Louis XIV/Scientific Revolution/Enlightenment Review

Question 1

This philosopher argued against torture and other abuses of justice, influencing criminal law

Accepted Answer

Cesare Bonesana Beccaria

Question 2

This scientist united earlier theories and developed the law of universal gravitation

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Isaac Newton

Question 3

What did Andreas Vesalius and Voltaire both do?

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Challenge existing ideas

Question 4

This writer criticized medieval scientific techniques and advocated new scientific techniques

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Francis Bacon

Question 5

This scientist used the scientific method in chemistry and discovered a law about gas elements

Accepted Answer

Robert Boyle

Question 6

In the 1700s, which of the following showed the influence of Enlightenment ideas?

Accepted Answer

all of the options are correct

Question 7

Which ruler was known as the 'Sun King'?

Accepted Answer

Louis XIV

Question 8

This ruler ruled Austria as an enlightened despot; known as the most radical enlightened despot

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Joseph II

Question 9

This philosopher fought for tolerance, reason, freedom of religion and speech

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Voltaire

Question 10

This writer edited and published the Encyclopedia, spreading Enlightenment ideas across Europe

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Denis Diderot

Question 11

The modern novel was largely developed by which TWO writers?

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Samuel Richardson and Henry Fielding

Question 12

This mathematician was able to link algebra and geometry; he urged people to follow logic

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Rene Descartes

Question 13

This ruler ruled Russia as an enlightened despot, but also held absolute authority

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Catherine the Great

Question 14

After studying planetary movements, this astronomer developed the heliocentric theory

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Nicolaus Copernicus

Question 15

Which of the following were caused by the Scientific Revolution?

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improvements in medicine and scientific instruments

Question 16

Which of the following books did the Catholic Church ban?

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Encyclopedia

Question 17

This was Louis XIV's minister of finance; his policy of mercantilism caused the economy to grow

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Jean Baptiste Colbert

Question 18

What event led to the War of the Spanish Succession?

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Charles II made Louis XIV's grandson his heir

Question 19

This ruler destroyed a massive rebellion of serfs, ending and reversing many previous reforms

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Catherine the Great

Question 20

This ruler increased the power of government officials and decreased the power of the nobility

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Louis XIV

Question 21

This writer proposed a separation of powers in government to limit power and influence

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Montesquieu

Question 22

The incredible palace of Louis XIV was known as what?

Accepted Answer

Versailles

Question 23

This reformer abolished serfdom and ordered peasants to be paid for labor, causing strife

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Joseph II of Austria

Question 24

How does the main character in Richardson's Pamela reflect Enlightenment ideas?

Accepted Answer

She resisted an abuse of authority

Question 25

This philosopher argued that the purpose of government is to protect the rights of people

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John Locke

Question 26

This man worked as the minister to Louis XIV; his policies drove nobles to rebel violently

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Cardinal Mazarin

Question 27

Which of the following might reflect the neoclassical style?

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a simple, elegant church

Question 28

Which of the following figures did NOT compose classical music?

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Marie-Therese Geoffrin

Question 29

This ruler gave the nobility absolute power over the serfs, eliminating many of their freedoms

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Catherine the Great

Question 30

This writer argued that women should be educated and have the same political rights as men

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Mary Wollstonecraft

Question 31

This mathematician used Brahe's data to prove that Copernicus' basic ideas were correct

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Johannes Kepler

Question 32

This philosopher argued that civilization corrupts people's natural goodness and creates evil

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Jean Jacques Rousseau

Question 33

This philosopher argued that people should give up their rights in exchange for law and order

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Thomas Hobbes

Question 34

This ruler ruled Prussia as an enlightened despot; religious freedoms were granted to citizens

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Frederick the Great

Question 35

The most influential Paris salon was run by which person?

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Marie-Therese Geoffrin

Question 36

This scientist was forced to live under house arrest because his findings upset the Church

Accepted Answer

Galileo Galilei

Question 37

How did Zacharias Janssen make Anton van Leeuwenhoek's discoveries possible?

Accepted Answer

He invented the microscope

Question 38

The government agents who collected taxes and administered justice in France were known as

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Intendants

Question 39

This conflict was waged to prevent the Spanish and French thrones from uniting

Accepted Answer

War of Spanish Succession

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