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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
all of the other answers are correct
C
exploration led to discoveries of places, things, and people that the Ancient Greeks never explained
D
exploration created a demand for new technologies to improve sailing
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
a discovery of new places, people, and ideas in the world
B
a rediscovery of the knowledge of ancient Greece and Rome that had been preserved by the Muslims
C
a decrease in the power of the Catholic Church as people lost their faith in the Church as a representative of God's word
D
the development of the printing press
4) The scientist who studied anatomy by hiring artists to draw dissected human bodies was
A
Vesalius
B
Copernicus
C
Brahe
D
Harvey
5) The scientist who developed the telescope was
A
Copernicus
B
Kepler
C
Galileo
D
Brahe
6) The scientist who developed the theories of gravity and motion was
A
Copernicus
B
Leeuwenhoek
C
Vesalius
D
Newton
7) The scientist who developed an early form of the microscope was
A
Harvey
B
Hooke
C
Boyle
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
Harvey
B
Galileo
C
Brahe
D
Kepler
9) The scientists credited with the development of the scientific method are
A
Descartes and Bacon
B
Brahe and Kepler
C
Galileo and Copernicus
D
Boyle and Hooke
10) The belief that the sun is the center of the univers is called
A
solocentric
B
heliocentric
C
magnacentric
D
geocentric
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