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Science and the Enlightenment Quiz

Thomas L. Hankins
This Study Guide consists of approximately 29 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Science and the Enlightenment.

Science and the Enlightenment Quiz

Thomas L. Hankins
This Study Guide consists of approximately 29 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Science and the Enlightenment.

Take our free Science and the Enlightenment quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Who opened his "Spirit of the Laws" with a definition of law in Chapter 6? (from Chapter 6, The Moral Sciences)

2.

In Chapter 3, who noticed that when he pulled off his silk socks in the evening, "they frequently made a crackling or snapping noise" and emitted "sparks of fire"? (from Chapter 3, Experimental Physics)

3.

Joseph Priestly and Henry Cavendish continued to use the term ________ for the action of fire in combustion, in Chapter 4. (from Chapter 4, Chemistry)

4.

In Chapter 4, who found that many liquids cooled on evaporation: the more volatile the liquid, the greater the amount of cooling? (from Chapter 4, Chemistry)

5.

Who made the first extensive series of investigations of electricity in his book "De Magnete," according to Chapter 3? (from Chapter 3, Experimental Physics)

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