Question 1

John Locke influenced the eighteenth-century Enlightenment through his theory of knowledge and his concept of the tabula rasa.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Talk about:
-gin

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Gin is a popular spirit that is typicall

Question 3

In her Vindication of the Rights of Women , Mary Wollstonecraft argued that the Enlightenment was based on the ideal that reason is innate in all human beings, including women.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Talk about:
-Pietism and the Moravian Brethren

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Pietism was a movement within the Luther

Question 5

Talk about:
-Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia

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Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, also known

Question 6

Talk about:
-Neoclassicism

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Neoclassicism was an artistic and archit

Question 7

Talk about:
-Mary Wollstonecraft and feminism

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Mary Wollstonecraft was an influential w

Question 8

By the end of the eighteenth century

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A)  a trend away from imprisonment and toward capital punishment began. 
B)  corporal and capital punishment were on the decline. 
C)  criminal punishments became more cruel as violent crimes increased. 
D)  the death penalty was abolished in western Europe. 
E)  none of the above. 
A)  a trend away from imprisonment and toward capital punishment began. 
B)  corporal and capital punishment were on the decline. 
C)  criminal punishments became more cruel as violent crimes increased. 
D)  the death penalty was abolished in western Europe. 
E)  none of the above.

Question 9

The leader of the Physiocrats and their advocacy of natural economic laws was

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A)  Denis Diderot. 
B)  Adam Smith. 
C)  François Quesnay. 
D)  Cesare Beccaria. 
E)  David Hume. 
A)  Denis Diderot. 
B)  Adam Smith. 
C)  François Quesnay. 
D)  Cesare Beccaria. 
E)  David Hume.

Question 10

Talk about:
-Immanuel Kant

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Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher w

Question 11

Isaac Newton and John Locke

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A)  created two antagonistic religious systems of thought. 
B)  provided inspiration for the Enlightenment by arguing that through rational reasoning and the acquisition of knowledge one could discover natural laws governing all aspects of human society. 
C)  claimed that mathematics and science would bring about the cure for the evils of society but only very slowly. 
D)  said the philosophes were the prophets of the future and that their rejection of the Scientific Revolution was justified. 
E)  had little influence on the later Enlightenment as they were perceived to be figures of the "old" seventeenth century. 
A)  created two antagonistic religious systems of thought. 
B)  provided inspiration for the Enlightenment by arguing that through rational reasoning and the acquisition of knowledge one could discover natural laws governing all aspects of human society. 
C)  claimed that mathematics and science would bring about the cure for the evils of society but only very slowly. 
D)  said the philosophes were the prophets of the future and that their rejection of the Scientific Revolution was justified. 
E)  had little influence on the later Enlightenment as they were perceived to be figures of the "old" seventeenth century.

Question 12

Compare and contrast deism with strains of popular religiosity in the eighteenth century.

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Deism and popular religiosity in the eig

Question 13

Talk about:
-Romanticism

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Romanticism is a cultural and artistic m

Question 14

In The Spirit of the Laws , Montesquieu argued that the best political system in a modern society is one where

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A)  the legislature exercises absolute and unlimited power. 
B)  the king exercises absolute and unlimited power. 
C)  power is divided between the three branches of government. 
D)  the nobility is uninvolved. 
E)  all government resources are focused on military power. 
A)  the legislature exercises absolute and unlimited power. 
B)  the king exercises absolute and unlimited power. 
C)  power is divided between the three branches of government. 
D)  the nobility is uninvolved. 
E)  all government resources are focused on military power.

Question 15

Talk about:
-Mary Astell's A Serious Proposal to the Ladies

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Mary Astell's "A Serious Proposal to the

Question 16

The Encyclopedia

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A)  was a major tool in the attack of conservatives on Enlightenment ideals. 
B)  was a 28-volume compilation of articles by many influential philosophes. 
C)  sought to expose the dangers of religious toleration. 
D)  was subsidized in twelve separate editions by the French government. 
E)  failed to popularize its contents because its high price restricted its audience. 
A)  was a major tool in the attack of conservatives on Enlightenment ideals. 
B)  was a 28-volume compilation of articles by many influential philosophes. 
C)  sought to expose the dangers of religious toleration. 
D)  was subsidized in twelve separate editions by the French government. 
E)  failed to popularize its contents because its high price restricted its audience.

Question 17

The Baroque-Rococo artistic style of the eighteenth century was

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A)  confined to France. 
B)  expressed in the architectural works of Baron d'Holbach. 
C)  evident in the masterpieces of Balthasar Neumann. 
D)  characterized by strict geometric patterns and an emphasis on power. 
E)  more severe and mathematical than the Baroque. 
A)  confined to France. 
B)  expressed in the architectural works of Baron d'Holbach. 
C)  evident in the masterpieces of Balthasar Neumann. 
D)  characterized by strict geometric patterns and an emphasis on power. 
E)  more severe and mathematical than the Baroque.

Question 18

The punishment of crime in the eighteenth century was often

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A)  carried out by mobs after the criminals were charged in court. 
B)  less severe than the crime would merit. 
C)  the responsibility of the army. 
D)  public and very gruesome. 
E)  carried out privately so as not to inflame the general populace. 
A)  carried out by mobs after the criminals were charged in court. 
B)  less severe than the crime would merit. 
C)  the responsibility of the army. 
D)  public and very gruesome. 
E)  carried out privately so as not to inflame the general populace.

Question 19

Carnival was celebrated in the weeks leading up to

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A)  Christmas. 
B)  Easter. 
C)  Lent. 
D)  Pentecost. 
E)  All Saints. 
A)  Christmas. 
B)  Easter. 
C)  Lent. 
D)  Pentecost. 
E)  All Saints.

Question 20

Talk about:
-Addison and Steele's Spectator

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Addison and Steele's Spectator was a dai

Exam 17: The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

John Locke influenced the eighteenth-century Enlightenment through his theory of knowledge and his concept of the tabula rasa.

Talk about: -gin

In her Vindication of the Rights of Women , Mary Wollstonecraft argued that the Enlightenment was based on the ideal that reason is innate in all human beings, including women.

Talk about: -Pietism and the Moravian Brethren

Talk about: -Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia

Talk about: -Neoclassicism

Talk about: -Mary Wollstonecraft and feminism

By the end of the eighteenth century

The leader of the Physiocrats and their advocacy of natural economic laws was

Talk about: -Immanuel Kant

Isaac Newton and John Locke

Compare and contrast deism with strains of popular religiosity in the eighteenth century.

Talk about: -Romanticism

In The Spirit of the Laws , Montesquieu argued that the best political system in a modern society is one where

Talk about: -Mary Astell's A Serious Proposal to the Ladies

The Encyclopedia

The Baroque-Rococo artistic style of the eighteenth century was

The punishment of crime in the eighteenth century was often

Carnival was celebrated in the weeks leading up to

Talk about: -Addison and Steele's Spectator

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European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

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Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

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The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

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The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

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