The Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century

1. The Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century a. was stimulated by a revived interest in Galen and Aristotle. b. directly resulted from reaction and revolt against the social and historical conditions ofthe Middle Ages. c. was largely due to a monastic revolution. d. although an innovative phase in western thinking, was based upon the intellectual andscientific accomplishments of previous centuries. e. was a complete break with the past.

2. 2. All of the following are considered possible influences and causes of the Scientific Revolution except a. the practical knowledge and technical skills emphasized by sixteenth-century universities. b. mathematical and naturalistic skills of Renaissance artists. c. the Hermetic belief in magic and alchemy. d. the humanists' rediscovery of Greek mathematicians and thinkers. e. the inspired work of a few intellectuals.

3. 3. Which of these ancient authorities was not relied on by medieval scholars? a. Aristotle b. Galen c. Ptolemy d. Galileo e. Plato

4. 4. According to Leonardo da Vinci, what subject was the key to understanding the nature of things? a. astronomy b. art c. biology d. the Bible e. mathematics.

5. 5. Scholars devoted to Hermeticism a. believed that the world was a very recent creation still imperfect. b. credited the devil with control over the dark secrets of nature. c. saw the world as a living embodiment of divinity where humans could use mathematics and magic to dominate nature. d. retreated from study of the natural world to concentrate on mastery of theories of magic. e. a and d

6. 6. The general conception of the universe before Copernicus was that a. it was orderly with heaven at the center and the earth circling around it. b. the earth was the stationary center and heavenly spheres orbited it. c. the earth rested on the shell of a giant tortoise. d. it could not be revealed according to God's will. e. the world was flat.

7. 7. The greatest achievements in science during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries came in what three areas? a. astronomy, medicine, and mechanics. b. astronomy, botany, and chemistry c. biology, mechanics, and ballistics d. engineering, physics, and dentistry e. biology, surgery, and astronomy

8. 8. The Ptolemaic conception of the universe was also known as a. God's master plan. b. the geocentric conception. c. the lunacentric conception. d. the expanding universe. e. the pantheistic theory.

9. 9. Copernicus preferred the heliocentric model because a. as a Protestant, he felt free to disagree with the Pope. b. it earned him lots of money and fame. c. it made the planetary orbits easier to calculate. d. he regarded the Sun as the most powerful god e. the sun is the source of all energy on earth.

10. 10. Copernicus's major book was titled a. On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres. b. NovumOrganum. c. Principia. d. On the Motion of the Heart and Blood. e. The Great Instauration.

11. 11. The immediate reaction of the clerics to the theories of Copernicus was a. condemnation, initially by Protestant leaders like Luther who condemned the discoveryas contrary to their literal interpretation of the Bible. b. broad approval motivated by their now higher educational achievements. c. confused silence. d. the calling of the Council of Dort by Protestants and Catholics to question the astronomerclosely prior to trial for blasphemy. e. apathy because they could not understand either his theory or his calculations.

12. 12. The ideas of Copernicus were a. radically different from Aristotle's principle of the existence of heavenly spheres. b. nearly as complicated as those of Ptolemy. c. were just like the ideas of today. d. quite consistent with Biblical ideas. e. similar to those of Ptolemy but different from those of Aristotle.

13. 13. Following upon Copernicus's heliocentric theories a. Johannes Kepler used data to derive laws of planetary motion that confirmedCopernicus's heliocentric theory but that showed the orbits were elliptical. b. Kepler observed the heavens and proved that planetary motion was circular around thesun. c. Kepler used magic to prove that the earth moved in a manner based on geometric figures,trying to bring harmony of the human soul into alignment with the universe. d. Galileo and Kepler demonstrated that the motion of the planets is steady and unchanging. e. Kepler discovered the three laws of thermodynamics.

14. 14. Tycho Brahe contributed to the advance of astronomy by a. working out the theory of inertia. b. making accurate observations of the planets. c. calculating the pull of gravity on the tides by the moon. d. calculating the distance to the sun. e. inventing the astrolabe.

15. 15. Johannes Kepler was the first astronomer to show that a. the planets are made of earth-like material. b. planetary orbits are elliptical. c. the stars are immensely far away. d. everything is an illusion. e. the moon orbits around the earth.

16. 16. Galileo wrote a. nothing of note. b. a translation of the Bible in Italian. c. The Starry Messenger. d. On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres. e. Principia.

17. 17. The first European to make systematic observations of the heavens by telescope was a. Galileo. b. Copernicus. c. Brahe. d. Kepler. e. Newton.

18. 18. Galileo was convicted of heresy and sentenced to house arrest for life in 1633 for a. denying the existence of God. b. dropping heavy objects from the Leaning Tower of Pisa. c. being a recipient of Medici funding. d. claiming that Copernicus was in league with the Devil. e. ridiculing the Ptolemaic model in print.

19. 19. Galileo's Dialogue on the Two World Systems was really an attempt to a. embarrass Copernicus. b. support Copernicus through a publication in Italian accessible to a wide audience. c. attack Luther and Protestant theological restrictions on scientific inquiry. d. apologize to the church for earlier theories he now saw as mistaken. e. oppose the dogma and doctrine of the Catholic Church.

20. 20. What actions did the Catholic Church pursue concerning Galileo and his ideas? a. authorities reluctantly agreed to his theories b. turned him over to the Papal Curia. c. allowed Galileo six months to change his mind concerning his theories d. forced to recant them in a trial before the Inquisition e. turned him over to the Inquisition to be tortured

21. 21. Galileo's ideas on motion included the a. law of planetary motion. b. idea that a rush of air behind a projectile kept it in motion. c. law of force x distance. d. spring reaction model. e. principle of inertia.

22. 22. Isaac Newton's scientific discoveries a. were resisted more in his own country, England, than in the rest of Europe. b. although readily accepted in his own country, were resisted on the continent. c. were modern in their removal of God from universal laws. d. were among the first to be printed in a language other than Latin. e. were initially condemned by the Church of England and the Archbishop of Canterbury.

23. 23. Newton's contribution to astronomy was to prove that a. the planets obey the same laws as do objects on earth. b. accurate observation is the foundation of sound theory. c. the earth is at the center of the solar system. d. nothing can ever really be proven. e. the moon is not made of green cheese.

24. 24. Newton invented a. a technique for unclogging arteries. b. a new type of kiln. c. mathematics. d. the calculus e. alchemical principles still drawn on to this day.

25. 25. Newton's major work was a. NovumOrganum. b. Principia. c. On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres. d. Rules of Reasoning in Philosophy. e. Utopia.

26. 26. Paracelsus revolutionized the world of medicine in the sixteenth century by a. disproving Galen's ancient theory of two separate blood systems. b. dissecting human rather than animal cadavers. c. advocating the chemical philosophy of medicine. d. rejecting the medieval medical philosophy of the four humors. e. discovering the circulation of blood throughout the body.

27. 27. Among the following, who is not associated with major changes in sixteenth and seventeenth-century scientific research? a. Vesalius b. Harvey c. Paracelsus d. Galen e. Boyle

28. 28. On the Fabric of the Human Body a. was Andreas Vesalius' masterpiece on anatomical structure. b. contained William Harvey's theories on blood circulation. c. contained Paracelsus' theories on a macrocosm-microcosm universe. d. was Galen's masterpiece that influenced so many doctors in the Middle Ages. e. was Cavendish's theory of human dissection.

29. 29. William Harvey's On the Motion of the Heart and Blood refuted the ideas of a. the immune system being associated with the pancreas. b. the brain stem being disconnected from the brain. c. the independent functioning of the lymph system. d. herbal healing. e. the liver as the beginning point of the circulation of blood.

30. 30. The scientist whose work led to the law that states that the volume of a gas varies with the pressure exertedupon it and who argued that matter is composed of atoms, later known as the chemical elements, was a. William Harvey. b. Paracelsus. c. Andreas Vesalius. d. Robert Boyle. e. Antoine Lavoisier.

31. 31. Antoine Lavoisier a. discovered the law of gasses. b. gave scientific proof to the theories of Newton. c. reconciled religion and reason in his Pensees. d. was the father of the Scientific Revolution. e. is regarded as the father of modern chemistry.

32. 32. The role of women in the Scientific Revolution is illustrated by a. the scientific community's growing acceptance of female members. b. Maria Merian's breakthrough in astronomy. c. Margaret Cavendish, who participated in her era's scientific debates. d. Maria Winkelmann, an entomologist accepted into the Berlin Academy of Sciences. e. the exclusion and absence of women from any scientific investigations.

33. 33. The overall effect of the Scientific Revolution on the argument about women was to a. dispel traditional myths of female inferiority. b. increase the role of women in the child-bearing process. c. generate facts about differences between men and women that were used to prove male dominance. d. demonstrate that there was no inherent skeletal differences between the sexes. e. allow women to enroll in most of Europe's universities.

34. 34. Margaret Cavendish attacked the belief a. that humans through science were masters of nature. b. that science was for the benefit of all humanity. c. in women being equal to men, despite her position. d. of a Newtonian world-machine. e. of a heliocentric universe.

35. 35. Maria Winkelmann a. was an English aristocrat. b. a German astronomer. c. became a member of the Berlin Academy and England's Royal Society for her scientific work. d. was the mother of the more famous Robert Boyle. e. b and c

36. 36. Benedict Spinoza believed that women a. were equal to men. b. were little more than animals without a soul. c. were "naturally" inferior to men. d. could stand on their own, but society functioned far better when men alone ruled. e. were superior to men in their intellects but not in their emotions.

37. 37. The philosophy of René Descartes a. stressed a separation of mind and matter. b. stressed a holistic universe of mind and matter devoid of a creator-God. c. saw the material world as a living thing containing the human essence. d. would not have a wide influence upon Western thought until the nineteenth century. e. was condemned by the government of the Dutch Republic.

38. 38. What was the name of Descartes' book that expounded his theories about the universe? a. On the Revolution of Heavenly Bodies b. On the Fabric of the Human Body c. Two Natures d. Mind Over Matter e. Discourse on Method

39. 39. Descartes believed that the world could be understood by a. the same principles inherent in mathematical thinking. b. quiet contemplation and following of the Scriptures. c. mystical experiences. d. interpreting dreams and applying that knowledge to our everyday lives. e. incorporating the mind with the body.

40. 40. The Foundation of Francis Bacon's methodology was a. inductive reasoning. b. speculative reasoning. c. deductive reasoning. d. triangulation. e. nonsense.

41. 41. Organized religions in the seventeenth century a. conceded the accomplishments of science and separated theology from science proper. b. rejected scientific discoveries that conflicted with the Christian view of the world. c. contributed greatly to scientific research. d. largely ignored science as merely a "toy for the minds of God's children." e. rapidly reoriented their theologies to accept the findings of modern science.

42. 42. Benedict de Spinoza a. believed that humans were created separate from nature in order to rule the earth. b. claimed that God was not just the creator the universeGod was the universe. c. accepted Descartes' theory about the separation between mind and matter. d. rejected all forms of pantheistic belief. e. disagreed with the theory of a heliocentric universe.

43. 43. For Spinoza, the failure to understand God led to a. false worship of nature. b. people using nature for their own self-interest. c. a lack of moral judgment of others. d. sexual perversion. e. the establishment of divine right monarchies.

44. 44. In his work Pensees, Pascal a. showed that science and religion were incompatible. b. popularized the scientific method. c. offered his thoughts on the heliocentric theory. d. attempted to convince rationalists that Christianity was valid by appealing to their reason and emotions. e. advocated the importance of thought.

45. 45. For Blaise Pascal, humans a. could know infinity through reason. b. were the summation of all things. c. could only understand that which is revealed to them by the Bible. d. were uniquely separate from the rest of the animal world. e. could not understand infinity, only God could.

46. 46. Concerning the first important scientific societies, the French Academy differed from the English Royal Society in the former's a. government support and control. b. publication of scientific journals. c. focus on theoretical work in mechanics and astronomy. d. belief that science should proceed along the lines of a cooperative venture. e. lack of support by the French government.

47. 47. During the seventeenth century, royal and princely patronage of science a. declined greatly. b. was common only in Italy. c. became an international phenomenon. d. replaced funding by the church. e. was directed only towards pure research.

48. 48. The scientific societies of early modern Europe established the first a. fund-raising events for medical research. b. scientific journals appearing regularly. c. code of ethics for experimentation on humans and animals. d. college departments for scientific study. e. international European institutions for the study of all branches of science and mathematics.

49. 49. Science became an integral part of Western culture in the eighteenth century because a. people perceived it to be rationally superior to other belief systems. b. its mechanistic nature was popular with the lower classes. c. the victory of radical political groups, such as the Levellers, following the Puritan Revolution encouraged freedom of expression. d. it offered a new means to make profits and maintain social order. e. it allowed an alternative religious belief system to that of Christianity.

50. 50. Which one of the following comments best summarizes impact of the Scientific Revolution on Western Civilization? a. It was of little consequence. b. The term "Revolution" is a misnomer that ought not be applied. c. It was a major turning point. d. It destroyed the moral foundation of a Christian civilization. e. It was a minor turning point.