Scientific Revolution Quizzes & Trivia

This was one of the most important moments in the history of humanity. It was a time of great inventions and great thinkers. Some of the greatest minds in all our history lived in that time-frame and their work then still influences our lives today. We have some questions about the scientific revolution and you have to answer as many as you can. Are you capable of answering all of them correctly?

What are the two books that are considered to have started the scientific revolution? What is Nicolaus Copernicus mostly remembered for nowadays? What is the name of Isaac Newton’s book that laid the foundation of classical mechanics? Get all of the answers right and start another scientific revolution right now.

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Scientific Revolution/Enlightenment Chapter Test Practice

Fans of history and science alike will know that the Scientific Revolution was a series of events which marked the emergence of modern science, a period of time in which subjects like mathematics, physics, astronomy, chemistry,...

Questions: 21 | Attempts: 6841 | Last updated: Mar 18, 2019

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The idea that man is born equal with natural rights and that it's the government's job to protect those rights are prominent in the Declaration of Independence. That document was based MOST on the ideas of which of the following?

Montesquieu

Bacon

Darwin

Machiavelli

Locke

The Scientific Revolution History Quiz

This is a short quiz over the leaders of the scientific revolution.

Questions: 8 | Attempts: 1055 | Last updated: Sep 28, 2020

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Galileo constructed the first of what in 1609?

Glass lens

Microscope

Atronomical telescope

Magnifying glass

Enlightenment And Scientific Revolution Review Quiz

Long before the scientific knowledge was spread out in the world there are some events that marked its emergence leading to development in different fields. Below is enlightenment and scientific revolution quiz designed to see...

Questions: 16 | Attempts: 6282 | Last updated: Jul 14, 2020

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The endless religious wars, supernatural beliefs, and the printing press led to the Enlightenment.

True

False

Chapter 6-1,2,3 Scientific Revolution And Enlightenment

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Questions: 21 | Attempts: 465 | Last updated: Nov 21, 2017

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The heliocentric, or sun-centered, theory was proposed by

Galileo Galilei.

Nicolaus Copernicus.

Isaac Newton.

Francis Bacon.

Scientific Revolution And Enlightenment Quiz

Do you find yourself indulging in answering particularly designed questions about scientific revolution and enlightenment? If so, try out this quiz. It is quite simple and straightforward therefore it will be easy to answer.

Questions: 20 | Attempts: 290 | Last updated: Oct 9, 2017

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Which of the following descriptions most accurately defines mercantilism>

Mercantilism was a scientific theory that attempted to limit the growing dominance of merhcants within society.

Mercantilism held that government should promote the internal economy in order to improve tax revenues and to limit imports from other nations based on the amount of gold and silver the country owned.

Mercantilism was an economic philosophy that argued that natural laws would determine the flow of goods according to supply and demand.

Mercantilism argued that the money supply should be given to the people from the supply of bullion

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Scientific Revolution And The Englightenment

Scientific Revolution and the Englightenment

Choose the answer that you feel best fits the question.

Questions: 16 | Attempts: 114 | Last updated: Jul 30, 2011

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Copernicus was most famous for this writing

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

The Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres

Candide

Inquiry Into Human Nature