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