19 Baron de Montesquieu's greatest contribution to American government included his views on--

Separation of powers and checks and balances

John Lock influenced the Declaration of Independence and American democracy with his views on--

Human rights and the separation of church and state

The best definition of the "Copernican Revolution" is--

A revolution in how people viewed the solar system

One common theme of the Enlightenment was--

Respect for the authority of reason over all other authorities

The best definition of a worldview is

The cultural assumptions that shape how people perceive their world

The best definition of deductive reasoning is--

Reasoning from General Principles to specific examples

Galileo's greatest accomplishment was

Proving the solar system is heliocentric by improving the telescope

The Enlightenment view of human nature is best paraphrased with this term--

Autonomy--full human's are a law unto themselves

Which of the following was a part of the legacy of the Scientific revolution?

The beginning of a long war between science and religion

One of Isaac Newton's 3 laws of physics is that:

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

Which of the following quotes illustrates the influence of the Enlightenment in the US?

"these truths self-evident...endowed by unalienable rights"

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The Scientific Revolution represents a major turning point in history because
led people to question inherited assumptions about the world
all of these are correct
Began the rise of science and reason as our authority
began a new era where nature could be explained without religion
2
Scientist who wrote about the "Scientific Method" (and made a tasty side dish from pig butt)?
Rene Descartes
Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton
Baby Got Back
3
19 Baron de Montesquieu's greatest contribution to American government included his views on--
Human rights and the separation of church and state
The right to bear arms and the right to chicken wings
The rule of law and limited government
Separation of powers and checks and balances
4
John Lock influenced the Declaration of Independence and American democracy with his views on--
The rule of law and limited government
The right to bear arms and the right to chicken wings
Separation of powers and checks and balances
Human rights and the separation of church and state
5
Which was the 4th of the five steps from Medieval to Modern?
Renaissance
Reformation
Enlightenment
Scientific Revolution
6
The best definition of the "Copernican Revolution" is--
A revolution in how people viewed the solar system
The discovery that turning in circles real fast can make you dizzy
The replacement of religious authorities with science and reason
The uprising of French peasants that began the French revolution
7
One common theme of the Enlightenment was--
The acceptance and tolerance of all world religions
Respect for the authority of religious authorities
The notion that all people are dependent upon their governments
Respect for the authority of reason over all other authorities
8
The best definition of a worldview is
Existential anxiety concerning the nature of being and non-being
The cultural assumptions that shape how people perceive their world
The way the values of a person's parents shape a person's identity
Looking at the world
9
7. Who proved Copernicus right through mathematics?
Galileo
Rene Descartes
Johannes Kepler
Isaac Newton
10
The best definition of deductive reasoning is--
Reasoning from specifics to general principals
Starting with a dumb idea and reaching a dumber conclusion
Reasoning from General Principles to specific examples
Reasoning from the Bible to life-applications
11
Which was the 1st of the five steps from Medieval to Modern?
Scientific Revolution
Renaissance
Reformation
Enlightenment
12
Scientist who is famous for redefining what it means to be human by writing "I think therefore I am?"
Isaac Newton
Copernicus
Francis Bacon
Rene Descartes
13
Galileo's greatest accomplishment was
Proving gravity exists
Proving the solar system is heliocentric by improving the telescope
His famous three laws of physics
Proving the existence of God through science
14
The Enlightenment view of human nature is best paraphrased with this term--
dominion--All humans should seek to be the "masters of their domains"
scum--human's are low-life sinners; only saved by the grace of God
automobile--we are self-propelled into the motion of their lives journeys
Autonomy--full human's are a law unto themselves
15
Which of the following was a part of the legacy of the Scientific revolution?
The Renaissance and Reformation
The invention of gravity
The beginning of a long war between science and religion
Increased reliance on religious authorities
16
The guy who discovered universal gravitation, combining the effects of planetary and earth movement
Galileo
Rene Descartes
Isaac Newton
Copernicus
17
Scholar who wrote about and applied inductive reasoning
Francis Bacon
Copernicus
Rene Descartes
Isaac Newton
18
Enlightenment ideas led to a revolution in the country of--
Spain
Narnia
Russia
France
19
One of Isaac Newton's 3 laws of physics is that:
Things that are in motion bump into other things that are not in motion
all of these are correct
All that goes up must come down
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
20
Which of the following quotes illustrates the influence of the Enlightenment in the US?
"The only good witch is a crispy witch"
"We have nothing to fear except fear itself"
yada, yada, "better angels of our nature.'
"these truths self-evident...endowed by unalienable rights"

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