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Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment II
Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment II
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Test your knowledge about the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
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Which scientist studied gravity and calculus?
René Descartes
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Albert Einstein
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True or false: Enlightenment criticized human emotion.
True
False
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True or false: Voltaire advocated for absolute monarchy.
True
False
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Which philosopher is known for the 'noble savage'?
John Locke
Voltaire
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Montesquieu
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What idea did Copernicus challenge?
Laws of motion
Nature of light
Concept of gravity
Geocentric model
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True or false: Enlightenment philosophers supported divine right.
True
False
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What movement emphasized reason and individualism?
The Baroque Period
The Reformation
The Enlightenment
The Renaissance
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What did the printing press do during the Enlightenment?
No significant impact
Spread Enlightenment ideas
Only religious texts
Slowed down ideas
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What was the focus of the Scientific Revolution?
Political reform
Religious faith
Artistic expression
Empirical evidence
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Who is the father of modern science?
René Descartes
Galileo Galilei
Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton
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What document did John Locke publish?
The Leviathan
The Spirit of the Laws
Two Treatises
The Social Contract
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True or false: Voltaire promoted separation of church and state.
True
False
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True or false: Montesquieu advocated for totalitarianism.
False
True
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Who formulated the laws of motion?
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Albert Einstein
Johannes Kepler
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Which philosopher said, 'I think, therefore I am'?
John Locke
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
René Descartes
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True or false: The Earth revolves around the Sun.
True
False
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Which document influenced the American Revolution?
The Magna Carta
The Federalist Papers
The Declaration
The Bill of Rights
