Question 1

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Accepted Answer

A)  was idealistic and honest and never deviated from his promises or commitments. 
B)  argued that children's education should be strict and regimented. 
C)  argued that, in accord with the "general will," people could be "forced to be free." 
D)  believed that women were "naturally" different from men. 
E)  advocated a doctrine that would be later be known as laissez-faire. 
A)  was idealistic and honest and never deviated from his promises or commitments. 
B)  argued that children's education should be strict and regimented. 
C)  argued that, in accord with the "general will," people could be "forced to be free." 
D)  believed that women were "naturally" different from men. 
E)  advocated a doctrine that would be later be known as laissez-faire. C

Question 2

The Enlightenment argued that the Scientific Method did not apply to human understanding, which could only be achieved through intuitive thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

In the Enlightenment, many intellectuals argued that women were by nature inferior to men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The Russian monarch whose policies favored the landed nobility, at the expense of the serfs, was

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexander II. 
B)  Catherine the Great. 
C)  Peter II. 
D)  Peter the Great. 
E)  Ivan IV. 
A)  Alexander II. 
B)  Catherine the Great. 
C)  Peter II. 
D)  Peter the Great. 
E)  Ivan IV.

Question 5

During the Reign of Terror, cannon fire was used to blow condemned men into open graves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

After French revolutionaries beheaded king Louis XVI, France became and remained a republic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

As outlined in Newton's ____, the universe is a huge, regulated machine operating according to natural laws.

Accepted Answer

A)  heliocentric theory 
B)  geocentric theory 
C)  world-machine concept 
D)  putting-out system 
E)  scientific method 
A)  heliocentric theory 
B)  geocentric theory 
C)  world-machine concept 
D)  putting-out system 
E)  scientific method

Question 8

The philosophes generally included all of the following people EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the rural lower classes. 
B)  the urban middle classes. 
C)  social reformers. 
D)  professors. 
E)  journalists. 
A)  the rural lower classes. 
B)  the urban middle classes. 
C)  social reformers. 
D)  professors. 
E)  journalists.

Question 9

Who asserted that the material composition of other planets and the moon was similar to that of the earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Voltaire 
B)  Galileo Galilei 
C)  Nicolaus Copernicus 
D)  Ptolemy 
E)  Johannes Kepler 
A)  Voltaire 
B)  Galileo Galilei 
C)  Nicolaus Copernicus 
D)  Ptolemy 
E)  Johannes Kepler

Question 10

Which statement about eighteenth century global trade is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gold and silver were shipped to America by Spain. 
B)  Indian and Chinese products were purchased by the English, Dutch, and French. 
C)  American plantation products were purchased by the nations of Europe. 
D)  English manufactured goods were traded for African slaves, who were sold in Virginia for tobacco, which was then processed in England and sold for cash in Germany. 
E)  Overseas trade boomed. 
A)  Gold and silver were shipped to America by Spain. 
B)  Indian and Chinese products were purchased by the English, Dutch, and French. 
C)  American plantation products were purchased by the nations of Europe. 
D)  English manufactured goods were traded for African slaves, who were sold in Virginia for tobacco, which was then processed in England and sold for cash in Germany. 
E)  Overseas trade boomed.

Question 11

In the immediate aftermath of the fall of Robespierre

Accepted Answer

A)  a period of industrial growth ensued. 
B)  the Reign of Terror began. 
C)  extremist forces came to control the Revolution. 
D)  a new constitution was written that strove for stability by placing executive authority in the hands of the Directory. 
E)  Napoleon was elected President of France. 
A)  a period of industrial growth ensued. 
B)  the Reign of Terror began. 
C)  extremist forces came to control the Revolution. 
D)  a new constitution was written that strove for stability by placing executive authority in the hands of the Directory. 
E)  Napoleon was elected President of France.

Question 12

Europe's population grew to around 140 million in 1750.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The intellectuals of the Enlightenment advocated the

Accepted Answer

A)  creation of a new religion of sciences. 
B)  use of the scientific method to foster progress toward a "better" society. 
C)  application of religious precepts to all knowledge. 
D)  inversion of human development. 
E)  abandonment of reason for the purpose of developing human knowledge. 
A)  creation of a new religion of sciences. 
B)  use of the scientific method to foster progress toward a "better" society. 
C)  application of religious precepts to all knowledge. 
D)  inversion of human development. 
E)  abandonment of reason for the purpose of developing human knowledge.

Question 14

Fredrick II was one of the best-educated and most cultured monarchs of the seventeenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The philosophe who praised the checks and balances of the British constitution was

Accepted Answer

A)  Diderot. 
B)  Voltaire. 
C)  Montesquieu. 
D)  Rousseau. 
E)  Descartes. 
A)  Diderot. 
B)  Voltaire. 
C)  Montesquieu. 
D)  Rousseau. 
E)  Descartes.

Question 16

The war that was known as the French and Indian War in the U.S. was known as the ____ in Europe.

Accepted Answer

A)  Thirty Years War 
B)  War of Independence 
C)  War of 1812 
D)  Seven Years War 
E)  Prussian and English War 
A)  Thirty Years War 
B)  War of Independence 
C)  War of 1812 
D)  Seven Years War 
E)  Prussian and English War

Question 17

The Catholic Church condemned the theories of ____________ because they threatened the Scriptures.

Accepted Answer

A)  Voltaire and Rousseau 
B)  Copernicus and Galileo 
C)  Kepler and Newton 
D)  Galileo and Ptolemy 
E)  Newton and Copernicus 
A)  Voltaire and Rousseau 
B)  Copernicus and Galileo 
C)  Kepler and Newton 
D)  Galileo and Ptolemy 
E)  Newton and Copernicus

Question 18

In the geocentric universe model, the earth revolves around the sun.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The famous Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Female Citizen was authored by Mary Wollstonecraft.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Who proposed a heliocentric theory to explain the movement of the heavenly bodies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Voltaire 
B)  Galileo Galilei 
C)  Nicolaus Copernicus 
D)  Ptolemy 
E)  Johannes Kepler 
A)  Voltaire 
B)  Galileo Galilei 
C)  Nicolaus Copernicus 
D)  Ptolemy 
E)  Johannes Kepler

Exam 18: The West on the Eve of a New World Order

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The Enlightenment argued that the Scientific Method did not apply to human understanding, which could only be achieved through intuitive thinking.

In the Enlightenment, many intellectuals argued that women were by nature inferior to men.

The Russian monarch whose policies favored the landed nobility, at the expense of the serfs, was

During the Reign of Terror, cannon fire was used to blow condemned men into open graves.

After French revolutionaries beheaded king Louis XVI, France became and remained a republic.

As outlined in Newton's ____, the universe is a huge, regulated machine operating according to natural laws.

The philosophes generally included all of the following people EXCEPT

Who asserted that the material composition of other planets and the moon was similar to that of the earth?

Which statement about eighteenth century global trade is FALSE?

In the immediate aftermath of the fall of Robespierre

Europe's population grew to around 140 million in 1750.

The intellectuals of the Enlightenment advocated the

Fredrick II was one of the best-educated and most cultured monarchs of the seventeenth century.

The philosophe who praised the checks and balances of the British constitution was

The war that was known as the French and Indian War in the U.S. was known as the ____ in Europe.

The Catholic Church condemned the theories of ____________ because they threatened the Scriptures.

In the geocentric universe model, the earth revolves around the sun.

The famous Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Female Citizen was authored by Mary Wollstonecraft.

Who proposed a heliocentric theory to explain the movement of the heavenly bodies?

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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