Question 1

The philosopher who proclaimed the motto of the Enlightenment as "Dare to know!" was

Accepted Answer

A)  Immanuel Kant. 
B)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
C)  Voltaire. 
D)  Baron d'Holbach. 
E)  Denis Diderot. 
A)  Immanuel Kant. 
B)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
C)  Voltaire. 
D)  Baron d'Holbach. 
E)  Denis Diderot.

Question 2

The French philosophes

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A)  flourished in an atmosphere of government support. 
B)  sought no extension of Enlightenment to other disciplines. 
C)  were literate intellectuals who meant to change the world through reason and rationality. 
D)  supported state censorship of ideas contrary to their own. 
E)  were widely influenced by Jean Jacques Rousseau and his emphasis upon emotions. 
A)  flourished in an atmosphere of government support. 
B)  sought no extension of Enlightenment to other disciplines. 
C)  were literate intellectuals who meant to change the world through reason and rationality. 
D)  supported state censorship of ideas contrary to their own. 
E)  were widely influenced by Jean Jacques Rousseau and his emphasis upon emotions.

Question 3

Talk about:
-laissez-faire

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-laissez-faire...

Question 4

Talk about:
-Franz Joseph Haydn

Accepted Answer

Franz Joseph Haydn was a prominent Austr

Question 5

The eighteenth-century composer considered to be the most innovative who composed the opera, The Marriage of Figaro was

Accepted Answer

A)  Bach. 
B)  Handel. 
C)  Haydn. 
D)  Beethoven. 
E)  Mozart. 
A)  Bach. 
B)  Handel. 
C)  Haydn. 
D)  Beethoven. 
E)  Mozart.

Question 6

Talk about:
-Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations

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Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations" is

Question 7

Talk about:
-John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding and tabula rasa

Accepted Answer

John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Unde

Question 8

Talk about:
-cultural relativism

Accepted Answer

Cultural relativism is the idea that a p

Question 9

Talk about:
-David Hume and the "science of man"

Accepted Answer

David Hume was an influential Scottish p

Question 10

"Pietism" refers to an emphasis on the mystical experience of God as a conduit of faith.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Talk about:
-Balthasar Neumann

Accepted Answer

Balthasar Neumann, whose full name is Jo

Question 12

Talk about:
-Bernard de Fontenelle's Plurality of Worlds

Accepted Answer

Bernard de Fontenelle's "Plurality of Wo

Question 13

According to The Social Contract , the "general will" was

Accepted Answer

A)  a meaningless abstraction and impediment to reason. 
B)  derived from the law of supply and demand. 
C)  a license to do as one pleased. 
D)  a social consensus to which the individual must bow. 
E)  identical to Locke's social contract. 
A)  a meaningless abstraction and impediment to reason. 
B)  derived from the law of supply and demand. 
C)  a license to do as one pleased. 
D)  a social consensus to which the individual must bow. 
E)  identical to Locke's social contract.

Question 14

Compare and contrast the contributions of the French philosophes and Britain's Enlightenment figures. How do they differ, if they do, and why?

Accepted Answer

The French philosophes and Britain's Enl

Question 15

Talk about:
-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...

Question 16

The strongest statement and vindication of women's rights during the Enlightenment was made by

Accepted Answer

A)  Mary Wollstonecraft. 
B)  Beatrice Williams. 
C)  Mary Astell. 
D)  Princess Amelia of Austria. 
E)  Maria Cavendish. 
A)  Mary Wollstonecraft. 
B)  Beatrice Williams. 
C)  Mary Astell. 
D)  Princess Amelia of Austria. 
E)  Maria Cavendish.

Question 17

Talk about:
-high culture and popular culture

Accepted Answer

High culture and popular culture are two

Question 18

Denis Diderot was an ardent Christian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

High culture in eighteenth-century Europe was characterized by the

Accepted Answer

A)  enormous impact of the publishing industry. 
B)  decline of French as an international language. 
C)  decline of the magazine with the rise of the novel. 
D)  increased dependency of authors on wealthy patrons. 
E)  complete freedom of the press. 
A)  enormous impact of the publishing industry. 
B)  decline of French as an international language. 
C)  decline of the magazine with the rise of the novel. 
D)  increased dependency of authors on wealthy patrons. 
E)  complete freedom of the press.

Question 20

Talk about:
-newspapers and libraries

Accepted Answer

Newspapers and libraries both play impor

Exam 17: The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The philosopher who proclaimed the motto of the Enlightenment as "Dare to know!" was

The French philosophes

Talk about: -laissez-faire

Talk about: -Franz Joseph Haydn

The eighteenth-century composer considered to be the most innovative who composed the opera, The Marriage of Figaro was

Talk about: -Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations

Talk about: -John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding and tabula rasa

Talk about: -cultural relativism

Talk about: -David Hume and the "science of man"

"Pietism" refers to an emphasis on the mystical experience of God as a conduit of faith.

Talk about: -Balthasar Neumann

Talk about: -Bernard de Fontenelle's Plurality of Worlds

According to The Social Contract , the "general will" was

Compare and contrast the contributions of the French philosophes and Britain's Enlightenment figures. How do they differ, if they do, and why?

Talk about: -Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The strongest statement and vindication of women's rights during the Enlightenment was made by

Talk about: -high culture and popular culture

Denis Diderot was an ardent Christian.

High culture in eighteenth-century Europe was characterized by the

Talk about: -newspapers and libraries

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The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

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Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

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

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: the Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

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

A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

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

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War Ii

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Protest and Stagnation: the Western World, 1965-1985

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