Question 1

Why did the Church choose Copernicus as an astronomer,and how did the Church understand his findings?

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The answer of Why did the Church choose Copernicus as...

Question 2

As a leader of the "scientific revolution," Isaac Newton was:

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A)  an affable,public figure who enjoyed London society. 
B)  a recluse who spent his time in Cambridge. 
C)  a public figure who gave open lectures at Oxford. 
D)  a recluse who spent his time at Oxford. 
E)  a public figure who took an active role in the scientific community of the Continent.

Question 3

Galileo's work was smuggled out of Italy and published in England.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What were Newton's contributions to the scientific revolution?

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Question 5

The first woman to receive a doctorate degree in philosophy in Italy was:

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A)  Maria Winkelmann. 
B)  Margaret Cavendish. 
C)  Elena Cornaro Piscopia. 
D)  Maria Sibylla Merian. 
E)  Laura Bassi.

Question 6

The scientific revolution was a sudden and almost instantaneous shift from earlier thinking that stood apart from other social,religious,and cultural transformations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

The view that progress may be made only through the willingness of men to force themselves to suspend their judgments and to thoroughly familiarize themselves with facts was made by Francis Bacon in his book:

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A)  Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems. 
B)  The Discourse on Method. 
C)  Novum Organum. 
D)  The New Atlantis. 
E)  Two New Sciences.

Question 9

The "Ptolemaic system" was the first system to question whether planets moved in a circular path around a stationary earth.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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.

Question 11

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

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

Question 12

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

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A) True 
 B)False

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

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

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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 16

Galileo's work apparently had some support from within the Catholic Church.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The trial of Galileo by the Inquisition resulted in:

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A)  his refinement of his theories of motion. 
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 19

The deductive method of inquiry was formulated by:

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

Question 20

One result of Galileo's trial was that:

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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

Exam 16: The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Why did the Church choose Copernicus as an astronomer,and how did the Church understand his findings?

As a leader of the "scientific revolution," Isaac Newton was:

Galileo's work was smuggled out of Italy and published in England.

What were Newton's contributions to the scientific revolution?

The first woman to receive a doctorate degree in philosophy in Italy was:

The scientific revolution was a sudden and almost instantaneous shift from earlier thinking that stood apart from other social,religious,and cultural transformations.

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

The view that progress may be made only through the willingness of men to force themselves to suspend their judgments and to thoroughly familiarize themselves with facts was made by Francis Bacon in his book:

The "Ptolemaic system" was the first system to question whether planets moved in a circular path around a stationary earth.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Galileo's work apparently had some support from within the Catholic Church.

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

The trial of Galileo by the Inquisition resulted in:

The deductive method of inquiry was formulated by:

One result of Galileo's trial was that: