A philosophe that spoke for: tolerance, freedoms of religion and speech

What was the central idea of Cesare Baccaria?

He believed the courts served to fairly interpret the laws

What was Isaac Newton's most important theory?

The Law of Universal Gravitation

What was the point of balance of power politics?

To prevent any one state from becoming more powerful than any of the others

What was the chief disagreement Locke had with Hobbes' theory?

People have natural rights governments should protect those rights

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WH2 C20 - C21 Exam Part II

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1
Which part of the human body did William Harvey explain with a high degree of accuracy?
The skeletal system
The digestive system
The circulatory system
The muscular system
2
Which of the following philosophes was most influential in promoting individual freedom inspiring the French Revolution?
Jean Marie Aroet
Voltaire
Jean Jaques Rousseau
Jean Aristide Arouet
3
Which ruler of Prussia initiated some Enlightenment Reforms, but maintained the status of Prussia's serfs
Frederick II
Frederick Gustav III
Frederick William I
Maximillian IV
4
Who was Voltaire?
A French bureaucrat known to persecute the philosophes
A philosophe that spoke for: tolerance, freedoms of religion and speech
A philosophe that argued that the best form of government was the Republic
A French King who was kind and generous to his people
5
What was the central idea of Cesare Baccaria?
He believed the courts should be used for arbitrary irregular punishments
He believed the courts served to fairly interpret the laws
He believed that crime should be punished the same, with capital punishment
He thought that torture and intimidation were valid investigatory tools
6
What was Isaac Newton's most important theory?
The Law of Universal Orbits
The Law of Motion
The Law of Universal Gravitation
The Law of Planetary Order
7
What was the point of balance of power politics?
To become the one state more powerful than all the others
To become the weakest state among all the others
To prevent any one state from becoming the cultural center of the world
To prevent any one state from becoming more powerful than any of the others
8
Who was the most important philosopher during the Scientific Revolution?
Rene Gagnon
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Rene Descartes
Jacques Yves Cousteau
9
What terrifying instrument did Blaise Pascal create that so many children are afraid of to this day?
The suction cup
The microscope
The plunger
The syringe
10
What was the chief disagreement Locke had with Hobbes' theory?
People have natural rights governments should protect those rights
That people are born with selfishness and have to be taught their rights
Governments bestow natural rights on people and the people try to keep them
That people are selfish, but could learn to control others affairs
11
Robert Boyle and Antoine Lavoisier could be considered the fathers of the modern study of
Computer Science
Physics
Mathematics
Chemistry
12
Which Russian ruler actually made things worse, especially for the serfs, to secure their power?
Nicholos II
Catherine
Peter the Great
Ivan IV
13
Who is considered the father of the Scientific Method, not yummy fat laden breakfast meats?
Francis Bacon
Viscount Richard Bacon
Governor General Harold Bacon
Lord Beaufort Bacon
14
.Which leader of Austria was largely unsuccessful in bringing about Enlightenment reforms?
Catherine the Great
Frederick II
Maria Theresa
Joseph II
15
What was Hobbes' book?
Leviathan
Kraken
The Social Contract
The Two Treatises of Government
16
The foremost woman in astronomy was ___________ from Germany.
Claudia Weisenheimer
Clara Schmidt
Paula Weisenkopf
Maria Winkelmann
17
Who is responsible for the concept for our Government being divided into three branches in the United States?
Baron du Montesquieu
Cesare Baccaria
Francois Marie Arouet
Jean Jaques Rousseau
18
Which woman published book and arguing that educating women would make them more useful and productive
Mary Shelly
Mary Wollstonecraft
Emilie du Chalet
Mary Wollstonecraft Smith-Johnson Jr.

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