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AP Euro: Scientific Revolution/Enlightenment
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Quiz quiz for AP European History centered on the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment
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1
Did philosophes support democracy?
True
False
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Which scientist proved the Heliocentric Theory to be correct through their observations?
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Francis Bacon
Adam Smith
3
Which classical philosopher developed the Geocentric Theory?
Socrates
Ptolemy
Aristotle
Plato
4
Which of these Enlightened Despots was known as the MOST ambitious and the LEAST successful?
Frederick II (The Great)
Joseph II
Catherine II (The Great)
Peter I (The Great)
5
Which philosopher wrote the phrase, "Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains"?
Montesquieu in The Spirit of the Law
Diderot in The Nun
Rousseau in The Social Contract
Voltaire in The Candide
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What was the role of the
Encyclopedia
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Increased the Authority of the Church
Proposed Ideas of Religious Toleration
Spread Enlightenment Ideas
Attempt to Create a "Social Science"
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Which was not one of Sir Isaac Newton's contributions to science?
The Law of Universal Gravitation
The Cartesian Plane
The Principia
Calculus
8
Who is the father of deductive reasoning?
Francis Bacon
Rene Descartes
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire
9
What is Deism?
The belief that there is a God due to works like the Bible.
The belief that there is no God and only science.
The belief that the only thing that exists is matter.
The belief that due to reason suggesting it, there is a God
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Which event was MOST important for laying the foundation of the Enlightenment?
The Industrial Revolution
The Northern Renaissance
The Scientific Revolution
The Revolutions of 1848
11
Where was the center of the Enlightenment in Europe?
Austria
Britain
France
Italy
12
Who rejected the Geocentric Theory and developed the Heliocentric Theory?
Nicolaus Copernicus
Tycho Brahe
Johannes Kepler
Denis Diderot
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What did Galileo formulate through his work?
Mechanistic View of the Universe
Law of Gravity
Theory of Elliptical Orbits
Laws of Motion and Inertia
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What was one of the contributions made by women in the Enlightenment?
Women Suffrage
Enlightenment Salons
The idea of "Cogito Ergo Sum"
Assistance to philosophers
15
What was the Royal Society?
Centered in Britain and was a group of British scientists
Centered in Florence and was a group of Italian artists
Centered in Paris and was a group of Enlightened Despots
Centered in Austria and was a group of military officers
16
Who disregarded the "planets move in a circular motion" theory?
Tycho Brahe
Blaise Pascal
Rene Descartes
Johannes Kepler
17
What are some aspects of Empiricism?
Deductive reasoning and an emphasis on mathematical logic.
Inductive reasoning and an emphasis on sensory experience.
18
Which of these philosophers was NOT from the Age of Enlightenment?
Sigmund Freud
John Locke
Nicolaus Copernicus
Thomas Hobbes
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What is Immanuel Kant's definition of Enlightenment?
An escape from religion and clerical influence.
A spreading of ideals influenced by the Greeks and Romans.
An individual's escape from nonage.
A period of time in which intelligence is prosperous.
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What is Skepticism?
The ideal that all knowledge can be attained.
the ideal that all knowledge in science comes from reason.
The ideal that there is some knowledge that cannot be known.
The ideal that some knowledge should not be known by people.
