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1
German Composer Richard Wagner's
Ride of the Valkyries
was a favorite of this German leader.
Frederick the Great
Adolf Hitler
Kaiser Wilhelm
Otto Von Bismarck
2
Pope Urban VIII demanded that Galileo _____ his findings or face death as a heretic.
Prove
Publish
Recant
Share
3
This English poet famously wrote
"To err is human, to forgive divine."
William Blake
William Shakespeare
Alexander Pope
John Milton
4
This new movement, which celebrated emotion and the individual, replaced the Enlightenment.
Secularism
Romanticism
Classicism
Impressionism
5
Using Brahe's data, Johannes Kepler calculated that the planets' orbits must be ______.
Synchronized
Circular
Spherical
Elliptical
6
This author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence was a great admirer of John Locke's ideas.
Thomas Paine
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
7
Dutchman Hugo Grotius was the first to propose an international set of _______.
Laws
Military Alliances
Trade Agreements
Peace Treaties
8
In 1668, Isaac Newton first came to the attention of the Royal Society for his _____ telescope.
Reflecting
Optical
Miniature
Refracting
9
Isaac Newton attended and taught at this prestigious English university.
Warwick
Cambridge
Eton
Oxford
10
All of the following European rulers were enlightened despots
EXCEPT:
Joseph II
Frederick II
Catherine II
James II
11
This orchestral piece by Russian composer Tchaikovsky celebrates the victory over Napoleon.
Alexander Overture
1812 Overture
Victory March
Imperial March
12
Descartes famously said
"I think,
____________."
Alabama is overrated
Therefore I am
About only what I need to know for the test
I need a raise
13
English philosopher Thomas Hobbes said without strong rule, life would be
"nasty,
___________."
Brutish and Short
Painful and Sad
Boring and Long
Fleeting and Wild
14
All the following are among Newton's Three Laws of Motion
EXCEPT:
For every action there's an opposite, equal reaction
Energy equals mass X speed of light squared
Objects in motion stay in motion unless acted on by a force
Force equals mass X acceleration
15
This German composer is best known for his compositions for the organ.
Wagner
Brahms
Beethoven
Bach
16
Late in his life, Isaac Newton suffered from:
Gradual deafness
A nervous breakdown
The Plague
A severe case of smallpox
17
According to French philosopher Jean Jaques Rousseau,
"Man is born free, and everywhere he is:
In Pain"
In Chains"
In Debt"
Enslaved"
18
She was a rare woman scientist, working with husband Antoine to study oxygen and combustion.
Marie Antoinette
Marie Lavoisier
Marie Osmond
Marie Curie
19
These shapers of public opinion during the Enlightenment often exchanged ideas in Paris salons.
Celebrities
Academicians
Philosophers
Philosophes
20
His studies of the properties of oxygen led to the discovery of the process of carbonation.
Thomas Hobbes
Antoine Lavoisier
Joseph Priestley
Joseph Presley
21
This work by Englishman John Locke said people had the right to overthrow bad governments.
The Spirit of Laws
A Critique of Pure Reason
On the Social Contract
Two Treatises of Government
22
After intense study of scripture, Isaac Newton predicted the world would end no sooner than:
2060
2000
2020
3019
23
American pacifist William Penn helped members of this English religious group to settle in Pennsylvania.
Quakers
Mormons
Amish
Quackers
24
Believers in this Enlightenment religious philosophy rejected organized religions.
Calvinism
Agnosticism
Atheism
Deism
25
Irish chemist Robert Boyle was the first scientist to define the chemical _______.
Reaction
Formula
Compound
Element
26
This English philosopher became known as the father of the Scientific Method.
Thomas Hobbes
SIr Francis Bacon
John Locke
Isaac Newton
27
This English Puritan author's greatest work was
Paradise Lost
, published in 1678.
Thomas More
John Milton
Alexander Pope
Jacques Louis-David
28
Newton didn't care much for people, but did love animals, including Diamond, his pet ______.
Cat
Dog
Tortoise
Parrot
29
Galileo laid a foundation for Isaac Newton with his continued work in this field of study.
Astronomy
Physics
Ballistics
Gravitational Theory
30
All of the following are true of Isaac Newton
EXCEPT:
He was president of the Royal Society
He was knighted by King James II
He was elected to Parliament
He served as head of the Royal Mint.
31
His
The Spirit of Laws
proposed a three-branch government with separation of powers.
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Voltaire
William Blake
32
This Italian scientist's observations with his telescope convinced him Copernicus was right.
Galileo
Machiavelli
Fermi
Marconi
33
His
Messiah Hallelujah
is a favorite orchestral piece played at Christmastime.
Richard Wagner
George Frederic Handel
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ludwig Von Beethoven
34
This English scientist first defined the role of the heart in the circulatory system.
Sir Francis Bacon
Robert Boyle
Robert Hooke
William Harvey
35
Who said
"I may disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it?"
Moliere
Voltaire
Denis Diderot
Jacques Louis-David
36
The
Fifth Symphony
, one of the most famous pieces of classical music, is by this composer.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ludwig von Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
George Frederich Handel
37
Like many optical instruments of the Scientific Revolution, the telescope was developed in:
The Netherlands
England
France
Italy
38
Newton finally published his
Principia
22 years after completing it, in ______.
1665
1681
1677
1687
39
This French scientist and mathematician first revealed his new analytical geometry in 1637.
Denis Diderot
Rene Descartes
Andreas Vesalius
Antoine Lavoisier
40
Newton finally published his theories on gravity in
Principia
thanks to the urging of:
Joseph Priestly
Robert Hooke
Edmund Halley
Sir Francis Bacon
41
Early chemistry was based on alchemy, which featured all of the following elements
EXCEPT:
Fire
Water
Earth
Metal
42
The U.S. Declaration of Independence promised the right to all of the following
EXCEPT:
Pursuit of Happiness
Life
Property
Liberty
43
According to legend, but likely untrue, Isaac Newton's gravity idea came from being hit by an:
Truck
Baseball
Apple
Beer Can
44
This play by French author Moliere is seen as one of the best examples of Enlightenment drama.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Henry VII
The Misanthrope
Candide
45
SUPER TRIVIA:
While Isaac Newton was a member of Parliament, he spoke only once, to tell:
his fellow members of his retirement.
of his discovery of the theory of gravity.
a fellow member to order a pizza.
another member to close the window.
46
Madame de Pompadour was the
"hostess with the mostest"
at these get togethers.
Showers
Mixers
Salons
Soirees
47
Galileo utilized an experiment using a ______ to prove his theory of universal motion.
Telescope
Feather
Ship
Cannon Ball
48
Newton developed this powerful form of mathematics to help prove his theories about gravity.
Calculus
Trigonometry
Algebra
Analytical Geometry
49
A rival of Isaac Newton, he used a crude early microscope to first identify and name the cell.
Robert Boyle
Robert Hooke
Antoine Lavoisier
Edmund Halley
50
This German mathematician developed calculus at roughly the same time as Newton.
Gottfried Leibniz
Edmund Halley
Hermann Goering
Robert Hooke
51
The Scientific Revolution got its start in this particular field of study.
Astronomy
Anatomy
Biology
Astrology
52
His 28-volume encyclopedia showcased the new knowledge of the Enlightenment period.
Jacques Louis-David
Voltaire
Hugo Grotius
Denis Diderot
53
This Polish astronomer first theorized that the Earth is not still, but rotates on its axis.
Johannes Kepler
Tycho Brahe
Nicolaus Copernicus
Lech Walesa
54
All of the following were critics of the Enlightenment
EXCEPT:
Immanuel Kant
Alexander Pope
Jean Jacques Rousseau
William Blake
55
This French anatomist used human dissection to revolutionize ideas about the human body.
Galen
Antoine Lavoisier
Andreas Vesalius
Denis Diderot
56
In addition to predicting the end of the world, Newton also was first to correctly predict:
The existence of black holes.
That light waves would be curved.
That Mama June would go from not to hot.
That the Jews would reclaim Israel.
57
Copernicus also theorized that the planets were orbiting around the sun, or ___________.
Ethnocentric
Heliocentric
Geocentric
Solcentric
58
This Austrian child prodigy was composing his first orchestral pieces by age five.
Beethoven
Handel
Tchaikovsky
Mozart
59
Opticks
, published in 1704, included Newton's observations on the properties of __________.
Oxygen
Light
Water
Gravity
60
This Danish astronomer had a true "nose" for scientific data.
Johannes Kepler
Galileo Galilei
Tycho Brahe
Isaac Newton
61
All of the following are works by the French neoclassical artist Jacques-Louis David
EXCEPT:
Death of Marat
The Third of May 1808
The Coronation of Napoleon
The Oath of the Horatii
62
Isaac Newton's eccentric behavior and nervous breakdown late in life may have been due to his:
Severe insomnia, or lack of sufficient sleep.
Exposure to mercury while conducting alchemy experiments.
Family's having a genetic record of madness.
Exposure to the lead in his pewter dishes.
