Question 1

Which of the following can be associated with Galileo's trial?

Accepted Answer

A)  Galileo defended Copernicus's heliocentric theory. 
B)  The Catholic Church felt besieged by critics and enemies on all sides. 
C)  Galileo's criticism of the scholastic theory of form and matter threatened the church's doctrine of the Eucharist. 
D)  The trial stifled the progress of science in Catholic countries. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  Galileo defended Copernicus's heliocentric theory. 
B)  The Catholic Church felt besieged by critics and enemies on all sides. 
C)  Galileo's criticism of the scholastic theory of form and matter threatened the church's doctrine of the Eucharist. 
D)  The trial stifled the progress of science in Catholic countries. 
E)  all of the above

Question 2

Who used the mechanistic view of the world to state that the heart was a mechanical pump?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andreas Vesalius 
B)  William Harvey 
C)  Herman Boerhaave 
D)  Robert Boyle 
E)  Paracelsus 
A)  Andreas Vesalius 
B)  William Harvey 
C)  Herman Boerhaave 
D)  Robert Boyle 
E)  Paracelsus

Question 3

Who developed the theory of universal gravitation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kepler 
B)  Newton 
C)  Galileo 
D)  Brahe 
E)  Descartes 
A)  Kepler 
B)  Newton 
C)  Galileo 
D)  Brahe 
E)  Descartes

Question 4

Which of the following is NOTconsistent with Aristotle's ideas?

Accepted Answer

A)  absolute heaviness and absolute lightness 
B)  an earth-centered universe 
C)  apersonal God 
D)  heavenly objects moving in perfect circles 
E)  motion in the universe originated with the Unmoved Mover 
A)  absolute heaviness and absolute lightness 
B)  an earth-centered universe 
C)  apersonal God 
D)  heavenly objects moving in perfect circles 
E)  motion in the universe originated with the Unmoved Mover

Question 5

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-spinozism

Accepted Answer

Spinozism is a philosophical system deve

Question 6

Which of the following was the revolutionary theory advanced in On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres?

Accepted Answer

A)  geocentric theory 
B)  heliocentric theory 
C)  crystalline orbits 
D)  elliptical orbits 
E)  ahigher and a lower world 
A)  geocentric theory 
B)  heliocentric theory 
C)  crystalline orbits 
D)  elliptical orbits 
E)  ahigher and a lower world

Question 7

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-cosmology

Accepted Answer

Cosmology is the scientific study of the

Question 8

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Compare and contrast the approaches to the nature of God of at least three leading figures of the Scientific Revolution.

Accepted Answer

One leading figure of the Scientific Rev

Question 9

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Comment upon the medieval perception of matter and explain its relationship to new scientific studies of the seventeenth century.

Accepted Answer

The medieval perception of matter was he

Question 10

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-epicycles

Accepted Answer

Epicycles were a key concept in ancient

Question 11

Galileo believed

Accepted Answer

A)  mathematics was the language of nature. 
B)  the moon is as smooth as it was presumed to be. 
C)  experimentation was unimportant to the natural philosopher. 
D)  bodies of unequal weight will fall at different rates. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  mathematics was the language of nature. 
B)  the moon is as smooth as it was presumed to be. 
C)  experimentation was unimportant to the natural philosopher. 
D)  bodies of unequal weight will fall at different rates. 
E)  all of the above

Question 12

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-inductive methodology

Accepted Answer

Inductive methodology is a research appr

Question 13

Galenic traditions of medicine included

Accepted Answer

A)  advancing the Aristotelian viewpoint. 
B)  concern for balancing the body humors. 
C)  pursuing bloodletting as a method of healing. 
D)  using sweating as a remedy. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  advancing the Aristotelian viewpoint. 
B)  concern for balancing the body humors. 
C)  pursuing bloodletting as a method of healing. 
D)  using sweating as a remedy. 
E)  all of the above

Question 14

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-elliptical orbits

Accepted Answer

Elliptical orbits are a fundamental conc

Question 15

When Tycho pursued his research

Accepted Answer

A)  his ideas were dominated by Copernican conclusions. 
B)  he came to disavow the Bible. 
C)  he observed a new star. 
D)  he was hampered by failure to keep exact calculations. 
E)  he rejected Aristotle's theories. 
A)  his ideas were dominated by Copernican conclusions. 
B)  he came to disavow the Bible. 
C)  he observed a new star. 
D)  he was hampered by failure to keep exact calculations. 
E)  he rejected Aristotle's theories.

Question 16

Opticks is a work in which

Accepted Answer

A)  Descartes projected his cosmological view. 
B)  Galileo wrote about the telescope. 
C)  Newton discussed his theory of light. 
D)  Bruno criticized the close-minded perspectives of the clergy. 
E)  Alexander Pope declared "Let Newton be and All was Light." 
A)  Descartes projected his cosmological view. 
B)  Galileo wrote about the telescope. 
C)  Newton discussed his theory of light. 
D)  Bruno criticized the close-minded perspectives of the clergy. 
E)  Alexander Pope declared "Let Newton be and All was Light."

Question 17

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Locate and label the place where the Scientific Revolution began and the place where it reached its climax.

Accepted Answer

I'm sorry for any confusion, but as a te

Question 18

Which of the following statements best describes the role alchemy played in the development of modern science?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alchemy played no role in the development of the new science. 
B)  The new science arose in opposition to alchemy. 
C)  Alchemy was accepted by many scientists and probably gave them the confidence they needed. 
D)  Alchemy became an integral part of modern science. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Alchemy played no role in the development of the new science. 
B)  The new science arose in opposition to alchemy. 
C)  Alchemy was accepted by many scientists and probably gave them the confidence they needed. 
D)  Alchemy became an integral part of modern science. 
E)  none of the above

Question 19

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newtonian principles may be related to applied mechanics. 
B)  Paracelsian ideas were never accepted because they always retained magical connotations. 
C)  William Harvey compared the heart to a pump. 
D)  Vesalius was a proponent of dissection of corpses. 
E)  The day-to-day practice of medicine changed little between 1600 and 1700. 
A)  Newtonian principles may be related to applied mechanics. 
B)  Paracelsian ideas were never accepted because they always retained magical connotations. 
C)  William Harvey compared the heart to a pump. 
D)  Vesalius was a proponent of dissection of corpses. 
E)  The day-to-day practice of medicine changed little between 1600 and 1700.

Question 20

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Explain the important connections between mysticism and magic on the one hand and the Scientific Revolution on the other.

Accepted Answer

The important connections between mystic

Which of the following can be associated with Galileo's trial?

Who used the mechanistic view of the world to state that the heart was a mechanical pump?

Who developed the theory of universal gravitation?

Which of the following is NOTconsistent with Aristotle's ideas?

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -spinozism

Which of the following was the revolutionary theory advanced in On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres?

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -cosmology

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Compare and contrast the approaches to the nature of God of at least three leading figures of the Scientific Revolution.

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Comment upon the medieval perception of matter and explain its relationship to new scientific studies of the seventeenth century.

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -epicycles

Galileo believed

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -inductive methodology

Galenic traditions of medicine included

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -elliptical orbits

When Tycho pursued his research

Opticks is a work in which

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Locate and label the place where the Scientific Revolution began and the place where it reached its climax.

Which of the following statements best describes the role alchemy played in the development of modern science?

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Explain the important connections between mysticism and magic on the one hand and the Scientific Revolution on the other.

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

The French Revolution: the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism: From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West: Responses to Modernization

Imperialism: Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, human Nature, and the Arts

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War Ii: Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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Exam 2: The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

Which of the following can be associated with Galileo's trial?

Who used the mechanistic view of the world to state that the heart was a mechanical pump?

Who developed the theory of universal gravitation?

Which of the following is NOTconsistent with Aristotle's ideas?

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -spinozism

Which of the following was the revolutionary theory advanced in On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres?

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -cosmology

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Compare and contrast the approaches to the nature of God of at least three leading figures of the Scientific Revolution.

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Comment upon the medieval perception of matter and explain its relationship to new scientific studies of the seventeenth century.

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -epicycles

Galileo believed

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -inductive methodology

Galenic traditions of medicine included

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -elliptical orbits

When Tycho pursued his research

Opticks is a work in which

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Locate and label the place where the Scientific Revolution began and the place where it reached its climax.

Which of the following statements best describes the role alchemy played in the development of modern science?

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Explain the important connections between mysticism and magic on the one hand and the Scientific Revolution on the other.

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

The French Revolution: the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism: From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West: Responses to Modernization

Imperialism: Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, human Nature, and the Arts

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War Ii: Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

Filters