In The Spirit of the Laws, Montesquieu argued that the best political system is one where

power is divided between the three branches of government.

The French philosophes

were thinkers who meant to change the world through reason.

High culture in the 18th century was characterized by the

enormous impact of the publishing industry.

Baroque-Rococo artistic style of the 18th century was

evident in the masterpieces of Balthasar Neumann.

Issac Newton and John Locke

provided inspiration for the E through their work.

In 18th century Europe, churches, both Catholic and Protestant

still played a major role in social and spiritual areas.

Rousseau's influential novel, "Emile," deals with these key Enlightenment theses:

proper child rearing and human education.

The purpose of Diderot's Encyclopedia, according to him, was to

change the general way of thinking.

Johann Sebastian Bach

produced religious music as a way to worship God.

Adam Smith believed that government

should not interfere in people's economic decisions.

The religious movement known as Methodism

became a separate/independent sect from the Anglican Church

European music in the later 18th century is best associated with

Haydn and Mozart, who shifted the musical center to Germany.

European intellectual life in the 18th century was marked by

search to find natural laws governing human life.

Enligthenment thinkers can be understood as secularists because...

of their application of the scientific method to human life.

was a 28-volume compilation of articles of philosophers.

The belief in natural laws underlying all areas of human life led to

the emergence of the "science of man."

The Jews of 18th century Europe

were most free in participating n banking in tolerant cities

Deism if the belief that

God created the universe but does not actively run it.

Montesquieu's Persian Letters

allowed him to criticize the Catholic Church and monarchy.

The growth of reading and publishing in the 18th century was aided by

magazines for the general public.

The Rococo artists Antoine Watteau emphasized

the pleasure and joy of aristocratic life.

Which of the following statements about salons is NOT true?

Salons were shunned by aristocrats and government officials.

According to "The Social Contract," the "general will" was

a social consensus to which the individual must bow.

The works of Fontanelle

popularize a growing skepticism towards claims of religion.

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1
The author of The Progress of the Human Mind and who became a victim of the French Rev was
Danton.
Quesnay.
Condorcet.
Arouet.
2
A less brutal approach to justice and punishment in the 18th century is associated with
Hume
Beccaria
Diderot
Voltaire
3
The strongest statement and vindication of women's rights during the Enlightenment was made by
Maria Cavendish.
Mary Wollstonecraft.
Beatrice Williams.
Mary Astell.
4
In The Spirit of the Laws, Montesquieu argued that the best political system is one where
the nobility is uninvolved.
legislature exercises absolute and unlimited power.
power is divided between the three branches of government.
the king exercises absolute and unlimited power.
5
The philosopher who proclaimed the motto of the E as "Dare to know!"
Denis Diderot
Immanuel Kant
Voltaire
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
6
The recognized capital of the Enlightenment was
Vienna.
Paris.
Berlin.
London.
7
A cheap and popular alcoholic drink in 18th century England was
gin.
beer.
wine.
whiskey.
8
The French philosophes
flourished with government support.
did not want to spread the E to other disciples.
were thinkers who meant to change the world through reason.
supported state censorship.
9
High culture in the 18th century was characterized by the
decline of French as an international language.
complete freedom of the press.
increased dependency of authors on wealthy patrons.
enormous impact of the publishing industry.
10
Baroque-Rococo artistic style of the 18th century was
more severe and mathematical than the Baroque.
confined to France.
evident in the masterpieces of Balthasar Neumann.
Expressed in architectural works of Baron d'holbach.
11
Issac Newton and John Locke
had little influence on the later Enlightenment.
created two antagonistic religious systems of thought.
claimed math and science could cure evils of society.
provided inspiration for the E through their work.
12
The leader of the Physiocrats and their advocacy of natural economic laws was
Denis Diderot.
David Hume.
Adam Smith.
François Quesnay.
13
In 18th century Europe, churches, both Catholic and Protestant
had not changed much in two centuries.
still played a major role in social and spiritual areas.
were legally separated from any state/government connections
declined in numbers and influence.
14
Rousseau's influential novel, "Emile," deals with these key Enlightenment theses:
necessity of church marriage and reform.
the evils of child abuse.
proper child rearing and human education.
the best roles for women in society.
15
An early female philosophe who published a translation of Newton's Principe
Marquise du Chatelet.
Mary Wollstonecraft.
Marie Antoinette.
Mary Astell.
16
The scientist-philosopher link between the scientists of the 17th century and thinkers of E.
Voltaire
David Hume
Denis Diderot
Bernard de Fontenelle
17
The purpose of Diderot's Encyclopedia, according to him, was to
usher in God's kingdom on earth.
change the general way of thinking.
dispute the claims of science.
get the uneducated masses to respect authority.
18
Johann Sebastian Bach
produced religious music as a way to worship God.
was the major Catholic composer of the 17th century.
became a close confidant of Voltaire.
was best known for his cantatas and motets.
19
Writer who argued in A Serious Proposal to the Ladies that women should become better educated
Mary Astell
Anne Stuart
Maria Cavendish
Mary Wollstonecraft
20
Adam Smith believed that government
should encourage people to share and help each other.
is not necessary and should be eliminated.
set prices across the board to maintain stability.
should not interfere in people's economic decisions.
21
The religious movement known as Methodism
was founded by Nikolaus Zinzendorf.
became a separate/independent sect from the Anglican Church
was critical of emotional mysticism and religious enthusiasm
was particularly popular in the Holy Roman Empire.
22
18th century writers used this new form of literary expression to attack hypocrisies of the era
autobiography.
novels.
epic poetry.
short stories.
23
European music in the later 18th century is best associated with
the strictly elitist, aristocratic works of Haydn.
Handel, the most religiously inspired of the composers.
Haydn and Mozart, who shifted the musical center to Germany.
The innovative, secular compositions of Bach.
24
The 18th century composer who composed the opera, "The Marriage of Figaro" was
Bach.
Handel.
Beethoven.
Mozart.
25
European intellectual life in the 18th century was marked by
search to find natural laws governing human life.
growing anti-Semitism.
mockery of past traditions.
pessimism about human progress.
26
Published travel accounts of different cultures
led to the development of cultural relativism.
presented an image of "natural man."
all of the above.
Saw the origin of the idea of the "noble savage."
27
Enligthenment thinkers can be understood as secularists because...
of their application of the scientific method to human life.
of their efforts at the reform of justice.
they encouraged state control of all forms of education.
of their rational dismantling of all churches.
28
The Encyclopedia
was a 28-volume compilation of articles of philosophers.
failed to become popular because of its price.
Was a major tool in the attack on Enlightenment ideas.
subsidized by the French government.
29
The belief in natural laws underlying all areas of human life led to
formation of agnostic religious movements.
scientific theism.
the emergence of the "science of man."
intellectual stagnation.
30
Who said that individuals will forced to be free if they did not obey the general will?
Francois Quesnay
Denis Diderot
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire
31
The Jews of 18th century Europe
were most persecuted in France and Poland.
were most free in participating n banking in tolerant cities
were restricted to ghettos in all European states.
were assimilated into French society.
32
The French philosophers mostly included people from
the universities.
lower class and lower middle class.
clergy and nobility.
nobility and the middle class.
33
The French painter whose work represented the continuing appeal of Neoclassicism was
Antoine Watteau
Rembrandt
Blather Neumann
Jacques-Louis David
34
Deism if the belief that
praying matters.
if God exists, he has no interest in the world.
God created the universe but does not actively run it.
religion is diary tales to frighten the superstitious.
35
Montesquieu's Persian Letters
was a translation of a great literary work from Persia.
allowed him to criticize the Catholic Church and monarchy.
was published first in Italy.
expressed admiration of Islam and the East.
36
John Lock's tabula rasa refers to
the image of God.
a heart of love.
the temple of reason.
a blank mind.
37
The growth of reading and publishing in the 18th century was aided by
private tutors.
libraries.
state investments in free books.
magazines for the general public.
38
The Rococo artists Antoine Watteau emphasized
the desperate poverty of cities.
the majesty of French kings.
the simplicity of rural life.
the pleasure and joy of aristocratic life.
39
Which of the following statements about salons is NOT true?
Salons were shunned by aristocrats and government officials.
reputation of salon depended on the men able to attend.
Salons were gatherings were advanced ideas were discussed.
as hostesses, women were able to influence artistic taste.
40
According to "The Social Contract," the "general will" was
a meaningless abstraction and impediment to reason.
derived from the law of supply and demand.
a social consensus to which the individual must bow.
a license to do as one pleased.
41
The works of Fontanelle
portray churches as allies of scientific progress.
popularize a growing skepticism towards claims of religion.
discourage amateur conversations about science.
question the ability of women to comprehend science
42
Voltair was best known for his criticism of
the separation of church and state.
religious intolerance.
the German monarchical system.
Plato and the Greeks.
43
According to Rousseau, the source of inequality and the chief cause of crimes was
private property.
religion.
scientific experimentation.
marriage.
44
Carnival was celebrated in the weeks leading up to
Pentecost.
Lent.
Easter.
Christmas.
45
Voltaire was the author of
none of the above.
Treatise on Toleration.
All of the above.
The plays (Edie and Henriade).

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