-500

The Civilization of Greece, 1000-400

The Greek World Expands, 400-150

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

The Transformation of Rome

Romes Three Heirs,500-950

The Expansion of Europe,950-1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100-1250

The Medieval World,1250-1350

Rebirth and Unrest,1350-1453

Innovation and Exploration,1453-1533

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500-1564

Europe in the Atlantic World,1550-1660

European Monarchies and Absolutism,1660-1725

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Throughout the Middle Ages,the most important classical authorities on natural philosophy were _ and _.