Enlightenment Practice Quiz

The belief that states that the earth is at the center of the universe, as stated in the Ptolemaic Model of the universe, is known as what?

• sunocentric

• geocentric

• heliocentric

• earthocentric

The scientist that wrote On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres believed that the sun was at the center of the universe. What is this theory known as?

• sunocentric

• geocentric

• heliocentric

• earthocentric

In his book Principia, Sir Isaac Newton defined the three laws of motion in the universe. What was the most important law that he formulated?

• the law of relativity

• the law of gravitation

• the law of thermodynamics

• the law of break dancing

What did philosopher Francis Bacon develop to help him and other scientists better understand the universe?

• the scientific equation

• the scientific theory

• the scientific ideas

• the scientific method

John Locke’s theory of knowledge greatly influenced Enlightenment thinkers. He argued that people are born with a mind that is a tabula rasa, which means what?

• no knowledge

• blank slate

• clear mind

• empty head

What French name were the Enlightenment thinkers called?

• professor

• genius

• philosophe

• teacher

French Physiocrats developed “laissez-faire” economics, which argued that the government should not interfere with natural economic processes. What does “laissez-faire” literally mean?

• “to believe in oneself”

• “to let do”

• “to leave alone”

• “to go for it”

Many Enlightenment ideas were spread throughout Europe at dinner parties known as what?

• sit-ins

• salons

• beauty shops

• events