CSTU 101 Final Exam Questions and
Answers (CH 20-24)
European culture in the 17th century is best characterized by... - Answer-Period of Conflict
(T/F) The textbook suggests that the 17th century is one of the easier centuries for us to understand and
analyze. - Answer-False
What does the phrase "idols of the marketplace" refer to? - Answer-the ambiguities of language
(T/F) The world "empiricism" refers to knowledge gained from authority and tradition. - Answer-False
(T/F) The Scientific Revolution helped to bring about a new way of looking at the world in purely
material terms. - Answer-True
(T/F) During the modern age, the "new science" has developed from the method of scientific inquiry into
an entire philosophy of life. - Answer-True
Answers (CH 20-24)
European culture in the 17th century is best characterized by... - Answer-Period of Conflict
(T/F) The textbook suggests that the 17th century is one of the easier centuries for us to understand and
analyze. - Answer-False
What does the phrase "idols of the marketplace" refer to? - Answer-the ambiguities of language
(T/F) The world "empiricism" refers to knowledge gained from authority and tradition. - Answer-False
(T/F) The Scientific Revolution helped to bring about a new way of looking at the world in purely
material terms. - Answer-True
(T/F) During the modern age, the "new science" has developed from the method of scientific inquiry into
an entire philosophy of life. - Answer-True