Question 1

Tycho Brahe differed from Copernicus in that:

Accepted Answer

A)  he openly opposed the Church. 
B)  he believed theory, not observation, was the tool to unlock the secrets of the universe. 
C)  he did not believe the earth orbited the sun. 
D)  he had powerful patrons. 
E)  his work was sponsored by the Church. 
A)  he openly opposed the Church. 
B)  he believed theory, not observation, was the tool to unlock the secrets of the universe. 
C)  he did not believe the earth orbited the sun. 
D)  he had powerful patrons. 
E)  his work was sponsored by the Church.

Question 2

Mechanism:

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A)  was a view of the universe shared by Descartes, Bacon, and Galileo. 
B)  considered nature as a machine. 
C)  rejected Aristotelian distinctions between the works of man and those of God. 
D)  taught that the works of nature were of a higher order than those of humans. 
E)  all of these 
A)  was a view of the universe shared by Descartes, Bacon, and Galileo. 
B)  considered nature as a machine. 
C)  rejected Aristotelian distinctions between the works of man and those of God. 
D)  taught that the works of nature were of a higher order than those of humans. 
E)  all of these

Question 3

Isaac Newton's best-known work today was his research conducted on:

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A)  light. 
B)  gravity. 
C)  mathematics. 
D)  refraction. 
E)  electricity. 
A)  light. 
B)  gravity. 
C)  mathematics. 
D)  refraction. 
E)  electricity.

Question 4

How did Kepler's work differ from that of other astronomers?

Accepted Answer

Kepler believed that everything in creat

Question 5

What did the scientific revolution owe to the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

The scientific revolution was rooted in

Question 6

The scientific revolution stood apart from other social,religious,and cultural transformations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Copernicus calculated the earth to be _________miles from the sun.

Accepted Answer

A)  6 million 
B)  16 million 
C)  60 million 
D)  90 million 
E)  160 million 
A)  6 million 
B)  16 million 
C)  60 million 
D)  90 million 
E)  160 million

Question 8

The trial of Galileo by the Inquisition resulted in:

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A)  putting him off his work. 
B)  a "new philosophy" based on Galileo's work in northwest Europe. 
C)  his imprisonment. 
D)  his work being placed on the Index 
E)  all of these 
A)  putting him off his work. 
B)  a "new philosophy" based on Galileo's work in northwest Europe. 
C)  his imprisonment. 
D)  his work being placed on the Index 
E)  all of these

Question 9

One of the founders of modern chemistry was the Englishman:

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A)  William Harvey. 
B)  Francis Bacon. 
C)  Robert Hooke. 
D)  Robert Boyle. 
E)  John Locke. 
A)  William Harvey. 
B)  Francis Bacon. 
C)  Robert Hooke. 
D)  Robert Boyle. 
E)  John Locke.

Question 10

What were Newton's contributions to the scientific revolution?

Accepted Answer

The first of Newton's contributions to t

Question 11

For Newton,science,if properly conducted,could always uncover the causes of phenomena.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Europeans believed,generally,in the geocentric theory of the universe,even though this model was contradicted by empirical evidence discovered over three hundred years earlier by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristarchus. 
B)  Ptolemy. 
C)  Archimedes. 
D)  Aristotle. 
E)  Plato. 
A)  Aristarchus. 
B)  Ptolemy. 
C)  Archimedes. 
D)  Aristotle. 
E)  Plato.

Question 13

One of the leading German astronomers of the seventeenth century was:

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A)  Maria Winkelmann. 
B)  Gottfried Leibniz. 
C)  Franz Kirch. 
D)  Hildegard von Bingen. 
E)  Christian Huygens. 
A)  Maria Winkelmann. 
B)  Gottfried Leibniz. 
C)  Franz Kirch. 
D)  Hildegard von Bingen. 
E)  Christian Huygens.

Question 14

One effect of the work of Isaac Newton was to:

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A)  demonstrate the value of persistent, dogged work toward a single goal. 
B)  show that even someone from a poor family could, with ability, rise to the heights of political life. 
C)  show the value of religious belief when pursuing a career in science. 
D)  demonstrate the ability of mathematics to explain the workings of the universe. 
E)  show the value of meditation and prayer in solving the most persistent scientific problems. 
A)  demonstrate the value of persistent, dogged work toward a single goal. 
B)  show that even someone from a poor family could, with ability, rise to the heights of political life. 
C)  show the value of religious belief when pursuing a career in science. 
D)  demonstrate the ability of mathematics to explain the workings of the universe. 
E)  show the value of meditation and prayer in solving the most persistent scientific problems.

Question 15

What impact did the Renaissance and the Age of Exploration have on the scientific revolution?

Accepted Answer

The Renaissance brought a vogue for alch

Question 16

Throughout the Middle Ages,the most important classical authorities on natural philosophy were _________ and _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Plato; Aristotle 
B)  Plato; Ptolemy 
C)  Aristotle; Galen 
D)  Aristotle; Ptolemy 
E)  Galen; Ptolemy 
A)  Plato; Aristotle 
B)  Plato; Ptolemy 
C)  Aristotle; Galen 
D)  Aristotle; Ptolemy 
E)  Galen; Ptolemy

Question 17

Galileo Galilei set forth his conviction about religion and science in a 1615 letter to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Queen Nor. 
B)  the grand duchess of Fenwick. 
C)  Empress Elizabeth. 
D)  Maffeo Barberini. 
E)  Grand Duchess Christina. 
A)  Queen Nor. 
B)  the grand duchess of Fenwick. 
C)  Empress Elizabeth. 
D)  Maffeo Barberini. 
E)  Grand Duchess Christina.

Question 18

Copernicus's work on the problem of the Ptolemaic system was commissioned by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Polish royal family. 
B)  Tycho Brahe's observatory. 
C)  the Roman Catholic Church. 
D)  Galileo Galilei and the University of Padua. 
E)  the tsar of Russia. 
A)  the Polish royal family. 
B)  Tycho Brahe's observatory. 
C)  the Roman Catholic Church. 
D)  Galileo Galilei and the University of Padua. 
E)  the tsar of Russia.

Question 19

The primary target of Descartes's philosophical method was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Neoplatonism. 
B)  Catholicism. 
C)  skepticism. 
D)  existentialism. 
E)  systematic doubt. 
A)  Neoplatonism. 
B)  Catholicism. 
C)  skepticism. 
D)  existentialism. 
E)  systematic doubt.

Question 20

In what ways did Bacon and his followers aid the separation of scientific investigation from philosophical argument?

Accepted Answer

Bacon asserted that the authority of the

Exam 16: The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Tycho Brahe differed from Copernicus in that:

Mechanism:

Isaac Newton's best-known work today was his research conducted on:

How did Kepler's work differ from that of other astronomers?

What did the scientific revolution owe to the Middle Ages?

The scientific revolution stood apart from other social,religious,and cultural transformations.

Copernicus calculated the earth to be _________miles from the sun.

The trial of Galileo by the Inquisition resulted in:

One of the founders of modern chemistry was the Englishman:

What were Newton's contributions to the scientific revolution?

For Newton,science,if properly conducted,could always uncover the causes of phenomena.

Europeans believed,generally,in the geocentric theory of the universe,even though this model was contradicted by empirical evidence discovered over three hundred years earlier by:

One of the leading German astronomers of the seventeenth century was:

One effect of the work of Isaac Newton was to:

What impact did the Renaissance and the Age of Exploration have on the scientific revolution?

Throughout the Middle Ages,the most important classical authorities on natural philosophy were _________ and _________.

Galileo Galilei set forth his conviction about religion and science in a 1615 letter to:

Copernicus's work on the problem of the Ptolemaic system was commissioned by:

The primary target of Descartes's philosophical method was:

In what ways did Bacon and his followers aid the separation of scientific investigation from philosophical argument?

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