Modern Ages Quiz. Diagnostic Activity

Who is considered the father of modern science due to his work on the laws of motion and universal gravitation?

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

• Leonardo da Vinci

What invention allowed for the spread of scientific knowledge during the Scientific Revolution?

• Electric light bulb

• Steam engine

• Printing press

• Telegraph

Which Enlightenment thinker is known for his advocacy of freedom of speech and religion, as well as separation of powers in government?

• Thomas Hobbes

• Adam Smith

• John Locke

• Karl Marx

Which Enlightenment thinker is known for his work on the social contract theory and the idea of natural rights?

• Karl Marx

• Voltaire

• Adam Smith

• John Locke

Who is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation by nailing his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Castle church?

• John Calvin

• Henry VIII

• Pope Leo X

• Martin Luther

What invention allowed for the rapid dissemination of information during the Renaissance period?

• Electric light bulb

• Steam engine

• Printing press

• Telegraph

Who is considered the pioneer of modern astronomy due to his work on the heliocentric model of the solar system?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Isaac Newton

Which Renaissance artist is known for painting the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper?

• Michelangelo

• Raphael

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Sandro Botticelli

Who is credited with the discovery of the New World in 1492?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortes

• Amerigo Vespucci

Who is known for his work on the theory of heliocentrism and the book 'De revolutionibus orbium coelestium'?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Isaac Newton