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) Robert Boyle Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564)

#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)

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. 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.

Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) Isaac Newton William Harvey (1578-1657) Robert Boyle

#5 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)

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

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

William Harvey (1578-1657)

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.

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

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

True

False

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

William Harvey (1578-1657)

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.

True

False

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

Robert Boyle

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

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)

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.

Derivative of arcsec(x)

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

Isaac Newton

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

William Harvey (1578-1657)

Robert Boyle

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)

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