Question 1

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, female midwives

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A)  gained great fame and wealth, as childbirth was defined as a female scientific specialty.
B)  increased dramatically in number, due to women's abilities to read midwifery manuals.
C)  were replaced by men who used devices and techniques derived from the study of anatomy.
D)  were newly organized into their own craft guilds, regulated by aristocratic and royal patrons.
E)  began to receive recognition and training as medical professionals in universities.F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

Unlike Francis Bacon, who argued that humanity's powers were to be used to "conquer nature," Benedict de Spinoza claimed that nature does not exist for human domination because nature and the universe and humanity itself are all part of God.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What were the contributions of Isaac Newton to a new vision of the universe? Does he deserve to be considered the most significant figure from the Scientific Revolution? Why or why not?

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Isaac Newton made several significant co...

Question 4

How did women contribute to the beginnings of modern science? How did male scientists view women and female scientists?

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Women have made significant contribution...

Question 5

Galileo's idea that a body in motion continues in motion unless deflected by an external force is called the principle of

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A)  planetary motion.
B)  gravity.
C)  displacement.
D)  universal mechanics.
E)  inertia.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 6

Unlike many Protestants, the Catholic Church did not denounce and condemn the theories of Copernicus until the works of Galileo appeared over seventy-five years later.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Like many of the medieval scholastic philosophers, Blaise Pascal argued that the truths of Christianity could be proved by reason alone.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What impact did the new scientific conception of the universe and the natural world have on Western society and secular authorities?

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The new scientific conception of the uni...

Question 9

Descartes believed that the world could be understood by

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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.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

What did Paracelsus, Vesalius, and Harvey contribute to a scientific view of medicine? Be specific and give examples.

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Paracelsus, Vesalius, and Harvey all mad...

Question 11

The scientific societies of early modern Europe established the first

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A)  fund-raising events for medical research.
B)  regularly published scientific journals.
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.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 12

Renaissance humanists' mastery of Greek made new works of which of the following available?

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A)  Archimedes.
B)  Galen.
C)  Ptolemy.
D)  Plato.
E)  All of these are correct.F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 13

Galileo is credited with the invention of calculus.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Despite his place in the history of modern science, Isaac Newton remained extremely interested in aspects of the occult world.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Among the following, the individual NOT associated with advances in medicine and chemistry is

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A)  Vesalius.
B)  Harvey.
C)  Paracelsus.
D)  Galen.
E)  Lavoisier.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

The immediate reaction of the clerics to the theories of Copernicus was

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A)  condemnation, initially by Protestant leaders like Luther who condemned the discovery as contrary to their literal interpretation of the Bible.
B)  broad approval motivated by their now higher educational achievements and interest in the sciences.
C)  support in the form of a papal decree praising his innovative thinking.
D)  the calling of the Council of Dort by Protestants and Catholics to question the astronomer closely prior to trial for blasphemy.
E)  apathy because his calculations were revealed to contain numerous mathematical errors.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 17

Newton's major work was

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A)  Novum Organum.
B)  Principia.
C)  On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres.
D)  Rules of Reasoning in Philosophy.
E)  Utopia.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 18

The Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century

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A)  was stimulated by a revived interest in ancient authorities, whose works were unknown in the medieval period.
B)  directly resulted from reaction and revolt against the social and historical conditions of the Middle Ages.
C)  was largely due to a monastic revolution in education.
D)  although an innovative phase in western thinking, was based upon the intellectual and scientific accomplishments of previous centuries.
E)  represented a complete break with the past.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

Johannes Kepler was the first astronomer to show that

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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.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 20

Which of the following created three laws of planetary motion that helped disprove the basic structure of the Ptolemaic system?

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A)  Johannes Kepler
B)  Tycho Brahe
C)  Nicolaus Copernicus
D)  Galileo
E)  Isaac NewtonF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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