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4. What is/are the reasons for the lack of scientific inquiry during the Dark Ages?
I. Most clerics and scholars of the early Middle Ages did not have access to the vast amount of
scientific literature written in Greek before and during the Roman Empire.
II. Majority of the people could not read and write except the members of the clergy (monks, priests,
etc.).
III. Intellectual activity was centered on the study of the Bible and on the Christian faith.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I, II
D. I, II, III
5. During the Medieval Age, what method of learning was introduced which placed a strong emphasis on
Platonic reasoning and deduction working within a background of fixed religious dogma and Aristotelian
philosophy?
A. Scholasticism
B. Renaissance
C. Ockham's Razor
D. Scientific Revolution
8. Which of the following is/are true regarding the scholars of the early times?
I. The Medieval Scholars of the 12th century focused on studying Greek and Arabic works of natural
sciences, philosophy and mathematics
II. The Renaissance scholars practiced astrology and studied the cultural, literary & historical texts
resulting to the flowering of Latin and vernacular literature.
III. The scholars of the Scientific Revolution concentrated on the technological advancement.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I, II
D. I, II, III
9. This important book during the Scientific Revolution debunked the Aristotelian view of the four
elements and suggested the use of chemical indicators for the detection of acidic and basic liquids.
A. Skeptical Chymist
B. The Elements
C. De Re Metallica
D. Treatise on Light
10. Who was the author of the famous book referred to in the previous question?
A. Robert Boyle
B. Robert Hooke
C. Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
13. Which book of Isaac Newton served as the capstone of the Scientific Revolution and became the most
respected scientific work of all time?
A. Opticks
B. The Principia
C. De Re Metallica
D. Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
14. Which medieval book provided illustrations on the techniques of shafting, pumping (by treadmill,
animal power & waterpower) and of conveying the ore from the mines into trucks, which anticipated the
development of the railways?
A. Astronomia Pars Optica by Johannes Kepler
B. De Re Metallica by Georgius Agricola
C. Elements by Euclid
D. none of these is correct
15. The famous book "On Revolution of Heavenly Bodies" highlighted the significant discoveries of
A. Copernicus
B. Galilei
C. Kepler
D. Newton
17. The greatest contribution of this great medieval mathematician was his role in spreading the use of
Hindu-Arabic numeral system throughout Europe early in the 13th Century.
A. James Watt
B. Charles Parsons
C. Leonardo of Pisa
D. Samuel Compton
19. All of the following fields of study are correctly paired with their founders EXCEPT
A. modern anatomy - Andreas Vesalius
B. modern botany - Otto Brunfels & Leonard Fuchs
C. modern algebra - John Wallis
D. modern optics - Johannes Kepler
20. Which of the following significant events happened during the Renaissance period?
I. The theory of Copernicus that the earth revolved around the sun led Europeans to reject
Aristotelian-medieval scientific thought.
II. Iron industry emerged to use coal instead of charcoal to smelt iron ore and to process cast iron
into wrought iron and steel.
III. New navigational techniques such as the magnetic compass, the quadrant, the Jacob's cross-staff
and the mariner's astrolabe, allowed economic and military control of the seas adjacent to Europe.
A. II only
B. III only
c. II, III
D. I, II, III