The Scientific Revolution (1)
Select the correct answer.
1
Which group expressed the most organized opposition to the scientific method during the 16
c
and 17
c
?:
clergy.
merchants.
peasants.
political leaders.
2
Kepler's calculations demonstrated that?:
the sun rotates on its axis.
planetary motion is explained by thirty-four epicycles.
the universe is almost perfectly spherical.
the planetary orbits are elliptical and orderly.
3
In the medieval view of the universe?
:
God did not intervene supernaturally.
the earth was at the center.
moral qualities were inferior to scientific reality.
all mysteries had rational explanations.
4
I was forced by the Inquisition to state that the earth is the center of the universe?:
Nicholaus Copernicus.
Tycho Brahe.
Galen.
Galileo Galilei.
5
A major contribution of the Scientific Revolution was the?:
emphasis it placed on practical application of scientific theory.
increased reluctance to employ the inductive method.
refusal to question ideas of the ancient Greeks.
continued reliance on the geocentric theory.
6
Copernicus's book,
On the Revolutions of Heavenly Bodies
was not accepted by the Catholic Church because it?:
was written by a Muslim infidel.
stated that the Greek god of war ruled the universe.
presented the heliocentric theory of the solar system.
supported the Hindu and Buddhist view of the universe.
7
Sir Isaac Newton promoted the conviction that scientific knowledge is based on?:
the wisdom of past civilizations.
observation, experimentation, and mathematics.
emotions and feelings.
the teachings of the Catholic Church.
8
The first astronomer to study the night sky through a telescope was?:
Nicholaus Copernicus.
Johannes Kepler.
Ptolemy.
Galileo Galilei.
9
Tools of observation that were developed during the Scientific Revolution included all of the following EXCEPT?:
microscopes and telescopes.
thermometers and barometers.
logic and geometry.
pendulums and clocks.