Question 1

One effect of the work of Isaac Newton was to:

Accepted Answer

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 2

In order to resolve issues regarding the Catholic calendar and discrepancies in dates,_________ consulted Copernicus.

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 3

Galileo Galilei was brought to trial by the Inquisition because he:

Accepted Answer

A)  failed to prove Copernican ideas to Cardinal Baronius. 
B)  promoted Copernican ideas and had insulted his old patron,Cardinal Barberini,who was now Pope Urban VIII. 
C)  refused to accept the truth of Christianity; he remained an avowed Muslim. 
D)  made too good an impression on his Medici patrons. 
E)  refused to publish the results of his observations refuting Copernicus. 
A)  failed to prove Copernican ideas to Cardinal Baronius. 
B)  promoted Copernican ideas and had insulted his old patron,Cardinal Barberini,who was now Pope Urban VIII. 
C)  refused to accept the truth of Christianity; he remained an avowed Muslim. 
D)  made too good an impression on his Medici patrons. 
E)  refused to publish the results of his observations refuting Copernicus.

Question 4

Although logic and geometry had played a role in the medieval worldview,_________ would assume a much more central role in the "New Science."

Accepted Answer

A)  semantics 
B)  optics 
C)  the dialectic 
D)  mathematics 
E)  theology 
A)  semantics 
B)  optics 
C)  the dialectic 
D)  mathematics 
E)  theology

Question 5

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)  the Inquisition had ordered him not to express his theories in any form. 
D)  he was a physicist and not a mathematician. 
E)  he was afraid of losing the support of his rich patrons. 
A)  the implications of his theory of heliocentricity greatly troubled him. 
B)  he feared a Lutheran reaction would produce social unrest in Poland. 
C)  the Inquisition had ordered him not to express his theories in any form. 
D)  he was a physicist and not a mathematician. 
E)  he was afraid of losing the support of his rich patrons.

Question 6

All of the following contributed greatly to the development of sixteenth-century astronomy EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Tycho Brahe. 
B)  Robert Boyle. 
C)  Johannes Kepler. 
D)  Galileo Galilei. 
E)  Nicholas Copernicus. 
A)  Tycho Brahe. 
B)  Robert Boyle. 
C)  Johannes Kepler. 
D)  Galileo Galilei. 
E)  Nicholas Copernicus.

Question 7

The "prime mover" was the force that put into place the motions of the celestial bodies and was interpreted as being the Christian God.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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 9

Galileo argued that one could not be both a sincere Copernican and a Catholic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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 11

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.

Question 12

Although science during this period was primarily the domain of men,many women also made their mark,such as the astronomer Maria Winkelmann and the entomologist:

Accepted Answer

A)  Margaret Cavendish. 
B)  Margaret Tudor. 
C)  Maria Sibylla Merian. 
D)  Maria von Weber. 
E)  Elizabeth Stuart. 
A)  Margaret Cavendish. 
B)  Margaret Tudor. 
C)  Maria Sibylla Merian. 
D)  Maria von Weber. 
E)  Elizabeth Stuart.

Question 13

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 14

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.

Exam 16: The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

One effect of the work of Isaac Newton was to:

In order to resolve issues regarding the Catholic calendar and discrepancies in dates,_________ consulted Copernicus.

Galileo Galilei was brought to trial by the Inquisition because he:

Although logic and geometry had played a role in the medieval worldview,_________ would assume a much more central role in the "New Science."

Nicholas Copernicus hesitated to publish his De Revolutionibus because:

All of the following contributed greatly to the development of sixteenth-century astronomy EXCEPT:

The "prime mover" was the force that put into place the motions of the celestial bodies and was interpreted as being the Christian God.

Tycho Brahe differed from Copernicus in that:

Galileo argued that one could not be both a sincere Copernican and a Catholic.

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

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:

Although science during this period was primarily the domain of men,many women also made their mark,such as the astronomer Maria Winkelmann and the entomologist:

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

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:

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