Chapter 16, 17, and 18 MCQ
Vesalius's work proved that a number of accepted ideas about the human body were wrong. Who had been the accepted authority on the human body until Vesalius reversed his ideas?
Galen
Based on the information in the table, which of the following regions had a slow but steady growth regarding food production between 1700-1820?
Germany, Switzerland, and Scandinavia
Based on the information in the table, which of the following regions was most able to feed itself?
Germany, Switzerland, and Scandinavia
Which of the following thinkers would have had the most influence on the excerpt above?
Locke
Galileo's ideas about a heliocentric view of the universe would have been most influenced by which of the following scientists and thinkers?
Nicolaus Copernicus
Based on the maps above, historians would be most likely to draw which of the following conclusions?
Poland was partitioned by Austria, Russia, and Prussia in 1772, 1793, and 1795
Based upon the excerpt, which of the following would also be a policy that Fredrick II would support?
Political theories based upon the concept of natural rights
Which of the following led to the growth of both Prussia and Austria?
The concept of an effective balance of power developed in central Europe
Which of the following was also a result of this new era in science?
The questioning of religious authority
Fredrick II's religious policies would have been most reflective of which of the following?
Voltaire
The patterns shown in the table above most directly contributed to which of the following?
a growing movement of people from rural to urban areas in search of work
Which of the following represents a later example of the impact of Newton ans the other scientists of his era?
an increased emphasis on reason in European culture
As a result of the growth of literacy in some areas, which of the following developments occurred?
an increasing number of printed materials and the development of "public opinion"
The image most directly reflects
anatomical and medical discoveries of the time period
the dialogue above shows that scientists of the era increasingly
defined a new kind of reasoning that would ultimately shape the "scientific method"
Which of the following, based on the above excerpt, would be a result of the Enlightenment era?
extended religious toleration in many areas of Europe
Newton's study of the idea of the universality of gravity was most influenced by which of the following scientific disciplines or ideas?
heliocentric studies
Based on the map above, historians would most likely draw which of the following conclusions?
most journals that were published were located close to famous European academic centers
Which of the following aspects of the Enlightenment is Rousseau's argument based upon?
principles of equality
The ideas expressed in the excerpt differed from prevailing views towards absolute power in that Fredrick II
promoted the interests of the people ahead of the interests of the sovereign
Based on the dialogue above, it can be inferred that Galileo
questioned the authorities of the ancients
Voltaire's analysis most directly reflects his philosophy about which of the following issues during the Enlightenment era?
religious toleration
The actions of the ecclesiastical authorities as described by Voltaire in this excerpt contributed to which of the following?
the Edict of Nantes being used as a model of religious tolerance throughout the continent
Based on the information on the map, which of the following regions had a higher literacy rate?
the Italian peninsula
This excerpt would be most useful to historians as a source of information about which of the following?
the impact of mathematicians on the future of scientific study
Which of the following would be a reason for the demise of Poland by 1795?
the inability o the Polish monarchy to consolidate its authority over the nobility
The patterns shown in the table above would be a result of which of the following?
the industrial revolution
Rousseau's ideas as reflected in the excerpt above contributed most to which of the following?
the policies of the enlightened monarchs, such as Catherine the Great
Voltaire and the other enlightenment thinkers would have been most directly influenced by
the principles of the Scientific Revolution and their application to society
The ideas of Andreas Vesalius based on the above image would have been most challenged by which of the following?
those who still believed in the authority of the church