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08A Unit 7 Test Review
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1
Which English writer of the Elizabethan Age authored
The Faerie Queene
, an epic poem about knights and virtues?
Walter Raleigh
William Shakespeare
Francis Bacon
Edmund Spenser
2
Which leader of the Scientific Revolution published the first accurate and detailed picture of human anatomy?
Galileo Galilei
Ptolemy
Andreas Vesalius
René Descartes
3
Which Elizabethan mariner sailed around the world and helped defeat the Spanish Armada?
Walter Raleigh
Henry Hudson
Edmund Spenser
Francis Drake
4
Which group believed that God created the universe and its natural laws but does not interfere with those natural laws?
deists
Puritans
atheists
Catholics
5
Which was the major source of conflict for Queen Mary I of England?
being the first woman to rule England
trying to stop the rise of Protestantism in England
bearing no children to inherit the throne
sponsoring expensive explorations of the Americas
6
Which 16th cent. astronomer used math to conclude that the earth revolves around the sun and published his findings?
Galileo Galilei
Francis Bacon
Ptolemy
Nicholas Copernicus
7
Which is
not
true of William Shakespeare?
His plays and poems included romance, history, and swordfights.
He is considered the greatest playwright in the English language.
He wrote dozens of plays, 38 of which still survive today.
He wrote humorous novels criticizing the upper classes of England.
8
Which was included in England's Bill of Rights in 1689?
legal tolerance for Catholics, Jews, and Muslims
the first promise of trial by jury in England
a government based on law, not on a king’s desires
protection of free speech and a free press
9
How did Sir Walter Raleigh further the goals of Queen Elizabeth I?
He established the first English colony in North America.
He brought literary geniuses together in London.
He led an expedition around the world.
He defeated the Spanish Armada.
10
Which was a cause of the conflict between Spain and England during the 1500s?
the victory of the Spanish Armada over the English fleet
the success of Spanish conquistadors in taking control of English colonies
Religious differences between Catholic Spain and the Protestant England
the failure of English pirates to attack and take Spanish treasure ships
11
What was René Descartes' contribution to the Scientific Revolution?
He introduced the theory of universal gravitation.
He said that mathematics could be used to explain everything in nature.
He wrote "Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason..."
He used mathematics to prove that the earth revolves around the sun
12
Which best describes the Scientific Revolution and its importance?
It introduced ideas that changed the study of political revolutions.
Caused new interest in the scientific achievements of the classical world
Its leaders developed cures for several major diseases
It changed the way we think and made the modern age possible.
13
Which is an accurate description of Giovanni Caboto, also known as John Cabot?
Italian mariner who sailed under the British flag & landed in Canada- 1497
the author many scholars suspect wrote most of Shakespeare's plays
the English explorer who reached the Caribbean and claimed the Bahamas
the French scientist who compiled the first encyclopedia
14
Which astronomer was put on trial by the Catholic Church for his ideas that went against the teachings of the Bible?
Galen
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Nicholas Copernicus
15
Whose mathematical work on the laws of motion still forms the basis for the study of motion today?
Francis Bacon
René Descartes
Andreas Vesalius
Isaac Newton
16
Which English philosopher wrote about the importance of reason and natural law?
Edmund Spenser
Benjamin Franklin
John Locke
Isaac Newton
17
Which leader of the Scientific Revolution in England said that science must use repeated observation & experimentation?
Francis Bacon
Nicholas Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
