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1
Who painted "A Philosopher Lecture on the Orrery"?
John Adams
Joseph Wright
Matthijs van Leeuwen
Kevin James
2
What is didacticism?
Criticism on the church or political leader
Informing the reader about a subject
Satire writing in poems or other pieces
Believing in universal rights
3
How many stanza's does "The Vanity of Human Wishes" have?
368
25
301
17
4
What is the meaning of "The Vanity of Human Wishes"
That every desire can be fulfilled
How faith can change lives
How humans are useless
How futile human ambition is
5
What was the most notable change for science during the Enlightenment?
Use of rational thought
More belief in God
Science disappeared
Use of guesses and hunches
6
Why was the principia mathematica so important?
It disproved that earth was the center of the universe
It criticised the church to the point of change
It explained the laws of physics
It stated all rights of a human being
7
What made Samuel Johnson different from other writers?
Him criticizing religion
He was bald
His full conviction to reason and logic
His faith and him showing it in his writing
8
What is a Lexicographer?
Someone who writes heroic poems
Someone who writes directly for the queen/king
Someone who writes dictionaries
Someone who only writes with faith in God
9
Which philosopher influenced the ideas of the revolutions the most?
Voltaire
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Montesquieu
John Locke
10
What were the 4 main themes during the Enlightenment?
Skepticism, Reason, Individualism
Politics, Liberty, Reason and Money
Liberty, Reason, Individualism and Skepticism
Freedom, Justice, Individualism and Reason
11
What form does "The Vanity of Human Wishes" make use of?
Iambic Tetrameter
Iambic Pentameter
Trochaic Pentameter
Dactylic Tetrameter