Read the following paragraphs and answer each of the questions by choosing the letter of the correct answer.

Question

(1) The roots of modern sociology can be found in the work of the philosophers and scientists of the
Great Enlightenment, which had its origins in the scientific discoveries of the seventeenth
century. (2) That pivotal century began with Galileo’s “heretical” proof that the earth was not the
center of the universe; it ended with the publication of Isaac Newton’s Principia Mathematica. (3) Newton is often credited with the founding of modern science.(4) He not only discovered the laws of gravity and motion but, in developing the calculus, also provided later generations with mathematical tools whereby further discoveries in all the sciences could be made.

1. The topic of this selection is
a. Isaac Newton c. the roots of sociology
b. Galileo d. philosophers

2. The main idea is stated in
a. sentence 1. c. sentence 9.
b. sentence 2. d. sentence 11.

3. How many major supporting details develop the main idea?
a. 1 c. 3
b. 2 d. 4

Answer 1

1. c.
2. a.
3. b.