Question 1

"Simplicio" (Simpleton)was a character in Galileo's Dialogue who represented the new science.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The term heliocentric meAnswer:

Accepted Answer

A)  god-centered. 
B)  sky-centered. 
C)  gas-centered. 
D)  sun-centered. 
E)  human-centered. 
A)  god-centered. 
B)  sky-centered. 
C)  gas-centered. 
D)  sun-centered. 
E)  human-centered.

Question 3

One result of Galileo's trial was that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Church accepted his findings on mechanics but refused to accept Copernicans. 
B)  De Revolutionibus was removed from the Index of Forbidden Books. 
C)  he left Italy for England and became a member of the Royal Society. 
D)  the New Science flourished in northwest Europe. 
E)  all of these 
A)  the Church accepted his findings on mechanics but refused to accept Copernicans. 
B)  De Revolutionibus was removed from the Index of Forbidden Books. 
C)  he left Italy for England and became a member of the Royal Society. 
D)  the New Science flourished in northwest Europe. 
E)  all of these

Question 4

The deductive method of inquiry was formulated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  René Descartes. 
B)  Francis Bacon. 
C)  Isaac Newton. 
D)  Blaise Pascal. 
E)  Baruch Spinoza. 
A)  René Descartes. 
B)  Francis Bacon. 
C)  Isaac Newton. 
D)  Blaise Pascal. 
E)  Baruch Spinoza.

Question 5

Tycho Brahe's greatest contribution to astronomy was his building of the first observatory on a small island granted to him by the Danish king.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Why were Galileo's ideas considered so dangerous?

Accepted Answer

Much of the danger in Galileo's findings

Question 7

What changes did the scientific revolution entail?

Accepted Answer

The first change of the scientific revol

Question 8

Which of the following best describes Johannes Kepler's intellectual foundations?

Accepted Answer

A)  mysticism, astrology, and mathematics 
B)  humanism, Augustinianism, and Cartesians 
C)  Aristotelians, Cartesians, and mathematics 
D)  mysticism, empiricism, and Augustinians 
E)  mysticism, Cartesians, and Augustinians 
A)  mysticism, astrology, and mathematics 
B)  humanism, Augustinianism, and Cartesians 
C)  Aristotelians, Cartesians, and mathematics 
D)  mysticism, empiricism, and Augustinians 
E)  mysticism, Cartesians, and Augustinians

Question 9

Science reinforced a belief in God through:

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of microscopes to reveal God's wisdom. 
B)  mechanical philosophy, which revealed God to be the master mechanic behind creation. 
C)  the revelation of the complexity of objects and systems, which could not be the product of chance. 
D)  an application of geometry and ethics to prove the single substance of the universe was both God and nature. 
E)  all of these 
A)  the use of microscopes to reveal God's wisdom. 
B)  mechanical philosophy, which revealed God to be the master mechanic behind creation. 
C)  the revelation of the complexity of objects and systems, which could not be the product of chance. 
D)  an application of geometry and ethics to prove the single substance of the universe was both God and nature. 
E)  all of these

Question 10

Nicholas Copernicus hesitated to publish his De Revolutionibus because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the implications of his theory of heliocentricity greatly troubled him. 
B)  he feared a Lutheran reaction would produce social unrest in Poland. 
C)  he had been ordered by the Inquisition not to express his theories in any form. 
D)  he was a slow worker who was never satisfied with his writings. 
E)  he was a methodical researcher who was always looking for more data. 
A)  the implications of his theory of heliocentricity greatly troubled him. 
B)  he feared a Lutheran reaction would produce social unrest in Poland. 
C)  he had been ordered by the Inquisition not to express his theories in any form. 
D)  he was a slow worker who was never satisfied with his writings. 
E)  he was a methodical researcher who was always looking for more data.

Question 11

In European states,the New Science:

Accepted Answer

A)  was not discovered outside of Poland and Italy until the eighteenth century. 
B)  was encouraged in England and other countries through the establishment of royal societies. 
C)  triggered a rebirth of faith throughout the continent. 
D)  was suppressed in all Catholic countries, especially in France. 
E)  was privately welcomed but not supported by any national state. 
A)  was not discovered outside of Poland and Italy until the eighteenth century. 
B)  was encouraged in England and other countries through the establishment of royal societies. 
C)  triggered a rebirth of faith throughout the continent. 
D)  was suppressed in all Catholic countries, especially in France. 
E)  was privately welcomed but not supported by any national state.

Question 12

_________ made the first challenge to the Ptolemaic conception of the universe.

Accepted Answer

A)  Isaac Newton 
B)  Johannes Kepler 
C)  Tycho Brahe 
D)  Galileo Galilei 
E)  Nicholas Copernicus 
A)  Isaac Newton 
B)  Johannes Kepler 
C)  Tycho Brahe 
D)  Galileo Galilei 
E)  Nicholas Copernicus

Question 13

The second national scholarly academy to be established by the reigning monarch was in:

Accepted Answer

A)  England. 
B)  Scotland. 
C)  Italy. 
D)  France. 
E)  Spain. 
A)  England. 
B)  Scotland. 
C)  Italy. 
D)  France. 
E)  Spain.

Question 14

Science was slow to work its way into people's understanding because it undermined religion,which was the foundation block of Western society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Galileo had made improvements on the lens developed by the Dutch for use in telescopes,but some of the earliest work on the nature of how humans see was done by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Isaac Newton. 
B)  Christian Huygens. 
C)  Galileo Galilei. 
D)  John Locke. 
E)  David Hume. 
A)  Isaac Newton. 
B)  Christian Huygens. 
C)  Galileo Galilei. 
D)  John Locke. 
E)  David Hume.

Exam 16: The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

"Simplicio" (Simpleton)was a character in Galileo's Dialogue who represented the new science.

The term heliocentric meAnswer:

One result of Galileo's trial was that:

The deductive method of inquiry was formulated by:

Tycho Brahe's greatest contribution to astronomy was his building of the first observatory on a small island granted to him by the Danish king.

Why were Galileo's ideas considered so dangerous?

What changes did the scientific revolution entail?

Which of the following best describes Johannes Kepler's intellectual foundations?

Science reinforced a belief in God through:

Nicholas Copernicus hesitated to publish his De Revolutionibus because:

In European states,the New Science:

_________ made the first challenge to the Ptolemaic conception of the universe.

The second national scholarly academy to be established by the reigning monarch was in:

Science was slow to work its way into people's understanding because it undermined religion,which was the foundation block of Western society.

Galileo had made improvements on the lens developed by the Dutch for use in telescopes,but some of the earliest work on the nature of how humans see was done by:

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