Chapter 22: Enlightenment and Revolution

1.

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Our experiment of dropping the shot put and the golf ball was trying to prove the theory of

Newton.

Kepler.

Bacon.

Galileo.

2.

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The Bill of Rights guarantees American citizens the

freedom of using drugs.

freedom of speech.

right to drive and text.

right to vote.

3.

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Colonists who supported Britain in the American Revolution were called

Dissenters.

Patriots.

Loyalists.

Whigs.

4.

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A major contribution to the science of astronomy provided by Johannes Kepler was the discovery that

the planet Jupiter has four moons.

the planets revolve around the sun.

the surface of the moon is rough and uneven.

the path of the planets' orbit is oval rather than circular.

5.

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The Dutch amateur scientist who used a microscope to study maggots was

van Leeuwenhoek.

Galen.

Torricelli.

Celsius.

6.

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Andreas Vesalius and William Harvey are known for discoveries in the field of

medicine.

chemistry.

geometry.

astronomy.

7.

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The Bill of Rights guarantees American citizens all of the following EXCEPT

freedom of worship.

freedom of speech.

the right to fair treatment under the law.

the right to vote.

8.

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How did Zacharias Janssen make Anton van Leeuwenhoek's discoveries possible?

He invented the microscope.

He offered van Leeuwenhoek financial support.

He provided valuable research information to Leeuwenhoek.

He invented the thermometer.

9.

1 point

The branch of the federal government, whose duty is to make the laws, is

judicial.

executive.

legislative.

presidential.

10.

1 point

Which of the following did the Articles of Confederation grant the MOST power?

The states.

The president.

The legislature.

The Supreme Court.

11.

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French involvement in the American Revolution occurred as a result of France's

desire to defeat its enemy, Britain.

wish to protect its North American territory.

commitment to the ideals of the Enlightenment.

fear that an American defeat would weaken the colonies' foreign trade.

12.

1 point

The first Ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as the

Preamble.

Declaration of Peace.

Bill of Rights.

List of Freedoms.

13.

1 point

The Dutch physicist who made a thermometer showing water freezing at 32 degrees was

Celsius.

Galen.

Torricelli.

Fahrenheit.

14.

1 point

England obtained control of most of North America as a result of the

Glorious Revolution.

French and Indian War.

American Revolution.

Industrial Revolution.

15.

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Which one of the following was the result of the scientific revolution?

The belief that the earth was at the center of the universe.

Improvements in medicine and scientific instruments.

Reliance on ancient authorities to explain the physical world.

The belief that the human body was similar to the anatomy of animals.

16.

1 point

In which of the following areas did the Scientific Revolution begin?

Medicine

Chemistry

Astronomy

Mathematics

17.

1 point

The author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence was

Ben Franklin.

Thomas Jefferson.

George Washington.

Patrick Henry.

18.

1 point

Which of the following occurred last?

The repeal of the Stamp Act.

The adoption of the Bill of Rights.

The end of the French and Indian War.

The calling of the Second Continental Congress.

19.

1 point

The FIRST national government of the 13 individual states in North America was created by the

Constitution.

Navigation Acts.

Articles of Confederation.

Declaration of Independence.

20.

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The Scientific Revolution began when a small group of scholars began to question the accuracy of

the geocentric theory.

the heliocentric theory.

the law of universal gravitation.

Aristotle's beliefs about the four elements of the physical world.

Chapter 22: Enlightenment and Revolution - MULTIPLE CHOICE