14. According to Plato's Theory of Forms the physical and ideal are ...

B. On separate planes (physical on earth/ ideal in heaven)

28. A heliocentric model suggests ...

A. The sun is at the center of the universe

15. If the physical and idea are on separate planes, the ultimate goal of mankind should be ...

C. An endless effort to make the physical ideal as possible

43. What does Empirical mean?

C. Something that can be seen, touched or sensed (tangible)

18. If the physical and idea are inexorably intertwined, the ultimate goal of man should be ...

B. To see the ideal that is in front of us (in the physical)

4. How did they use to apply the ideas of these expert sources? What is Deductive Logic?

A. A process of going from general ideas, to specific ideas

12. According to Socratic Method, the key to discovering absolute truth/justice was ...

A. Using questions to look within (being introspective)

21. A geocentric model suggests ...

B. The earth is at the center of the universe

23. Ptolemy supported Aristotle's Geocentric Model using ...

B. Math (to show the planets orbit in perfect circles)

38. Newton's study of gravity allowed him to explain the seeming contradiction between...

D. How objects fall on earth, and yet are suspended in space

47. Robert Hooke was a scientist who ...

C. Used the microscope to discover cells

31. Galileo helped to validate a heliocentric model of the universe using ...

B. Experiments that explained the physics of motion

26. Inductive logic is important to the scientific method because it ensures ...

B. Conclusions are based on data and evidence

33. Galileo's boat experiment helped to prove ...

A. Objects fall straight down on moving & stationary bodies

45. What was the only fundamental truth Descartes believed in?

C. He existed (As shown by "I think therefore I am")

32. Galileo's tower experiment helped to prove ...

C. Objects of different weights fall at the same rate

49. Andreas Vesalius was a scientist who ...

B. Revolutionized the world's understanding of anatomy

27. Which of the following is not one of the 6 steps to the scientific method?

C. Test for hidden / unintended/ negative consequences

40. Calculus is a math that ...

A. Shows how changes in variables, affect motion(w/ symbols)

50. William Harvey was a scientist who ...

D. Discovered how blood circulates through the heart & body

36. According to this theory ...

A. Objects stay in motion-unless acted on by a outside force

46. Antoni Van Leeuwenhock was a scientist who ...

A. Used the microscope to discover bacteria

17. According to Aristotle the physical and ideal are ...

A. Inexorably intertwined (impossible to separate)

2. The most important breakthrough of the Scientific Revolution was the discovery of ...

B. A new thought process / methodology to scientific inquiry

22. Aristotle believed the earth was at the center of the universe because ...

D. As the heaviest object it fell the fastest thru a vortex

34. Galileo's ramp experiment helped to prove ...

D. Objects need an initial force to stay in motion

25. What is Inductive Logic?

B. A process of going from specific ideas, to general ideas.

44. Rene Descartes helped to define the Scientific Method by suggesting experiments must ...

D. Produce evidence based on mathematics and logic

51. Robert Boyle was a scientist who ...

A. Showed changes in volume & temp effects pressure of gas

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14. According to Plato's Theory of Forms the physical and ideal are ...
A. Inexorably intertwined (impossible to separate)
D. Quantifiable using observation
B. On separate planes (physical on earth/ ideal in heaven)
C. Opposites (That counterbalance / create an equilibrium)
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28. A heliocentric model suggests ...
D. The universe was created during the Big Bang
C. The universe is both infinite and ever expanding
A. The sun is at the center of the universe
B. The earth is at the center of the universe
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8. Hippocrates was considered the father of modern ...
A. Medicine
B. Chemistry
D. All of the above
C. Physics
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15. If the physical and idea are on separate planes, the ultimate goal of mankind should be ...
B. To see the ideal that is in front of us (in the physical)
A. To take a clinical/observational approach
D. To see God as the architect of the laws of science
C. An endless effort to make the physical ideal as possible
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37. Newton helped to validate a heliocentric model by describing the fundamental nature of ...
D. Friction
B. Gravity
A. Motion
C. Energy
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3. Which is not one of the 3 expert sources of the Medieval World (prior to the Sci. Rev.)
A. The Greeks
B. The Romans
C. The Ottomans
D. The Bible
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43. What does Empirical mean?
C. Something that can be seen, touched or sensed (tangible)
D. Relying on the expertise of the Greeks, Romans or Bible
A. A radical change
B. Going from the general to the specific
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35. Collectively, Galileo's experiments helped to establish ...
B. Boyle's Law
C. The theory of relativity
A. Bernoulli's Principle
C. The theory of Inertia
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18. If the physical and idea are inexorably intertwined, the ultimate goal of man should be ...
A. To take a clinical/observational approach
D. To see God as the architect of the laws of science
C. An endless effort to make the physical ideal as possible
B. To see the ideal that is in front of us (in the physical)
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20. Aristotle's study of the physical world led him to a _________ model of the universe
D. Inductive
B. Heliocentric
D. Emperical
A. Geocentric
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4. How did they use to apply the ideas of these expert sources? What is Deductive Logic?
B. A process of going from specific ideas, to general ideas.
A. A process of going from general ideas, to specific ideas
C. The process of using math to prove scientific theories
The process of using logic to prove scientific theories
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12. According to Socratic Method, the key to discovering absolute truth/justice was ...
B. Math
C. A Theocracy
D. A Confederacy
A. Using questions to look within (being introspective)
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19. What did we use in class to illustrate Aristotle's Theory?
A. A Vase
C. A watch
D. A and B only
B. A Horse
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21. A geocentric model suggests ...
B. The earth is at the center of the universe
D. The universe was created during the Big Bang
A. The sun is at the center of the universe
C. The universe is both infinite and ever expanding
15
23. Ptolemy supported Aristotle's Geocentric Model using ...
B. Math (to show the planets orbit in perfect circles)
D. A ramp experiment
C. Inductive Logic
A. The Bible
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38. Newton's study of gravity allowed him to explain the seeming contradiction between...
C. Plato and Aristotle
B. Faith and Science
A. The physical and ideal
D. How objects fall on earth, and yet are suspended in space
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7. Which of the following statements are true? Alchemy suggested ...
C. Religion and science were opposites / contradictory
A. Combining chemicals leads to new compounds (good start)
B. Chemicals can be combined to make gold (bad end)
D. A and B only
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47. Robert Hooke was a scientist who ...
B. Revolutionized the world's understanding of anatomy
C. Used the microscope to discover cells
D. Discovered how blood circulates through the heart & body
A. Showed changes in volume & temp effects pressure of gas
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9. Hippocrates helped improve medicine by suggesting ...
B. Physicians should do no harm (and follow other rules)
C. Doctors must keep patient information secret/confidential
D A and B only
A. It should be based on a clinical / observational approach
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16. What did we use in class to illustrate Plato's Theory of Forms?
A. A Square
B. A Desk
C. A watch
D. A and B only
21
31. Galileo helped to validate a heliocentric model of the universe using ...
A. Math
D. A watch analogy
B. Experiments that explained the physics of motion
C. Observations about gravity
22
1. The Scientific Revolution was a time of ...
C. Stability
D. Decline
2. Radical / big change
A. Conflict / War
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26. Inductive logic is important to the scientific method because it ensures ...
A. Scientific breakthroughs are always positive
C. There are no unexpected consequences to a discovery
D. All of the above
B. Conclusions are based on data and evidence
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33. Galileo's boat experiment helped to prove ...
A. Objects fall straight down on moving & stationary bodies
C. Matter can neither be created or destroyed
B. Objects need a perpetual force to stay in motion
D. For every force, there is an equal but opposite force
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45. What was the only fundamental truth Descartes believed in?
C. He existed (As shown by "I think therefore I am")
A. Truth could be found within though questioning
D. The universe was like a watch made by God
B. The Church was infallible (never made mistakes)
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30. Kepler helped to validate a heliocentric model of the universe using ...
D. A Tower Experiment
B. Experiments that explained the physics of motion
C. Logic
A. Math
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32. Galileo's tower experiment helped to prove ...
A. Heavy objects fall faster than light objects
D. For every force, there is an equal but opposite force
B. Objects need a perpetual force to stay in motion
C. Objects of different weights fall at the same rate
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5. Which of the following is True? Deductive Logic is ...
C. 1/2 of the scientific method(must be paired w/ Inductive)
A. A good starting point (as it leads to an hypothesis)
B. A bad ending point (Truth is simply an educated guess)
D. All of the above
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24. What macro events led scholars to question ancient medieval experts like Aristotle?
C. New technologies essential to discovery were discovered
D. All of the above
A. Questioning of Renaissance & Reformation was contagious
B. Stability of Absolutism allowed for leisure time
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49. Andreas Vesalius was a scientist who ...
A. Showed changes in volume & temp effects pressure of gas
B. Revolutionized the world's understanding of anatomy
D. Discovered how blood circulates through the heart & body
C. Discovered certain elements were radioactive
31
27. Which of the following is not one of the 6 steps to the scientific method?
A. Identify a question & formulate a hypothesis
D. Conclude and retest
C. Test for hidden / unintended/ negative consequences
B. Design experiments, gather and analyze data
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40. Calculus is a math that ...
C. Describes the relationship of points, lines, and angles
B. Collects, organizes, & interprets negative functions
D. Uses ratios, to calculate indirect measurements
A. Shows how changes in variables, affect motion(w/ symbols)
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50. William Harvey was a scientist who ...
D. Discovered how blood circulates through the heart & body
A. Showed changes in volume & temp effects pressure of gas
C. Discovered certain elements were radioactive
B. Explained how the respiratory system worked
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36. According to this theory ...
B. Objects need a perpetual force to stay in motion
A. Objects stay in motion-unless acted on by a outside force
C. Gravitational attraction depends on mass and distance
D. Oppositional forces counterbalance & create a equilibrium
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41. In addition to figuring out the mystery of planetary orbit, Newton also ...
B. Conducted experiments in alchemy in the search for gold
C. Thought God built laws of science into the universe/watch
A. Discovered white light is made up of a spectrum of colors
D. All of the above
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46. Antoni Van Leeuwenhock was a scientist who ...
A. Used the microscope to discover bacteria
D. Discovered how blood circulates through the heart & body
B. Revolutionized the world's understanding of anatomy
C. Used the microscope to discover cells
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39. In order to explain this contradiction, Newton had to invent a new math called ...
A. Algebra
B. Calculus
C. Trigonometry
D. Aerodynamics
38
17. According to Aristotle the physical and ideal are ...
C. Opposites (That counterbalance / create an equilibrium)
B. On separate planes (physical on earth/ ideal in heaven)
D. Quantifiable using observation
A. Inexorably intertwined (impossible to separate)
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42. Francis Bacon helped to define the Scientific Method by suggesting experiments must ...
A. Be repeatable
B. Include a control group
D. Produce evidence based on mathematics and logic
C. Produce empirical evidence
40
2. The most important breakthrough of the Scientific Revolution was the discovery of ...
B. A new thought process / methodology to scientific inquiry
A. Gravity
B. Calculus
D. Cells (as the basic structural unit of all living things)
41
22. Aristotle believed the earth was at the center of the universe because ...
B. Of the Law of Inertia
C. Because it gave a physical location for heaven and hell
D. As the heaviest object it fell the fastest thru a vortex
A. Of Centrifugal Force
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34. Galileo's ramp experiment helped to prove ...
A. Objects fall straight down on moving & stationary bodies
C. Matter can neither be created or destroyed
B. Objects need a perpetual force to stay in motion
D. Objects need an initial force to stay in motion
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25. What is Inductive Logic?
A. A process of going from general ideas, to specific ideas
B. A process of going from specific ideas, to general ideas.
C. The process of using math to prove scientific theories
The process of using logic to prove scientific theories
44
29. Copernicus helped to validate a heliocentric model of the universe using ...
A. Math
B. Observation
C. Logic
D. A Ramp Experiment
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44. Rene Descartes helped to define the Scientific Method by suggesting experiments must ...
A. Be repeatable
C. Be based on an educated guess
B. Include a control group
D. Produce evidence based on mathematics and logic
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51. Robert Boyle was a scientist who ...
C. Discovered certain elements were radioactive
B. Explained how the respiratory system worked
D. Determined the age of artifacts using carbon dating
A. Showed changes in volume & temp effects pressure of gas
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48. Prior to the Scientific Revolution mankind’s knowledge of anatomywas based upon …
B. The dissections of pigs
A. Writings by the Greek philosopher Galean
C. Empirical evidence
D. A and B only
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13. According to Aristotle and Plato, everything in the universe could be divided into ...
B. Macroscopic and Microscopic
D. The Physical and the Ideal
C. Deductive and Inductive
A. Liquids and Solids
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11. According to Socrates, life should be devoted to a search for ...
C. Absolute truth and justice
B. Hidden laws that govern the universe
D. Perfection
A. Faith in divine grace alone
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10. Which of the following is true? Hippocrates suggested ...
A. Behavior was a result of internal chemicals (good start)
C. Behavior was due to genetics& environment(nature/nurture)
D. A and B only
B. Behavior was a result of an imbalance in blood (bad end)

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