STS – Midterm Test Questions and
Answers
Europe
Middle Ages in the early 16th -18th Century. - Answer-The idea of intellectual revolution is claimed to
have started in ______ after the ________________________________
enlightenment - Answer-It was a period of __________by the developments in the fields of philosophy,
mathematics, astronomy, biology, physics, and chemistry which transformed the views of society about
natural phenomenon.
philosophy
mathematics
astronomy, biology
physics
, chemistry - Answer-It was a period of enlightenment by the developments in the fields
___________________________________ which transformed the views of society about natural
phenomenon.
Modern Science - Answer-These developments resulted to the emergence of __________ which
enabled people to reflect, rethink, re-examine their beliefs, perceptions, and way of life.
Golden Age - Answer-Intellectual revolution is believed to be the____________characterized by people
dedicated to pursue a scholarly life in science.
1) Nicolaus Copernicus
2) Charles Darwin
3) Sigmund Freud. - Answer-There are prominent scientists who are known of their revolutionary ideas,
and they are as follows:
Ancient Times - Answer-, humans questioned what created day and night. They wanted to know and
understand the heavenly bodies, the creation of the stars, the moon, the sun, and the planets. Humans
were more intrigued about the cuter space. The invention of the telescope eventually allowed people a
glimpse of the heavenly bodies.
Claudius Ptolemy, - Answer-a famous philosopher and an astronomer, the planets, the moon, and the
sun moved in a circular motion around the Earth
"geocentrism - Answer-the Earth is the center- a concept known as
, Nicolaus Copernicus - Answer-a Polish mathematician and an astronomer, challenged the Ptolemaic
model.
"heliocentrism", - Answer-which suggested that the center of the Solar System was not the Earth but
the sun
Answers
Europe
Middle Ages in the early 16th -18th Century. - Answer-The idea of intellectual revolution is claimed to
have started in ______ after the ________________________________
enlightenment - Answer-It was a period of __________by the developments in the fields of philosophy,
mathematics, astronomy, biology, physics, and chemistry which transformed the views of society about
natural phenomenon.
philosophy
mathematics
astronomy, biology
physics
, chemistry - Answer-It was a period of enlightenment by the developments in the fields
___________________________________ which transformed the views of society about natural
phenomenon.
Modern Science - Answer-These developments resulted to the emergence of __________ which
enabled people to reflect, rethink, re-examine their beliefs, perceptions, and way of life.
Golden Age - Answer-Intellectual revolution is believed to be the____________characterized by people
dedicated to pursue a scholarly life in science.
1) Nicolaus Copernicus
2) Charles Darwin
3) Sigmund Freud. - Answer-There are prominent scientists who are known of their revolutionary ideas,
and they are as follows:
Ancient Times - Answer-, humans questioned what created day and night. They wanted to know and
understand the heavenly bodies, the creation of the stars, the moon, the sun, and the planets. Humans
were more intrigued about the cuter space. The invention of the telescope eventually allowed people a
glimpse of the heavenly bodies.
Claudius Ptolemy, - Answer-a famous philosopher and an astronomer, the planets, the moon, and the
sun moved in a circular motion around the Earth
"geocentrism - Answer-the Earth is the center- a concept known as
, Nicolaus Copernicus - Answer-a Polish mathematician and an astronomer, challenged the Ptolemaic
model.
"heliocentrism", - Answer-which suggested that the center of the Solar System was not the Earth but
the sun
