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Sir Francis Bacon
was responsible for introducing
rationalism
the inductive method
heliocentrism
the deductive method
2
Tycho Brahe's contribution to astronomy lay in his
compiling data on planetary motion/cleaning up Copernicus' errors
his use of sophisticated instruments
rejection of astrology
blending of Copernican and Ptolemaic ideas
3
Physician who dissected human corpses and corrected misunderstandings about the human body
Andreas Vesalius
William Harvey
Isaac Newton
Alexander Pope
4
Suggested planets travel in
elliptical
rather than circular
orbits
Galileo
Brahe
Kepler
van Leeuwenhoek
5
Who wrote
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
?
Galileo Galilei
Nicolas Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
Sir Isaac Newton
6
What was the concept of
deism
?
God created world and natural laws to run it but doesn't intervene
There is a God who intervenes daily in our lives and does miracles.
There are many gods
There is no God; the world was created by chance
7
Aristarchus first developed this type of Solar System model but Copernicus made it famous
Heliocentric
Freemancentric
Geocentric
Lunacentric
8
The idea that the universe--which is like a giant clock, complex and beautiful--must have a Designer (God) is known as
atheism
argument from design/deism
deductivism
innate ideas
9
Which scientist published
Starry Messenger
and
Dialogue of Two Chief World Systems
?
Johannes Hevelius
Nicolas Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
Galileo Galilei
10
Galileo
observed
Jupiter
had four moons, sunspots, and mountains on the moon with a telescope.
True
False
11
Tycho Brahe's assistant was.....
Kepler
Newton
Ptolemy
Galileo
12
The
geocentric
theory &
Ptolemaic system
state that the earth is in the center of the universe.
False
True
13
"
Cogito, ergo sum
" means...
"I think, therefore I am"
"Thinking is the sum of life"
"If you thought, maybe you'd be smarter"
"I think, therefore I'm an apple"
14
Who described
circulation
of blood in human body
William Harvey
Marc-Antoine Calas
Voltaire
Blaise Pascal
15
Nicolaus Copernicus
is known as the "father of modern...
Geometry
Zoology
Astronomy
Physics
16
Which statement is
FALSE
about Johannes
Kepler
?
supported the notion that the sun was the center
was the apprentice of Brahe
developed the laws of planetary motion
believed the earth was the center of the universe
17
Aristarchus argued that the solar system was sun-centered, or
atmospheric.
elliptical.
heliocentric.
gravitational
18
What is Pascal's "
Wager
"?
it's reasonable to bet on the fact that God exists
gambling is a good way to make money
it's unreasonable to believe in God
none of the above
19
Copernicus
developed the _________________theory.
Heliocentric
Mooncentric
Geocentric
Veniuscentric
20
Danish
astronomer
whose mathematical calculations helped contribute to a new understanding of the universe
Tycho Brahe
Francis Bacon
Rene Descartes
Johannes Kepler
21
According to the
Ptolemaic
system,
the Sun, Earth, and Moon all revolve around Saturn
the universe is a series of concentric spheres
the moon is the center of the universe
the Earth revolves around the Moon
22
What did Johannes
Kepler
discover?
Geocentric model
Heliocentric model
Gravity
Elliptical orbits
23
Scientist who
synthesized
discoveries of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo & came up with
theory of gravity
Andreas Vesalius
Rene Descartes
Sir Isaac Newton
Sir Francis Bacon
24
Galileo
and other
Renaissance scientists
emphasized ________ and _________.
observation, experimentation
Aristotle, Ptolemy
tradition, authority
Latin, Greek
25
The
method
of reasoning
modeled
on
geometry
and constructed by
Descartes
is
heliocentric
inductive
authoritarian
deductive
26
Using
Tycho’s
data,
Johannes Kepler
discovered what we call
Kepler’s laws
of
gravity force
heliocentrism
planetary motion.
circular orbits
27
Who was
Galen
?
Ancient Greek doctor
A long tunic worn by Roman women
Roman writer who witnessed the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Wall built by the Romans separating England and Scotland
28
William Harvey
corrected one of
Galen's
errors
by showing that
that the heart has more than one chamber
The lower jaw is made up of two bones
The sternum has seven parts
the heart circulates blood
29
The
method
of knowing based on
observation
emphasized by
Bacon
is
alchemy
inductive
conductive
deductive
30
A founder of the Royal Society and contributer to the field of Chemistry
Harvey
Pascal
Mr. Wilson
Boyle
31
According to
Galileo
, which statement demonstrates a
new approach
to the Scientific Revolution?
Benefits arising out of translating classical manuscripts.
Using direct observation instead of relying on old beliefs.
Need for laboratories to test theories.
Belief in witchcraft, astrology, and magic.
32
Who published
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
?
Tycho Brahe
Galileo Galilei
Nicolaus Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
33
The French mathematician and philosopher who used the
deductive
method of reasoning to arrive at truths
Galileo Galilei
Sir Francis Bacon
Rene Descartes
Blaise Pascal
34
All of the following
were beliefs of the Enlightenment
EXCEPT
:
utilitarian ethics (morals like Robinhood)
the importance of living by faith
rationalism/reason is basis for truth
secularism
35
Aristarchus
was the first person to suggest:
the Earth is the center of the universe
there are 9 planets
the Earth moves around the sun
the sun moves around the Earth
36
First 16th C.
astronomer
who proposed
heliocentric theory
Copernicus
Newton
Galileo
Descartes
37
Said, “The heart has reasons which the mind cannot know”
Rene Descartes
John Locke
William Harvey
Blaise Pascal
38
This thinker famously said, "
Cogito, ergo sum
"
Mr. Chapman
Pascal
Mr. Lewis
Descartes
