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German man, he wrote unusual sounding pieces, he is best known for his work "Messiah"
Handel
Mozart
Bach
Haydn
2
Adam Smith believed that government
should set prices across the board, maintaining stability
should not interfere in people's economic decisions
has a responsibility to manage the economy
is not necessary to run a society
3
Voltaire was the author of
Philosophic Letters on the English
The Progress of the Human Mind
Common Sense
none of these
4
Enlightened thinkers can be understood as secularists because they strongly recommended
the establishment of dictatorships throughout Europe
rigorous state control of education
dismantling of churches
the application of the scientific method
5
The Hierarchy of Practitioners = 1. Physicians 2. Surgeons 3. Midwives/Faith Healers
False
True
6
John Locke's tabula rasa refers to...
the table of tradition
a blank mind
the image of God
the temple of reason
7
A cheap a popular alcoholic drink in 18th century
whiskey
mead
beer
gin
8
Scientist-Philosopher who provided a link between the science of the 17th/thinkers of the 18th
Newton
Diderot
Voltaire
de Fontenelle
9
A less brutal approach to justice and punishment in the 18th century is best associated with
Montesquieu
Beccaria
Diderot
Voltaire
10
French Physiocrats believed in natural economic laws and were harsh critics of mercantilism
False
True
11
Pietism refers to an emphasis on the mystical experience of God as a conduit of faith.
True
False
12
Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws argued that the best political system in a modern society
is when the king practices absolute power
is when the nobility is uninformed
is when most gov resources are put towards the military
is when its divided between three branches of government
13
Denis Diderot was an enthusiastic Christian
True
False
14
Identify this art style that wanted to
recapture
the simplicity and dignity of Ancient Rome.
Neo-classicism
Rococo
Baroque
15
Adam Smith's
The Wealth of Nations
was a forceful rejection of laissez-faire
True
False
16
In the 18th century most surgeons practiced crude, bloody surgery.
True
False
17
Carnival was celebrated in the weeks leading up to
Easter
Lent
All Saints Day
Christmas
18
The philosopher who proclaimed the motto "dare to know!"
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Immanuel Kant
Diderot
Voltaire
19
The concerto, symphony and opera all reached their "zenith" thanks to this child prodigy...
Haydn
Handel
Bach
Mozart
20
Newton and Locke
argued that their were natural laws that governed humans
created 2 different antagonistic religious thought systems
claimed math and science could cure the ills of society
had little influence on the Enlightenment
21
Louis XIV suppressed rights of __________ in the 17thcentury.
Calvinists
Jews
Huguenots
Catholics
22
Cesare Beccaria is best regarded as a reformer of...
Justice
Women's Rights
Medicine
Monarchy
23
Which was considered to be more of a "romantic" writer?
Henry Fielding
Samuel Richardson
24
German man, Director of music at the Church of St. Thomas. He composed "St. Matthews Passion"
Bach
Mozart
Haydn
Handel
25
According to "The Social Contract", the "general will" was
a social consensus to which the individual must obey
derived from the law of supply and demand
a license to do as one pleased
a meaningless abstraction
26
Which of the following of statements concerning salons was not true?
The reputation of the salon depended on the men who attended
as hostesses, women were able to influence art/literature
they were frequented by wealthy bourgeoisie
they advanced literary minded themes
27
Who said that individuals will forced to be free if they did not obey the general will?
Quesnay
Beccaria
Diderot
Rousseau
28
Pogroms were
treaties offering Jewish communities economic liberties
special Jewish holidays practiced by Austrian Jews
instances of violence against Jewish communities
parties held to celebrate the amity between Jews/Christians
29
Many Enlightenment thinkers supported Jewish freedom but this person was considered a hypocrite
Voltaire
Beccaria
Diderot
Locke
30
The strongest statement of women's rights during the Enlightenment was made by
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary I
Margeret Cavendish
Maria Winkelmann
31
The punishment of crimes in the 18th century was often
less severe than the crime would merit
carried out privately
carried out by mobs
public and gruesome
32
The leader of the Physiocrats and their advocacy of natural economic laws was
Francois Quesnay
Adam Smith
David Hume
Isaac Newton
33
The works of de Fontenelle...
portrayed churches as allies of scientific progress
questioned the capacity of women to comprehend science
popularized a growing skepticism towards religion
advocated the replacement of Catholicism with Protestantism
34
18th Century: Who were the religious majority in....Scandinavia?
Lutherans
Calvinists
Anglicans
Catholics
35
The purpose of Diderot's
Encyclopedia
, according to him, was to
dispute the claims of science
usher in God's kingdom on earth
change general ways of thought
get the uneducated masses to respect authority
36
According to Rousseau, the source of inequality and the chief cause of crimes was
marriage
scientific experimentation
private property
religion
37
Identify this art style that rejected Baroque, it emphasized grace, movement and curvature.
Neo-classicism
Rococo
Romanticism
38
Economic Liberalism is best represented by...
Adam Smith
Physiocrats
Both of these
None of these
39
The belief in natural laws underlying all areas of human life led to
the emergence of the "science of man"
the abandonment of the scientific method
intellectual stagnation
scientific theism
40
European intellectual life in the 18th century was marked by
an intense pessimism about the possibility of human progress
growing antisemitism and persecution of minorities
a return to monastic traditions
the search for natural laws to govern human life
41
18th Century: Who were the religious majority in...Spain
Lutherans
Calvinists
Anglicans
Catholics
42
Deism is the belief that
a spirit controls every event
God created the universe but does not actively run it
none of these
if God exists he has no interest in the world
43
The Toleration Patent of 1781 allowed many Protestants to practice their faith privately
False
True
44
Galileo, Kepler and Newton explicitly attempted to undermine religious authority
False
True
45
The 18th century English historian, Edward Gibbon, blamed the downfall of ancient Rome on...
none of these things
Christian practices
pagan practices
over-extension of resources
46
18th Century: Who were the religious majority in...Scotland
Calvinists
Catholics
Anglicans
Lutherans
47
Female philosophe who published a translated Principia, was the mistress of Voltaire...
the Marquise du Chalet
Mary Wollstonecraft
Catherine the Great
Marie Antionette
48
Published travel accounts of different cultures...
presented an image of a "natural man"
saw the origin of the term "noble savage"
led to the development of cultural relativism
all of these
49
The recognized capital of the Enlightenment was...
London
Vienna
Geneva
Paris
50
John Wesley openly preached to people in fields, his belief was called....
Rationalism
Rococo
Anglicanism
Methodism
51
The French philosophes
meant to change thte world through reason and rationality
flourished in an atmosphere of government support
none of these
supported state censorship of ideas different than their own
52
The French philosophes
the nobility and the middle class
urban artisans and craftsmen
the lower class and the lower middle class
aristocracy and nobility
53
18th Century: Who were the religious majority in...England?
Calvinists
Anglicans
Lutherans
Catholics
54
Voltaire was best known for his criticism of
the German monarchical system
Chinese civilization
Plato
religious intolerance
55
John Locke was a strict supporter of absolute rule
True
False
