Scientific Revolution/Enlightenment Thinkers

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    Which of the following was a female writer who spoke out on the issue of equality for women?

    • Locke
    • Smith
    • Wollstonecraft
    • Cavendish
    • Galileo
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  • 2. 

    Which of the following was known for making some of the first astronomical observations using a telescope?

    • Galileo

    • Vesalius

    • Keplar

    • Ptolemy

    • Locke

    Correct Answer
    A. Galileo
  • 3. 

    Which of the following is known for his theory of universal gravitation?

    • Wesley

    • Newton

    • Smith

    • Galileo

    • Keplar

    Correct Answer
    A. Newton
  • 4. 

    Which of the following is most known for his heliocentric theory of the universe?

    • Ptolemy

    • Copernicus

    • Hobbes

    • Descartes

    • Locke

    Correct Answer
    A. Copernicus
  • 5. 

    Which of the following was a religious reformer responsible for founding the Methodist church?

    • Locke

    • Bacon

    • Wesley

    • Rosseau

    • Keplar

    Correct Answer
    A. Wesley
  • 6. 

    Which of the following was known for his belief in "laissez faire" and the "free hand of the marketplace?"

    • Adam Smith

    • Diderot

    • Copernicus

    • Rosseau

    • Locke

    Correct Answer
    A. Adam Smith
  • 7. 

    Which of the following is known for editing the first encyclopedia?

    • Voltaire

    • Locke

    • Copernicus

    • Hobbes

    • Diderot

    Correct Answer
    A. Diderot
  • 8. 

    Which of the following is known for the use of the scientific method?

    • Hobbes

    • Locke

    • Keplar

    • Bacon

    • Vesalius

    Correct Answer
    A. Bacon
  • 9. 

    Which of the following is associated with the idea of a separation of powers within government?

    • Locke

    • Montesquieu

    • Bacon

    • Hobbes

    • Keplar

    Correct Answer
    A. Montesquieu
  • 10. 

    Which of the following is known for rationalism and his famous quote:  "I think, therefore I am."?

    • Rosseau

    • Locke

    • Descartes

    • Voltaire

    • Keplar

    Correct Answer
    A. Descartes
  • 11. 

    Which of the following is known for discovering that the orbits of the planets were elliptical, not circular?

    • Copernicus

    • Galileo

    • Keplar

    • Vesalius

    • Ptolemy

    Correct Answer
    A. Keplar
  • 12. 

    Which of the following was known as a critic of the theory that man was the "master of nature" through science?

    • Keplar

    • Cavendish

    • Wollstonecraft

    • Wesley

    • Diderot

    Correct Answer
    A. Cavendish
  • 13. 

    Which of the following is known for his work in the field of Chemistry?

    • Boyle

    • Harvey

    • Vesalius

    • Rosseau

    • Beccaria

    Correct Answer
    A. Boyle
  • 14. 

    Which of the following was an proponent of the idea that punishment for crimes should not be cruel or unusual?

    • Locke

    • Keplar

    • Vesalius

    • Beccaria

    • Rosseau

    Correct Answer
    A. Beccaria
  • 15. 

    Which of the following is known for discovering how the ciruclation system works?

    • Vesalius

    • Harvey

    • Keplar

    • Galileo

    Correct Answer
    A. Harvey
  • 16. 

    Which of the following is known for his support of deism?

    • Hobbes

    • Locke

    • Voltaire

    • Rosseau

    • Montesquieu

    Correct Answer
    A. Voltaire
  • 17. 

    Which of the following is known for his social contract theory?

    • Hobbes

    • Rosseau

    • Locke

    • Keplar

    • Ptolemy

    Correct Answer
    A. Rosseau
  • 18. 

    Which of the following was known for his work in the field of anatomy?

    • Vesalius

    • Boyle

    • Keplar

    • Locke

    • Descartes

    Correct Answer
    A. Vesalius
  • 19. 

    Which of the following is often referred to as the "father of self-government"?

    • Locke

    • Montesquieu

    • Hobbes

    • Bacon

    • Keplar

    Correct Answer
    A. Locke

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