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3. Which of the following is the term for the theory that the universe is earth-centered?
A. heliocentrism
B. geocentrism
C. supralunar
D. sublunar
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6. In Aristotle's system of cosmology, which of the following was NOT considered a planet?
A. Jupiter
B. Venus
C. Mercury
D. Earth
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10. Which scientist disproved Galen's theory about the circulation of the blood?
A. William Harvey
B. Marcello Malpighi
C. Andreas Vesalius
D. Robert Boyle
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20. Newton's outstanding contribution to the Scientific Revolution was the mathematical basis
for the
A. law of gravity.
B. law of inertia.
C. theory of opposites.
D. theory of relativity.
22. Prior to modern times, knowledge of the human body was limited for which of the
following reasons?
A. There was general ignorance of the body because Christians prohibited the dissection of
corpses.
B. The medical schools relied on animal dissection, and this resulted in misinformation, since
animal bodies differed from human bodies.
C. The ancient Greek thinkers Aristotle and Galen were the supreme authorities, and they
were often incorrect.
D. All these answers are correct.
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25. Marcello Malpighi's contribution to the study of the human body and circulation was the
A. discovery of capillaries.
B. discovery of arteries.
C. correct understanding of how the circulatory system worked.
D. scientific reinforcement of Galen's theories on circulation.
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33. A powerful influence on the political thought of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke was the
A. writing of St. Thomas Aquinas.
B. collapse of manorialism in western Europe.
C. rise of a large laboring class.
D. English civil war.
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36. Bishop Bossuet's arguments for the divine right of kings rested on
A. the Qur'an's statements about Allah.
B. his belief that God gave certain men the right to rule.
C. the assumption that a king's subjects possess certain basic rights.
D. the long-standing feudal law of right to property that the lord had over his knights.
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42. John Locke is considered to have written the classic expression of which political school
of thought?
A. communism
B. totalitarianism
C. early liberalism
D. social welfare thought
43. When Locke argued that the mind at birth is tabula rasa, he meant that the mind is
A. already furnished with the germs of ideas.
B. empty, devoid of ideas.
C. ready to receive the ideas that God inspires.
D. muddled until internal reasoning can take over.
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44. Both Hobbes and Locke agreed that the basis of government should be
A. a constitution.
B. an entail.
C. a social contract.
D. a gentleman's agreement.
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Essay Questions
46. Why did one historian refer to the period between 1685 and 1715 as "the crisis of the
European conscience"? What scientific and intellectual changes were occurring during this
period? How was the intellectual crisis resolved?
Answers will vary
47. Discuss the differences between inductive and deductive reasoning and note their impact
on early modern thought.
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48. Discuss Galileo's research in light of the seventeenth century's ongoing conflict between
religion and science. Why was the church afraid of his findings? Ought it to have been?
Explain.
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49. What concept of the universe did Newton end up with? Describe it.
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50. What contributions did Vesalius, Harvey, and Malpighi make to the study of the human
body?
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51. What has been the impact of Francis Bacon on modern thought?
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52. Discuss Descartes' most important contributions to philosophy, and assess their value to
modern thought.
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53. How did Fontenelle and Bayle help spread the ideas of the Scientific Revolution?
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54. Define "natural law", and demonstrate how it was manifested in the writings of Grotius.
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55. How did English politics influence Hobbes's political thinking? What impact has The
Leviathan had on modern political theory?
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