Question 1

All of the following apply to Benedict de Spinoza except

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A)  the belief that God is Nature.
B)  expulsion from his Amsterdam synagogue.
C)  matter and spirit are one.
D)  admitted atheist.
E)  critique and questioning of Descartes' philosophy.F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 2

The Scientific Revolution resulted in all the following except

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A)  complete secularization.
B)  confidence in the progress of human knowledge.
C)  optimism about the ability of societies to solve their problems.
D)  the separation of theology into a field of its own.
E)  a growing disdain for tradition, popular beliefs.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Discuss the relationships of both Copernicus and Galileo to the Roman church.

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Question 4

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-calculus

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Calculus is a branch of mathematics that...

Question 5

Which famous thinker explored Alchemist goals throughout his life?

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A)  Nicolaus Copernicus.
B)  Isaac Newton.
C)  Johannes Kepler.
D)  Tycho Brahe.
E)  Ptolemy.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Neo-Platonists

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Question 7

Which of the following can be associated with Galileo's trial?

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A)  Galileo defended Copernicus' heliocentric theory.
B)  The Catholic Church felt besieged by critics and enemies on all sides.
C)  Galileo's criticism of the scholastic theory of form and matter threatened the Church's doctrine of the Eucharist.
D)  The trial stifled the progress of science in Catholic countries.
E)  All of theseF) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 8

Tycho's fame rests on his skill as a/an

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A)  magician.
B)  philosopher.
C)  alchemist.
D)  astronomer.
E)  mathematician.F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 9

Which of the following statements best describes the role alchemy played in the development of modern science?

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A)  alchemy played no role in the development of the new science.
B)  The new science arose in opposition to alchemy.
C)  alchemy was accepted by many scientists and probably gave them the confidence they needed.
D)  alchemy became an integral part of modern science.
E)  None of theseF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

Paracelsian medicine included all the following except

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A)  a struggle against a self-serving medical establishment.
B)  an enthusiastic vision of human vitality and longevity.
C)  pioneering work in dissection and anatomy.
D)  the development of diagnostic medicine and the use of chemical remedies.
E)  no reliance of the relevance of the position of the stars on health.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

Galenic traditions of medicine included each of the following except

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A)  advancing the Aristotelian viewpoint.
B)  concern for balancing the body humors.
C)  pursuing bloodletting as a method of healing.
D)  searching for individual cures according to specific diseases.
E)  using sweating as a remedy.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-humors

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The term "humors" refers to the four bod...

Question 13

Which of the following contributed least to the dissemination of the new scientific worldview in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

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A)  Academies founded by monarchs or other elites
B)  Handbooks and lectures
C)  Universities
D)  Publications in the vernacular
E)  Enthusiasm among much of the educated eliteF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Galileo was probably encouraged to defy the views of the clergy because he

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A)  felt he was comparatively unknown.
B)  was a friend of courtiers, princes, and clergy.
C)  was teaching outside of Italy.
D)  was lured by the Catholic Church.
E)  None of theseF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Achievements of Kepler include proving that

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A)  orbits of planets are elliptical.
B)  planets circle around the sun.
C)  planets move at different speeds.
D)  there was no need for epicycles.
E)  All of theseF) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). 
-Locate and label the place where the Scientific Revolution began and the place where it reached its climax.List the name of the individual associated with each.

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The Scientific Revolution began in Weste...

Question 17

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-corpuscles

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Question 18

The medieval understanding of the universe

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A)  was based solely on Judeo-Christian thought.
B)  combined Greek philosophy and Christian thought.
C)  was based solely on Greek thought.
D)  subordinated faith to observation.
E)  was hierarchical and mechanistic.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 19

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-natural philosophy

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Question 20

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Explain the important connections between mysticism and magic on the one hand and the Scientific Revolution on the other.

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The important connections between mystic...

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