The Jews of 18th century Europe

were most free in participating n banking in tolerant cities

was a 28-volume compilation of articles of philosophers.

Which of the following statements about salons is NOT true?

Salons were shunned by aristocrats and government officials.

Johann Sebastian Bach

produced religious music as a way to worship God.

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.

The Rococo artists Antoine Watteau emphasized

the pleasure and joy of aristocratic life.

European intellectual life in the 18th century was marked by

search to find natural laws governing human life.

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.

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

still played a major role in social and spiritual areas.

Montesquieu's Persian Letters

allowed him to criticize the Catholic Church and monarchy.

The works of Fontanelle

popularize a growing skepticism towards claims of religion.

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

the emergence of the "science of man."

Baroque-Rococo artistic style of the 18th century was

evident in the masterpieces of Balthasar Neumann.

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

proper child rearing and human education.

Issac Newton and John Locke

provided inspiration for the E through their work.

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

magazines for the general public.

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.

Enligthenment thinkers can be understood as secularists because...

of their application of the scientific method to human life.

Adam Smith believed that government

should not interfere in people's economic decisions.

Deism is the belief that

God created the universe but does not actively run it.

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

change the general way of thinking.

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

a social consensus to which the individual must bow.

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

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