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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
exploration led to exposure to new religions, new ways of thinking and new ideas
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
all of the other answers are correct
2) What was one source of knowledge about the world prior to the Scientific Revolution?
A
the Catholic Church
B
the ancient Mesopotamians
C
the internet
D
the Encyclopedia
3) One result of the Renaissance was
A
the development of the printing press
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
a rediscovery of the knowledge of ancient Greece and Rome that had been preserved by the Muslims
4) The scientist who studied anatomy by hiring artists to draw dissected human bodies was
A
Harvey
B
Brahe
C
Copernicus
D
Vesalius
5) The scientist who developed the telescope was
A
Brahe
B
Copernicus
C
Galileo
D
Kepler
6) The scientist who developed the theories of gravity and motion was
A
Newton
B
Copernicus
C
Vesalius
D
Leeuwenhoek
7) The scientist who developed an early form of the microscope was
A
Harvey
B
Vesalius
C
Hooke
D
Boyle
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
Galileo
C
Harvey
D
Brahe
9) The scientists credited with the development of the scientific method are
A
Brahe and Kepler
B
Galileo and Copernicus
C
Boyle and Hooke
D
Descartes and Bacon
10) The belief that the sun is the center of the univers is called
A
solocentric
B
geocentric
C
heliocentric
D
magnacentric
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