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AP EURO Kagan Ch 9: The Age of Enlightenment (18th C. Thought)
AP EURO Kagan Ch 9: The Age of Enlightenment (18th C. Thought)
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1
Which style of art utilizes lavish, often lighthearted decoration with emphasis on pastel colors and the play of light?
baroque
neoclassicism
rococo
Impressionism
2
Montesquieu hoped to counter monarchical oppression with_______________.
a theocracy
independent branches of government
democracy
a legislative body that would head the government
3
Philosophes
were most direct in their attacks on Christian __________.
beliefs
schools
churches
clergy
4
Deism reflected Enlightenment intellectual currents in __________.
its opposition to Islam
rejecting the notion of a deity
having a special role for women in its observations
its rational approach
5
The physiocrats believed that __________ was the basis of all economic production.
agriculture
finance
industry
trade
6
The
philosophe
who popularized the thought of Isaac Newton was __________.
Locke in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
Voltaire in Letters on the English
Rousseau in The Social Contract
Voltaire in Elements of the Philosophy of Newton
7
From where did the first imports of coffee come to supply European coffeehouses?
the Caribbean
the Ottoman Empire
Africa
Brazil
8
What was the purpose of Voltaire’s interest in the execution of Jean Calas?
Voltaire was related to Jean Calas and wished to clear his name.
Voltaire was related to Jean Calas and wished to clear his name.
To show horror of religious fanaticism and need for judicial reform
To demonstrate that religious goals would find the truth in the end.
9
_______ published On Crimes and Punishments
Denis Diderot
Marquis Cesare Beccaria
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert
John Toland
10
The partitions of Poland helped prevent___________________________.
a democratic revolution in Austria
A powerful Catholic state from rising in Eastern Europe
war between Russia, Austria, and Prussia
the abolition of serfdom
11
Denis Diderot and Jean Le Rond d’Alembert are best known as editors of __________.
Treatise on Toleration
the Encyclopedia
Letters on the English
Philosophical Dictionary
12
A literate public and the influence of secular printed materials created a new and social force called_____________.
communal view
societal drive
public opinion
social premise
13
Eighteenth-century philosopher __________ was known as the “Jewish Socrates.”
René Descartes
Thomas Hobbes
Baruch Spinoza
Moses Mendelssohn
14
Who believed that the intent behind punishment should be to deter further crime, not to impose the will of God?
Wollstonecraft
Rousseau
Voltaire
Beccaria
15
Monarchs such as Joseph II and Catherine II made “enlightened” reforms part of their drive to __________.
begin the process of moving toward constitutional monarchy
increase military strength and political power
give commoners more political power
begin the process of moving away from monarchy
16
The two major points in the deists’ creed were __________.
the belief in a rational God and the existence of absolute principles
belief in afterlife dependent earthly actions and absolute principles
belief in absolute principles and the illogical nature of God’s existence
belief in afterlife dependent on earthly actions and a rational God
17
Voltaire traveled to London in 1726 to __________.
seek an audience with the royal family
speak publicly against the Catholic Church
escape from an aristocrat he had offended in France
study English law
18
Moses Mendelssohn’s most influential work was __________.
Candide
Spirit of the Laws
Jerusalem; or, On Ecclesiastical Power and Judaism
Nathan the Wise
19
After 1688, which of these groups remained forbidden in England?
Jews and Roman Catholics
Lutherans and Jews
Unitarians and Roman Catholics
Lutherans and Unitarians
20
____________________said that women were not naturally inferior to men and women should have a wider role in society.
Adam Smith
René Descartes
Charles de Montesquieu
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
21
The
philosophes
generally____________________.
believed women to be socially equal but not politically equal to men
were not avid feminists
advocated fundamental changes in the social condition of women
said little about women
22
How did Voltaire come to admire English culture?
He was the French ambassador to England.
He read the works of English philosophes.
He lived in exile in England.
He visited England on holiday.
23
Kant sought to reshape religion into __________.
a human force that would encourage virtuous living
a series of harmless cultural allegories
a political force as strong as it had been in Medieval Europe
simple tales of morality for children
24
The most important political thought of the Enlightenment occurred in __________.
Scotland
France
Holland
England
25
How did print culture contribute to the Enlightenment and the call for reform throughout Europe?
Print shops employed many people and raised the standard of living
Reference books like the Encyclopedia were available to most universities.
Governments distribute written ideas to a wider number of people.
Increasing literacy encouraged the discussion of ideas about reform
26
Deists thought the contemplation of nature could____.
validate a hierarchical church
affirm traditional social structures
justify belief in the existence of God
support the ideals of the Reformation
27
Who made up the largest audience for the work of the philosophes?
commercial and professional urban classes
clergymen
monarchs
the aristocracy and nobles
28
Adam Smith was _________ who produced the most important economic work of the Enlightenment.
an Englishman
a Welshman
an Irishman
a Scotsman
29
Which art style was a return to figurative and architectural modes drawn from the Renaissance and the ancient world?
Impressionism
abstract
neoclassicism
rococo
30
Smith’s idea that governments should pay for schools shows that he __________.
supported laissez-faire policies
was not dogmatic in supporting laissez-faire policies
was a physiocrat
was a proponent of mercantilism
31
__________ argued that there was little empirical evidence of divine miracles.
Denis Diderot
David Hume
Voltaire
Adam Smith
32
The Encyclopedia __________.
received official support
sold about 1,200 copies
secularized learning and spread Enlightenment ideas throughout Europe
was distributed by the English government to undermine the Catholic Church
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Adam Smith advocated__________________.
that government take no part in the economy
the elimination of England’s navy and army
ending England’s mercantile system
a large role for government in the economy