Quiz for Sources for World Societies, Chapter 19

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  1. Question

    What did Francis Bacon hope physicians would do in the future (see Document 19-1)?

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    Correct: The answer is a. Bacon was convinced that an empirical study of aging and physical degeneration would result in new approaches to lengthening and improving human life.
    Incorrect: The answer is a. Bacon was convinced that an empirical study of aging and physical degeneration would result in new approaches to lengthening and improving human life.
    What did Francis Bacon hope physicians would do in the future (see Document 19-1)?

  2. Question

    What was Peter the Great’s stated reason for hiring Gottfried Leibniz (see Document 19-2)?

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    Correct: The answer is b. In his decree announcing Leibniz’s appointment, Peter made particular mention of the help he hoped Leibniz would provide in “the development of mathematics and of other arts, in historical research, and in the growth of learning in general.”
    Incorrect: The answer is b. In his decree announcing Leibniz’s appointment, Peter made particular mention of the help he hoped Leibniz would provide in “the development of mathematics and of other arts, in historical research, and in the growth of learning in general.”
    What was Peter the Great’s stated reason for hiring Gottfried Leibniz (see Document 19-2)?

  3. Question

    The image of the Galata Observatory provides evidence of which of the following (see Document 19-3)?

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    Correct: The answer is d. The image of the Galata Observatory is filled with scientific instruments, scholars taking careful notes, and astronomers consulting one another on their observations.
    Incorrect: The answer is d. The image of the Galata Observatory is filled with scientific instruments, scholars taking careful notes, and astronomers consulting one another on their observations.
    The image of the Galata Observatory provides evidence of which of the following (see Document 19-3)?

  4. Question

    According to Voltaire, which of these does the theist know for certain (see Document 19-4)?

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    Correct: The answer is a. According to Voltaire, the religion of the theist consists of the “simple adoration of God.”
    Incorrect: The answer is a. According to Voltaire, the religion of the theist consists of the “simple adoration of God.”
    According to Voltaire, which of these does the theist know for certain (see Document 19-4)?

  5. Question

    How did Immanuel Kant explain the failure of the vast majority of people to achieve enlightenment as he defined it (see Document 19-5)?

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    Correct: The answer is b. In Kant’s view, most people choose to remain intellectual “children” their whole lives as a consequence of laziness and cowardice.
    Incorrect: The answer is b. In Kant’s view, most people choose to remain intellectual “children” their whole lives as a consequence of laziness and cowardice.
    How did Immanuel Kant explain the failure of the vast majority of people to achieve enlightenment as he defined it (see Document 19-5)?