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Hendrickson The Scientific Revolution and Age of Absolutism
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A review of the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Absolutism
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1
Galileo perfected the telescope and supported Copernicus' theory of heliocentrism.
True
False
2
Which dynasty ruled Spain?
Stewart
Hapsburg
Hohenzollern
Romanov
3
Boyle's law (pressure changes volume of gas) was invented by who?
Evangelista Torricelli
Isaac Newton
None of the these
Francis Bacon
4
Which dynasty ruled Russia?
Hohenzollern
Romanov
Bourbon
Hapsburg
5
Benjamin Franklin is associated w/ the lightning rod, bifocals, catheter & Franklin stove.
True
False
6
Who invented the first mercury barometer?
Sophia Germain
Evangelista Torricelli
Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton
7
Which dynasty ruled France?
Bourbon
Romanov
Hapsburg
Stewart
8
Blaise Pascal invented the syringe, vacuum, formula for pressure, electricity, and vaccines.
False
True
9
True or False: Absolute Monarchs wanted to increase the power of nobles.
True
False
10
The first vaccine to prevent polio was discovered by Edward Jenner.
False
True
11
Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the 1st thermometer using alcohol in glass w/ water freezing at 32°
False
True
12
Who is the Father of physics and calculus?
Rene Descartes
Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton
Robert Boyle
13
Robert Boyle founded modern chemistry and that matter is particles that join together.
False
True
14
Copernicus opposed the helio-centric theory with the geo-centric theory.
True
False
15
Who found that germs cause disease, light travels in waves, and invented the micrometer?
Isaac Newton
William Harvey
Edward Jenner
Christian Huygens
16
Which astronomer calculated time of eclipse and Haley's Comet?
Benjamin Franklin
Galileo Galilei
Nichole Reine Lepaute
Nicolaus Copernicus
17
Anders Celsius had a different scale with water freezing at 0 degrees.
True
False
18
Emilie Marquise du Chatalet de Breteuil identified infrared radiation & kinetic energy.
True
False, only kinetic engery
False, she was an astronomer.
False, only infrared radiation
19
Who was one developer of the Modern Scientific Method?
Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Andreas Vesalius
20
What is the idea that God gave absolute monarchs the right to rule called?
Mandate of Heaven
Divine Right
Celestial Selection
Act of Succession
21
The laws of gravitation and motion, and theories of light refraction were invented by...?
Sophia Germain
Isaac Newton
Francis Bacon
Emilie Marquise du Chatelet de Breteuil
22
Which dynasty ruled Prussia?
Hapsburg
Stewart
Hohenzollern
Bourbon
23
What was Peter the Great's main foreign policy goal?
To conquer Poland.
To defeat Sweden.
To westernize Russian clothing.
To aquire warm water ports.
24
Which dynasty ruled England?
Stewart
Bourbon
Hohenzollern
Hapsburg
25
Who developed modern gross anatomy based on actual dissections?
Sophia Germain
Andreas Vesalius
Johannes Kepler
Benjamin Franklin
26
Was Anton van Leeuwenhoek the 1st to observe bacteria & red blood cells under a microscope?
No.
Yes.
No, he used a telescope
27
Which dynasty ruled Austria?
Bourbon
Romanov
Hapsburg
Hohenzollern
28
Who worked with the Theory of elasticity and the Mathematician number theory?
Isaac Newton
Antoine Lavoisier
Blaise Pascal
Sophia Germain
29
Rene Descartes developed the Modern Scientific Method using math evidence to support theories.
False
True
30
Who invented the 3 Laws of Planetary Motion?
Francis Bacon
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Joahnnes Kepler
31
The microscope was invented by....?
Zacharias Janssen
Isaac Newton
Francis Bacon
Rene Descartes
32
Who developed the Law of Conservation of Mass and is one of the founders of modern Chemistry?
Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton
Edward Jenner
Antoine Lavoisier
33
What is the practice in which monarchs supported artists, musicians and scientists called?
Despotism
Philanthropy
Patronage
Cultural Benevolence
34
The role of the heart and pumping of blood was identified by...?
Isaac Newton
Robert Boyle
WIlliam Harvey
Zacharias Janssen
35
Which of the following is NOT an example of a way in which Louis XIV increased his power?
He increased taxes.
He fought wars to gain a buffer zone or National Frontiers
He allowed parliamentary elections
He forced the noble to live at Versailles
