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