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Enlightenment and Revolution
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1
Edward Jenner's field of study
Chemistry
Biology
Meteorology
Medicine
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Which event exposed Europeans to advances in science and mathematics, eventually leading to the Scientific Revolution?
The Inquisition
The Crusades
The Religious Wars
The Age of Discovery
3
Evangelista Torricelli's field of study
Chemistry
Medicine
Meteorology
Biology
4
believed that the right to rule was given by the consent of the people
Thomas Hobbes
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Baron de Montesquieu
Voltaire
5
Which of the following did Adam Smith promote because he believed it generated the most wealth?
high tariffs
free trade
socialism
mercantilism
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believed that the people’s rights should be defined and limited
Baron de Montesquieu
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
7
Which of the following grievances are cited in the Declaration of Independence?
King George III ruled like a tyrant.
King George III violated the colonists’ natural rights.
King George III and Parliament ruled without the colonists’ consent.
King George III deprived colonists of property by ending slavery.
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Who was responsible for: heliocentric theory of the universe
TNocolas Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
Galileo Galilei
Ptolemy
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believed that freedom of religion and speech should be promoted.
Voltaire
Cesare Beccaria
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
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Robert Boyle's field of study
Medicine
Meteorology
Biology
Chemistry
11
Which of the following were causes championed by Enlightenment thinkers?
divine right of kings
separation of church and state
abolition of serfdom
social equality of the classes
12
Andreas Vesalius's field of study
Chemistry
Meteorology
Medicine
Biology
13
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit's field of study
Biology
Medicine
Meteorology
Chemistry
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believed that executive, legislative, and judicial branches should be separated.
Cesare Beccaria
Voltaire
Baron de Montesquieu
John Locke
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Zacharias Janssen's field of study
Chemistry
Meteorology
Biology
Medicine
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believed that capital punishment and torture should be abolished.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Baron de Montesquieu
Cesare Beccaria
Voltaire
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Who was responsible for: geocentric theory of the universe
Johannes Kepler
Ptolemy
Galileo Galilei
TNocolas Copernicus
18
Which composer’s music is characteristic of the baroque period?
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ludwig van Beethoven
Franz Joseph Haydn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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believed that people have natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
Baron de Montesquieu
Voltaire
Cesare Beccaria
John Locke
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Who was responsible for: discovering that Jupiter has moons and the moon has craters
Galileo Galilei
Ptolemy
TNocolas Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
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Who was responsible for: discovering that planets move in elliptical orbits
Galileo Galilei
Ptolemy
Johannes Kepler
TNocolas Copernicus
22
Which of the following characteristics of American government reflects the enlightened thought of Voltaire?
Bill of Rights
checks and balances
Republicanism
Federalism
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Which portion of the U.S. Bill of Rights was inspired by the writings of Cesare Beccaria?
“The rights of the people . . . against unreasonable searches and seizures”
“Congress shall make no law . . . [denying] the freedom of speech”
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion . . .”
“. . . nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted”
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How did Cesare Beccaria view the role of government in people’s lives?
Governments should create laws advocating capital punishment.
Governments should create laws that allow torture for political prisoners.
Governments should allow political prisoners to go free.
Governments should treat prisoners fairly and with respect.
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek's field of study
Chemistry
Medicine
Biology
Meteorology
