Question 1

Galileo hoped for support from his friend Maffeo Barberini who became:

Accepted Answer

A)  the doge of Venice. 
B)  the head of the Medici family. 
C)  pope. 
D)  the king of France. 
E)  the Holy Roman Emperor. 
A)  the doge of Venice. 
B)  the head of the Medici family. 
C)  pope. 
D)  the king of France. 
E)  the Holy Roman Emperor.

Question 2

Many Roman Catholic churchmen viewed the "New Science," especially as typified by Copernican theory:

Accepted Answer

A)  as completely compatible with Church doctrine. 
B)  with some skepticism but as being overall acceptable. 
C)  as a valuable tool, as long as the scientists were Catholic. 
D)  as a direct threat to Church doctrine. 
E)  with great suspicion, even though they could find nothing specific that challenged Catholic doctrine. 
A)  as completely compatible with Church doctrine. 
B)  with some skepticism but as being overall acceptable. 
C)  as a valuable tool, as long as the scientists were Catholic. 
D)  as a direct threat to Church doctrine. 
E)  with great suspicion, even though they could find nothing specific that challenged Catholic doctrine.

Question 3

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 4

Which English natural philosopher discovered the cellular structure of plants?

Accepted Answer

A)  William Harvey 
B)  Isaac Newton 
C)  Edmund Halley 
D)  Robert Hooke 
E)  Robert Boyle 
A)  William Harvey 
B)  Isaac Newton 
C)  Edmund Halley 
D)  Robert Hooke 
E)  Robert Boyle

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The _________ argued that nature was the way in which God revealed himself to humanity.

Accepted Answer

A)  humanists 
B)  Neoplatonists 
C)  Copernicans 
D)  Baconists 
E)  Galileans 
A)  humanists 
B)  Neoplatonists 
C)  Copernicans 
D)  Baconists 
E)  Galileans

Question 7

Galileo's works were widely read and raised awareness of changes in natural philosophy across Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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 9

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 10

What did the scientific revolution owe to the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

The scientific revolution was rooted in

Question 11

One result of Galileo's trial was that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Church accepted his findings on mechanics but refused to accept Copernicanism. 
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)  scientists in Italy publicly rallied to Galileo's cause. 
A)  the Church accepted his findings on mechanics but refused to accept Copernicanism. 
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)  scientists in Italy publicly rallied to Galileo's cause.

Question 12

The bulk of the philosophy of René Descartes may be summed up by which statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  "But still, it moves!" 
B)  "I think, therefore I am." 
C)  "Tell us how to go to heaven, not how heaven goes." 
D)  "I frame no hypotheses." 
E)  "Dare to think!" 
A)  "But still, it moves!" 
B)  "I think, therefore I am." 
C)  "Tell us how to go to heaven, not how heaven goes." 
D)  "I frame no hypotheses." 
E)  "Dare to think!"

Question 13

While the French scholastic societies reserved science as "a gentlemanly pursuit," English societies freely admitted women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Johannes Kepler built on the work of his mentor,Tycho Brahe,to:

Accepted Answer

A)  discover the undreamed galaxy. 
B)  become the first court astrologer to Christiana of Sweden. 
C)  become the first court astronomer to the Holy Roman Emperor. 
D)  correct two of Copernicus's assumptions concerning planetary motion. 
E)  correct Galileo's first law of motion. 
A)  discover the undreamed galaxy. 
B)  become the first court astrologer to Christiana of Sweden. 
C)  become the first court astronomer to the Holy Roman Emperor. 
D)  correct two of Copernicus's assumptions concerning planetary motion. 
E)  correct Galileo's first law of motion.

Question 15

In 1616,Galileo Galilei was urged by his supporters to stop promulgating Copernican ideas,when the Catholic Church:

Accepted Answer

A)  placed Copernicus's work on the Index of Forbidden Books. 
B)  threatened him with excommunication. 
C)  inducted him into the Knights of Malta. 
D)  named his good friend, Cardinal Barberini, as Pope Urban VIII. 
E)  established the Vatican observatory under Jesuit control. 
A)  placed Copernicus's work on the Index of Forbidden Books. 
B)  threatened him with excommunication. 
C)  inducted him into the Knights of Malta. 
D)  named his good friend, Cardinal Barberini, as Pope Urban VIII. 
E)  established the Vatican observatory under Jesuit control.

Exam 16: The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Galileo hoped for support from his friend Maffeo Barberini who became:

Many Roman Catholic churchmen viewed the "New Science," especially as typified by Copernican theory:

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

Which English natural philosopher discovered the cellular structure of plants?

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

The _________ argued that nature was the way in which God revealed himself to humanity.

Galileo's works were widely read and raised awareness of changes in natural philosophy across Europe.

One effect of the work of Isaac Newton was to:

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

What did the scientific revolution owe to the Middle Ages?

One result of Galileo's trial was that:

The bulk of the philosophy of René Descartes may be summed up by which statement?

While the French scholastic societies reserved science as "a gentlemanly pursuit," English societies freely admitted women.

Johannes Kepler built on the work of his mentor,Tycho Brahe,to:

In 1616,Galileo Galilei was urged by his supporters to stop promulgating Copernican ideas,when the Catholic Church:

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