AP Euro: The Enlightenment

Question 1

Which of the following was NOT true about Voltaire?

Accepted Answer

He promoted the separation of power into three branches

Question 2

What historical event do most historians associate with evolving from The Age of Enlightment?

Accepted Answer

The French Revolution

Question 3

This “religious” belief of a supreme being who created the universe but doesn't intervene in its activities is known as?

Accepted Answer

Deism

Question 4

Where did the “philosophes” come from?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 5

These traditional institutions were threatened by The Enlightenment:

Accepted Answer

The church, Absolute monarchs

Question 6

This Enlightenment philosopher, and art critic is best known for his encyclopedia:

Accepted Answer

Diderot

Question 7

What was Rousseau’s view of women?

Accepted Answer

That they were mentally different from men, ALL OF THE ABOVE, That they were “naturally” incapable of reasoning like men, Unenlightened

Question 8

What century did the Enlightenment peak?

Accepted Answer

18th

Question 9

Jean-Jacques Rousseau argued that the Social Contract should be based on the theory of society being governed by:

Accepted Answer

The general will of the people

Question 10

Which American document was most inspired by Montesquieu’s writings?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. Constitution

Question 11

John Locke is known for all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Deism

Question 12

This woman refuted Rousseau’s view of woman and wrote about their ability to reason:

Accepted Answer

Mary Wollstonecraft

Question 13

What early Enlightenment philosopher wrote about how people are born as tabula rasas?

Accepted Answer

John Locke

Question 14

This scientist known for his “law of universal gravitation,” was a huge influence on Enlightenment thought:

Accepted Answer

Sir Isaac Newton

Question 15

What years are the 18th century?

Accepted Answer

The 1700s

Question 16

Montesquieu is most renowned for his writings on

Accepted Answer

Separation of political powers

Question 17

What "revolution" had the most impact on the Enlightenment thought?

Accepted Answer

The Scientific Revolution

Question 18

In order to avoid censorship, Enlightenment philosophers wrote in pseudonyms or published in this country:

Accepted Answer

The Netherlands

Question 19

This man wrote about condemning the death penalty and torture:

Accepted Answer

Cesare Beccaria

Questions 19