Question 1

In 1750,the French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau denied that

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A)  it was his purpose to see nature in all her variety and splendor. 
B)  the arts and sciences have benefited mankind. 
C)  society creates a bond between people under a common will. 
D)  man is born free and everywhere he is in chains. 
A)  it was his purpose to see nature in all her variety and splendor. 
B)  the arts and sciences have benefited mankind. 
C)  society creates a bond between people under a common will. 
D)  man is born free and everywhere he is in chains. B

Question 2

Austria and Prussia invaded France in 1792 largely because they

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A)  wished to support the Catholic Church. 
B)  planned to annex large areas of France for themselves. 
C)  were afraid that France would sign a treaty with Russia against them. 
D)  feared the export of revolution to their own countries. 
A)  wished to support the Catholic Church. 
B)  planned to annex large areas of France for themselves. 
C)  were afraid that France would sign a treaty with Russia against them. 
D)  feared the export of revolution to their own countries. D

Question 3

The one matter upon which there was agreement among the contributors to Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia concerned

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A)  organized religion. 
B)  astrology. 
C)  political philosophy. 
D)  nature. 
A)  organized religion. 
B)  astrology. 
C)  political philosophy. 
D)  nature. A

Question 4

What Western ideas were generally sought after in Asian countries? Why were those ideas important,but not others?

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In Asian countries, Western ideas that w

Question 5

The experiments of Pierre de Maupertuis revealed that

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A)  people could survive in severely cold climates. 
B)  the earth is a perfect sphere. 
C)  the earth is shaped like a football. 
D)  the earth is squashed at its poles. 
A)  people could survive in severely cold climates. 
B)  the earth is a perfect sphere. 
C)  the earth is shaped like a football. 
D)  the earth is squashed at its poles.

Question 6

The eighteenth-century European view of Japan,about which there was little first-hand information,tended to be

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A)  much more favorable and idealized than the view of China. 
B)  seen as an example of "oriental despotism" by all. 
C)  seen as a land of mystery about which there was no clear opinion. 
D)  about the same as the view of China. 
A)  much more favorable and idealized than the view of China. 
B)  seen as an example of "oriental despotism" by all. 
C)  seen as a land of mystery about which there was no clear opinion. 
D)  about the same as the view of China.

Question 7

One aspect that surprised much of the world and many Americans was that the United States

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A)  became successful economically. 
B)  did not become a monarchy. 
C)  did not choose to rejoin Britain. 
D)  did not become a military dictatorship. 
A)  became successful economically. 
B)  did not become a monarchy. 
C)  did not choose to rejoin Britain. 
D)  did not become a military dictatorship.

Question 8

One of the impacts of British rule on India was the development of Western scientific learning that created

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A)  a culture of dependence that did not allow room for native Indian scientists. 
B)  a few Indian scientists, but they were only allowed to publish in English. 
C)  Indian scientists who published in Indian languages. 
D)  scientific institution mostly run by Jesuits. 
A)  a culture of dependence that did not allow room for native Indian scientists. 
B)  a few Indian scientists, but they were only allowed to publish in English. 
C)  Indian scientists who published in Indian languages. 
D)  scientific institution mostly run by Jesuits.

Question 9

Echoes of new ideas from the West about women's rights can be found in the work of the poet Ho Xuang Huong of

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A)  China. 
B)  Japan. 
C)  Korea. 
D)  Vietnam. 
A)  China. 
B)  Japan. 
C)  Korea. 
D)  Vietnam.

Question 10

Did Asian intellectuals have an accurate perception of the West,or did they see only what they wanted to see?

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The question of whether Asian intellectu

Question 11

The main reason that King Louis XVI of France called the Estates General into session in 1789 was

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A)  war with England. 
B)  a financial crisis. 
C)  as a result of Enlightenment ideas. 
D)  because of the church. 
A)  war with England. 
B)  a financial crisis. 
C)  as a result of Enlightenment ideas. 
D)  because of the church.

Question 12

In Lahontan's work,he uses an imaginary Huron named Adario to

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A)  discuss problems with translations of the Bible and the merits of free love. 
B)  relate stories about the world of the Huron. 
C)  provide his readers with a more accurate view of Native Americans. 
D)  merely as a character in a play. 
A)  discuss problems with translations of the Bible and the merits of free love. 
B)  relate stories about the world of the Huron. 
C)  provide his readers with a more accurate view of Native Americans. 
D)  merely as a character in a play.

Question 13

The French philosopher and satirist Voltaire was attracted to Confucianism because he

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A)  found it full of material that he could ridicule in his satirical writing. 
B)  felt that it pointed to an alternative to absolute monarchy. 
C)  regarded it as an alternative to organized religion. 
D)  believed that it promoted universal education equally for all. 
A)  found it full of material that he could ridicule in his satirical writing. 
B)  felt that it pointed to an alternative to absolute monarchy. 
C)  regarded it as an alternative to organized religion. 
D)  believed that it promoted universal education equally for all.

Question 14

The concept of "enlightened despotism" developed by Francois Quesnay held that

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A)  it was just propaganda for tyrannical government and would be harmful to good government. 
B)  a well-governed society should be a mixture of democratic and aristocratic values. 
C)  the people would be helped by a despotic, authoritarian, though enlightened government. 
D)  the head of the government should be trained to be a philosopher. 
A)  it was just propaganda for tyrannical government and would be harmful to good government. 
B)  a well-governed society should be a mixture of democratic and aristocratic values. 
C)  the people would be helped by a despotic, authoritarian, though enlightened government. 
D)  the head of the government should be trained to be a philosopher.

Question 15

How did the scientific discoveries of Captain James Cook and others affect the development of the romantic movement?

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The scientific discoveries of Captain Ja

Question 16

What was the lasting impact of the French Revolution and Napoleon's rule on the social and economic structure of Continental Europe?

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The lasting impact of the French Revolut

Question 17

Which had a more lasting global impact,outcomes of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars or the fundamental ideas and principles upon which these wars were based? Your answer should include examples from areas outside of Europe.

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The fundamental ideas and principles upo

Question 18

The Marquis de Sade took the ideas of Rousseau to an extreme by saying that

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A)  morality was not a part of nature. 
B)  no instincts or acts are immoral because all are natural. 
C)  he was beyond good and evil. 
D)  nature could be subordinated to the human will. 
A)  morality was not a part of nature. 
B)  no instincts or acts are immoral because all are natural. 
C)  he was beyond good and evil. 
D)  nature could be subordinated to the human will.

Question 19

As the British colonized Australia,they commonly treated the native Aborigines

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A)  as "noble savages" whose lives they idealized. 
B)  as subhuman, not even bothering to make treaties with them and even hunting them like animals. 
C)  as somewhat "civilized" and worth making treaties with, even if they didn't always keep them. 
D)  as curiosities, but because almost all died, they had little opportunity to interact with them. 
A)  as "noble savages" whose lives they idealized. 
B)  as subhuman, not even bothering to make treaties with them and even hunting them like animals. 
C)  as somewhat "civilized" and worth making treaties with, even if they didn't always keep them. 
D)  as curiosities, but because almost all died, they had little opportunity to interact with them.

Question 20

The Chinese convinced the Jesuits to develop new military technology for them in 1673 by

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A)  giving them large sums of money. 
B)  threatening to expel all Christians. 
C)  threatening to kill the Jesuits. 
D)  permitting them to convert more people in areas previously off limits. 
A)  giving them large sums of money. 
B)  threatening to expel all Christians. 
C)  threatening to kill the Jesuits. 
D)  permitting them to convert more people in areas previously off limits.

Exam 22: The Exchange of Enlightenments: Eighteenth-Century Thought

In 1750,the French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau denied that

Austria and Prussia invaded France in 1792 largely because they

The one matter upon which there was agreement among the contributors to Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia concerned

What Western ideas were generally sought after in Asian countries? Why were those ideas important,but not others?

The experiments of Pierre de Maupertuis revealed that

The eighteenth-century European view of Japan,about which there was little first-hand information,tended to be

One aspect that surprised much of the world and many Americans was that the United States

One of the impacts of British rule on India was the development of Western scientific learning that created

Echoes of new ideas from the West about women's rights can be found in the work of the poet Ho Xuang Huong of

Did Asian intellectuals have an accurate perception of the West,or did they see only what they wanted to see?

The main reason that King Louis XVI of France called the Estates General into session in 1789 was

In Lahontan's work,he uses an imaginary Huron named Adario to

The French philosopher and satirist Voltaire was attracted to Confucianism because he

The concept of "enlightened despotism" developed by Francois Quesnay held that

How did the scientific discoveries of Captain James Cook and others affect the development of the romantic movement?

What was the lasting impact of the French Revolution and Napoleon's rule on the social and economic structure of Continental Europe?

Which had a more lasting global impact,outcomes of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars or the fundamental ideas and principles upon which these wars were based? Your answer should include examples from areas outside of Europe.

The Marquis de Sade took the ideas of Rousseau to an extreme by saying that

As the British colonized Australia,they commonly treated the native Aborigines

The Chinese convinced the Jesuits to develop new military technology for them in 1673 by

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