Quiz on Scientific Revolution Thinkers

#1 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Ryan's nickname: "The AV dissector." He wrote "On the Structure of the Human Body", a massive compilation of information from countless dissections of human bodies, often executed criminals. Aristotle believed that the body had four "humors": blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile, and an imbalance of the four humors caused illness. Therefore, doctors prescribed bloodletting.

Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626) William Harvey (1578-1657) Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) Derivative of arcsec(x)

#2 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)

Ryan's nickname: "The Empiricist." Bacon advocated for empirical research, using the scientific method, rather than speculation like with Aristotle. He was greatly influential, becoming "lord chancellor" under James 1. Irish chemist who established that air has weight and whose definitions of chemical elements and chemical reactions helped to dissociate chemistry from alchemy (1627-1691) Ryan's nickname: "The Empiricist." Bacon advocated for empirical research, using the scientific method, rather than speculation like with Aristotle. He was greatly influential, becoming "lord chancellor" under James 1. English mathematician and scientist- invented differential calculus and formulated the theory of universal gravitation, a theory about the nature of light, and three laws of motion. No apple. Pyblished the Principia in 1687, popularizing science even more.

#3 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)

Irish chemist who established that air has weight and whose definitions of chemical elements and chemical reactions helped to dissociate chemistry from alchemy (1627-1691) Ryan's nickname: "The Empiricist." Bacon advocated for empirical research, using the scientific method, rather than speculation like with Aristotle. He was greatly influential, becoming "lord chancellor" under James 1. Ryan's nickname: "The Empiricist." Bacon advocated for empirical research, using the scientific method, rather than speculation like with Aristotle. He was greatly influential, becoming "lord chancellor" under James 1. Ryan's nickname: "Blood guy." He discovered the circulatory system, with the heart as a pump & valves.

#4 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Ryan's nickname: "The AV dissector." He wrote "On the Structure of the Human Body", a massive compilation of information from countless dissections of human bodies, often executed criminals. Aristotle believed that the body had four "humors": blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile, and an imbalance of the four humors caused illness. Therefore, doctors prescribed bloodletting.

Isaac Newton William Harvey (1578-1657) Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626) Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564)

#5 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)

Ryan's nickname: "The Empiricist." Bacon advocated for empirical research, using the scientific method, rather than speculation like with Aristotle. He was greatly influential, becoming "lord chancellor" under James 1. Ryan's nickname: "The Empiricist." Bacon advocated for empirical research, using the scientific method, rather than speculation like with Aristotle. He was greatly influential, becoming "lord chancellor" under James 1. Irish chemist who established that air has weight and whose definitions of chemical elements and chemical reactions helped to dissociate chemistry from alchemy (1627-1691) Ryan's nickname: "The Empiricist." Bacon advocated for empirical research, using the scientific method, rather than speculation like with Aristotle. He was greatly influential, becoming "lord chancellor" under James 1.

#6 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

William Harvey (1578-1657)

Irish chemist who established that air has weight and whose definitions of chemical elements and chemical reactions helped to dissociate chemistry from alchemy (1627-1691)

True

False

#7 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Derivative of arcsec(x)

**1/(x * sqrt(x^2-1))**

True

False

#8 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Isaac Newton

Ryan's nickname: "The Empiricist." Bacon advocated for empirical research, using the scientific method, rather than speculation like with Aristotle. He was greatly influential, becoming "lord chancellor" under James 1.

True

False

#9 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

William Harvey (1578-1657)

Ryan's nickname: "Blood guy." He discovered the circulatory system, with the heart as a pump & valves.

True

False

#10 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Robert Boyle

Ryan's nickname: "The Empiricist." Bacon advocated for empirical research, using the scientific method, rather than speculation like with Aristotle. He was greatly influential, becoming "lord chancellor" under James 1.

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)

Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)

Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)

Section 2: True/false questions

William Harvey (1578-1657)

Irish chemist who established that air has weight and whose definitions of chemical elements and chemical reactions helped to dissociate chemistry from alchemy (1627-1691)

Derivative of arcsec(x)

**1/(x * sqrt(x^2-1))**

Isaac Newton

Ryan's nickname: "The Empiricist." Bacon advocated for empirical research, using the scientific method, rather than speculation like with Aristotle. He was greatly influential, becoming "lord chancellor" under James 1.

William Harvey (1578-1657)

Ryan's nickname: "Blood guy." He discovered the circulatory system, with the heart as a pump & valves.

Robert Boyle

Ryan's nickname: "The Empiricist." Bacon advocated for empirical research, using the scientific method, rather than speculation like with Aristotle. He was greatly influential, becoming "lord chancellor" under James 1.

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