Chapter 16

Question 1

The Querelles des Femmes refers to the question of women and their debated role in society in the Scientific Revolution

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True

Question 2

What famous early doctor would correct the knowledge on how blood actually functioned and is the basis for physiology?

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William Harvey

Question 3

Descartes, the father of modern Rationalism, had a belief that man can understand the world using Atomic theory

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False

Question 4

This person would write, On the Fabric of the Human Body, and make large advances in human anatomy for science

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Vesalius

Question 5

Which of the following is the main medical contribution of Paracelsus???

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He taught different medicines/chemicals were needed to cure each illness

Question 6

Tycho Brahe while not famous for his own Scientific works, made a large contribution to science by...

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building a huge library full of important books and scientific findings

Question 7

Which of the following is associated with Johannes Kepler??

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Music of the Spheres, correcting the concept of how planets orbit the sun

Question 8

Pascal wrote, Pensees, a work that tried to do which of the following???

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Convert rationalists to Christianity by using reason and emotions

Question 9

Which of the following statements is NOT true about Galileo???

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He refused to write in the vernacular, and would only write in Latin

Question 10

Which of the following statements best matches what Newton meant by his concept of the 'World Machine'?

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Newton believed the universe acted like it was a linked, massive machine

Question 11

Nicolaus Copernicus, author of On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, supported which concept??

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Heliocentric Conception

Question 12

Newton would combine the ideas from Descartes and Bacon to form the Scientific Method, using observation and experiments

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True

Question 13

Galileo wrote The Starry Messenger, why was this book and his research so controversial at the time?

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The Church did not want ideas taught that went against their teachings

Question 14

Bacon's ideas only applied to the most radical theories, and could not be applied to real world problems or questions

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False

Question 15

Which of the following statements best fits the beliefs of Spinoza???

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Everything has a rational explanation, people can find the answer to all

Question 16

Which statement is the most true about Newtons work, Principia???

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Both Blue and Yellow answers are correct

Question 17

Despite Pascal's scientific background, he believed man could not unlock all using science alone, faith also was needed

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True

Question 18

Renaissance Magic, aka Hermetic Magic, was the blending of magic with what practice during the Renaissance???

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Genuine Science

Question 19

Which of the following terms matches: The belief that the Earth was the center of the Universe

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Geocentric Conception

Question 20

Why were so many church officials, both Catholic and Protestant, including Martin Luther, so against Copernicus?

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His ideas went against centuries of Church teachings about astronomy

Question 21

Isaac Newton, known to be one of the most brilliant scientists of all time, was also obsessed with the study of magic

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True

Question 22

Maria Winkelmann despite her great work and advances would be denied a job teaching at the university of Berlin in...

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Astronomy

Question 23

Margaret Cavendish wrote several important scientific papers and would be against the idea that man could impact nature

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True

Question 24

Maria Merian was significant because she served as a role model for women in science and ...

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wrote and illustrated books covering many advances in entomology

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