Feature of the seventeenth-century scientific revolution
1: What did the English poet Alexander Pope mean when he wrote: “God said, ‘Let Newton be!’ and All was Light”?
A) that Newton had discovered how electricity operated
B) that Newton had discovered the source of light
C) that Newton had shed light on the mysteries of the universe
D) that Christians would now be able to follow God’s light
2: Which was NOT a feature of the seventeenth-century Scientific Revolution?
A) new discoveries in astronomy and biology
B) a radically changed perspective about the physical world
C) the development of tools for looking inside the atom
D) the beginning of the separation of philosophy and theology
3: A central characteristic of medieval science was that
A) it rejected Muslim findings as a way to understand the physical world.
B) it argued that on earth matter was incorruptible and no change occurred in matter.
C) it maintained that the sun was the center of the universe.
D) it identified Aristotle’s Unmoved Mover with God.
4: Descartes, in his search for the truth,
A) never doubted the existence of God.
B) maintained that his body was always present.
C) concluded that he existed because his mind questioned.
D) doubted the truth of his own mental processes.
5:Prior to modern times, knowledge of the human body was limited for which of the following reasons?
A) There was general ignorance because the church 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 Roman physician Galen was the supreme authority, and he was often incorrect.
D) All these answers are correct.
