MSWH Chapter 9 The Enlightenment and Age of Reason

Question 1

What is empiricism?

Accepted Answer

Knowledge through experience and observation

Question 2

What happened to Charles I during the English Civil War?

Accepted Answer

He was executed.

Question 3

Who is associated with rationalism and the phrase "I think, therefore I am"?

Accepted Answer

René Descartes

Question 4

What is Euclid known for?

Accepted Answer

Creating geometry principles

Question 5

Who first proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Copernicus

Question 6

Spinoza argued for rationalism and questioned religious orthodoxy.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Maria Theresa was the first woman to rule which family’s lands?

Accepted Answer

Habsburg

Question 8

Who calculated the Earth's circumference?

Accepted Answer

Eratosthenes

Question 9

Paracelsus made advancements in...

Accepted Answer

Medicine

Question 10

What was Oliver Cromwell’s title during his rule of England?

Accepted Answer

Lord Protector

Question 11

Which king was restored to the English throne after the Protectorate?

Accepted Answer

Charles II

Question 12

Antoine Lavoisier is known for his work in...

Accepted Answer

Chemistry

Question 13

Edmond Halley is known for discovering...

Accepted Answer

A comet

Question 14

Roger Bacon is credited with promoting which method of inquiry?

Accepted Answer

Empirical observation

Question 15

Who introduced Europe to Greek and Arabic scientific writings?

Accepted Answer

Albert the Great

Question 16

Which Russian monarch expanded Russia’s territory and modernized its government?

Accepted Answer

Catherine the Great

Question 17

What event replaced James II with William and Mary?

Accepted Answer

Glorious Revolution

Question 18

James II angered many in England because he...

Accepted Answer

Imposed Catholicism.

Question 19

What is Sir Isaac Newton most famous for?

Accepted Answer

Laws of motion and gravity

Question 20

Who developed the smallpox vaccine?

Accepted Answer

Edward Jenner

Question 21

William Harvey discovered...

Accepted Answer

The circulation of blood

Question 22

Boyle’s law deals with the relationship between...

Accepted Answer

Pressure and volume of gas

Question 23

Sir William Herschel discovered which planet?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Question 24

William and Mary signed the English Bill of Rights.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

Which war was fought between the Royalists and Parliamentarians in England?

Accepted Answer

English Civil War

Question 26

Who is the “Father of Anatomy”?

Accepted Answer

Andreas Vesalius

Question 27

What did Hippocrates contribute to science?

Accepted Answer

Study of medicine

Question 28

Secularism is the belief in...

Accepted Answer

The separation of religion from public affairs

Question 29

The Protectorate was a period of military rule in England under Cromwell.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

What is the “cabinet” in the English government?

Accepted Answer

A group of advisors to the monarch

Question 31

Galileo improved the telescope and proved Copernicus’ theory.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 32

What is the purpose of the English Bill of Rights?

Accepted Answer

To outline individual rights and limit the king’s power

Question 33

Which French king is known for his absolute monarchy?

Accepted Answer

Louis XIV

MSWH Chapter 9 The Enlightenment and Age of Reason

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