Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment Quiz

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#1

Who is often considered the father of modern physics?

Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Johannes Kepler
Albert Einstein
#2

Which scientific instrument played a crucial role in the Scientific Revolution by allowing astronomers to observe celestial bodies more accurately?

Microscope
Barometer
Telescope
Compass
#3

Which philosopher is known for his social contract theory, which argued for the legitimacy of government based on the consent of the governed?

John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Montesquieu
#4

What is the term for the system of thought that emerged in the 18th century Europe, emphasizing reason, individualism, and skepticism?

Romanticism
Baroque
Enlightenment
Classicism
#5

Which Enlightenment thinker is known for his work 'The Wealth of Nations', advocating for free-market capitalism and the 'invisible hand'?

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
Adam Smith
Montesquieu
#6

Who authored the famous work 'Principia Mathematica'?

Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
Isaac Newton
Rene Descartes
#7

What was the intellectual movement characterized by rationalism, empiricism, and the belief in progress during the 17th and 18th centuries?

Renaissance
Enlightenment
Romanticism
Industrial Revolution
#8

Who is credited with the development of the scientific method, which emphasizes observation, hypothesis testing, and experimentation?

Aristotle
Francis Bacon
René Descartes
Galen
#9

Which Enlightenment thinker is known for his advocacy of religious tolerance, freedom of speech, and separation of church and state?

Voltaire
Denis Diderot
Immanuel Kant
Baruch Spinoza
#10

Who was the French mathematician and philosopher known for his 'Discourse on Method' and famous quote 'Cogito, ergo sum' (I think, therefore I am)?

John Locke
Blaise Pascal
René Descartes
Baruch Spinoza
#11

Who famously declared, 'I think, therefore I am'?

John Locke
Rene Descartes
David Hume
Immanuel Kant
#12

Who is often regarded as the 'father of modern philosophy' and famously argued for skepticism and doubt in his philosophical works?

David Hume
John Locke
Rene Descartes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
#13

Who is the German philosopher known for his critique of pure reason and his distinction between the 'phenomenal' and 'noumenal' worlds?

Immanuel Kant
David Hume
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
#14

Who is the Scottish philosopher known for his empiricist approach to philosophy and his skepticism of religious beliefs?

Rene Descartes
David Hume
John Locke
Immanuel Kant
#15

Who is the English philosopher known for his concept of tabula rasa, or the idea that the mind is a blank slate at birth?

Rene Descartes
David Hume
John Locke
Immanuel Kant

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