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Valji Chapter 16 - Spielvogel Euro (Scientific Revolution)
Valji Chapter 16 - Spielvogel Euro (Scientific Revolution)
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1
Isaac Newton's scientific discoveries...
were resisted more in his own country, than in the Europe.
although accepted in his country, were resisted elsewhere.
were modern in their removal of God from universal laws.
were some of the 1st to be printed in a vernacular language.
2
Among the following, the individual who did NOT make new advances in 16th-18th centuires in medicine and chemistry is
Harvey.
Galen.
Paracelsus.
Vesalius.
3
What was the name of Descartes's book that expounded his theories about the universe?
On the Fabric of the Human Body.
Mind Over Matter.
Discourse on Method.
Two Natures.
4
Newton's contribution to astronomy was to prove that...
the moon orbits the sun.
the planets obey the same laws as do objects on earth.
nothing can ever really be proven.
the earth is at the center of the solar system.
5
Which one of the following comments best summarizes the impact of the Scientific Revolution?
Created new "earth" but had little impact on universal ideas
Slightly modified medieval, Aristotelian-Ptolemaic view.
Major turning point in pursuit of knowledge.
Created new "heaven" but had little impact on ideas of earth
6
Renaissance humanists' mastery of Greek made new works of which of the following available?
Plato.
Galen.
All of these.
Archimedes.
7
The Inquisition found Galileo guilty of teaching condemned ideas and sentenced him...
to be burned at the stake.
five years of hard labor in prison.
to serve as a galley slave on a Mediterranean shipping boat.
to house arrest.
8
The immediate reaction of the clerics to the theories of Copernicus was...
apathy because his calculations contained numerous errors.
condemnation by Protestants; viewed it as against the Bible.
motivated by their educational and scientific achievements.
support in the form of a papal decree praising his thinking.
9
The scientific societies of early modern Europe established the first...
college departments for scientific study.
code of ethics for experimentation on humans and animals.
regularly published scientific journals.
fund-raising events for medical research.
10
The cosmological views of the Later Middle Ages held that what was the center of the universe?
The sun.
The epicycles.
The moon.
The earth.
11
Tycho Brahe contributed to the advance of astronomy by...
making accurate observations of the planets.
inventing the astrolabe.
working out the theory of inertia.
calculating the distance to the sun.
12
Concerning Galileo and his ideas, the Catholic Church...
turned him over to the authorities of the HRE to be tortured
turned him over to the Papal Curia to serve as a secretary.
reluctantly agreed to his theories.
forced Galileo to recant them in a trial the Inquisition.
13
William Harvey's "On the Motion of the Heart and Blood" refuted the ideas of...
the independent functioning of the lymph system.
herbal healing.
the liver as the beginning point of the circulation of blood
the brain stem being disconnected from the brain.
14
"On the Fabric of the Human Body"...
was Andreas Vesalius's masterpiece on anatomical structure.
was Cavendish's theory of human dissection.
contained William Harvey's theories on blood circulation.
contained theories on a universe advanced by Paracelsus.
15
The foundation of Francis Bacon's scientific method was built on...
deductive reasoning.
triangulation
inductive reasoning.
speculative reasoning.
16
The greatest achievements in science during the 16th & 17th centuries came in what three areas?
astronomy, medicine, and mechanics.
engineering, physics, and dentistry
biology, mechanics, and ballistics
surgery, biology, and astronomy
17
Copernicus's major book was titled...
Principia.
On the Motion of the Heart and Blood.
The Great Instauration.
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres.
18
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, female midwives...
began to receive recognition and training.
gained great fame as birth became a female scientific job.
were replaced by men who studied anatomy.
were newly organized into their own craft guilds.
19
Johannes Kepler was the first astronomer to show that...
the moon orbits around the earth.
planetary orbits are elliptical.
the planets are made of earth-like material.
the stars are immensely far away.
20
Which of the following created 3 laws of planetary motion that disproved the Ptolemaic system?
Nicolaus Copernicus.
Johannes Kepler.
Isaac Newton.
Tycho Brahe.
21
The overall effect of the Scientific Revolution on the querelles des femmes was to...
dispel traditional myths of female inferiority.
allow women to enroll in most of Europe's universities.
create differences between men&women to show men's dominance
increase the role of women in the child-bearing process.
22
Newton's major work was...
Rules of Reasoning in Philosophy.
Utopia.
Principia.
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres.
23
Science became an integral part of Western culture in the eighteenth century because...
it offered a new means to make profits and maintain order.
its mechanistic nature was popular with the lower classes.
people perceived it to be superior to other belief systems.
it allowed an alternative religious belief to Christianity.
24
Copernicus supported the heliocentric conception of the universe because...
he argued that the sun is the source of all energy on earth.
it earned him entrance into the Royal Academy of Science.
it offers an accurate explanation for heavenly motions.
as a Protestant, he felt free to interpret Scripture.
25
Descartes believed that the world could be understood by...
mystical experiences.
the same principles inherent in mathematical thinking.
incorporating the mind with the body.
quiet contemplation and following of the Scriptures.
26
Organized religions in the seventeenth century...
ignored science as a "toy for the minds of God's children."
rapidly reoriented their theologies to accept modern science
rejected discoveries that conflicted with Christian worldview.
contributed to scientific research through work in religion.
27
The philosophy of René Descartes...
saw material world as a living thing in the human essence.
stressed holistic universe of mind and matter devoid of God.
stressed a separation of mind and matter.
was condemned by the government of the Dutch Republic.
28
The first European to make systematic observations of the heavens by telescope was...
Kepler.
Copernicus.
Galileo.
Newton.
