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Scientific Revolution
Test Description: A review of the scientists of the Scientific Revolution as well as some general information about the period.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which fo the following is one reason why the Age of Exploration helped bring about the Scientific Revolution
A
all of the other answers are correct
B
exploration led to discoveries of places, things, and people that the Ancient Greeks never explained
C
exploration created a demand for new technologies to improve sailing
D
exploration led to exposure to new religions, new ways of thinking and new ideas
2) What was one source of knowledge about the world prior to the Scientific Revolution?
A
the internet
B
the Encyclopedia
C
the Catholic Church
D
the ancient Mesopotamians
3) One result of the Renaissance was
A
a rediscovery of the knowledge of ancient Greece and Rome that had been preserved by the Muslims
B
a decrease in the power of the Catholic Church as people lost their faith in the Church as a representative of God's word
C
a discovery of new places, people, and ideas in the world
D
the development of the printing press
4) The scientist who studied anatomy by hiring artists to draw dissected human bodies was
A
Harvey
B
Copernicus
C
Vesalius
D
Brahe
5) The scientist who developed the telescope was
A
Galileo
B
Copernicus
C
Brahe
D
Kepler
6) The scientist who developed the theories of gravity and motion was
A
Copernicus
B
Vesalius
C
Newton
D
Leeuwenhoek
7) The scientist who developed an early form of the microscope was
A
Boyle
B
Hooke
C
Harvey
D
Vesalius
8) The scientist who used math to prove Copernicus's theory and who proved the planets move in an elliptical pattern was
A
Kepler
B
Harvey
C
Galileo
D
Brahe
9) The scientists credited with the development of the scientific method are
A
Galileo and Copernicus
B
Descartes and Bacon
C
Brahe and Kepler
D
Boyle and Hooke
10) The belief that the sun is the center of the univers is called
A
heliocentric
B
geocentric
C
solocentric
D
magnacentric
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