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.

Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) Derivative of arcsec(x) Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)

#2 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

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.

Derivative of arcsec(x) Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626) William Harvey (1578-1657) Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)

#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. 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. 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.

#4 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564)

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

#5 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

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.

Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)

Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564)

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.

Section 2: True/false questions

William Harvey (1578-1657)

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

Derivative of arcsec(x)

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.

Isaac Newton

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.

William Harvey (1578-1657)

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.

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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