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