Question 1

The unnamed author of The Treatise of the Three Imposters demonstrated which of the following positions?

Accepted Answer

A)  atheism 
B)  deism 
C)  agnosticism 
D)  Catholicism 
E)  Calvinism 
A)  atheism 
B)  deism 
C)  agnosticism 
D)  Catholicism 
E)  Calvinism

Question 2

The scientific societies that flourished throughout Europe

Accepted Answer

A)  had their members perform experiments, listen to scientific papers, and collect samples of rarities. 
B)  permitted only men of wealth, position, and social rank to dabble in science or try to become a scientist. 
C)  developed exclusively in large political centers. 
D)  were uniform in their emphases, functions, and membership. 
E)  allowed aristocratic women to join as full members by the 1660s. 
A)  had their members perform experiments, listen to scientific papers, and collect samples of rarities. 
B)  permitted only men of wealth, position, and social rank to dabble in science or try to become a scientist. 
C)  developed exclusively in large political centers. 
D)  were uniform in their emphases, functions, and membership. 
E)  allowed aristocratic women to join as full members by the 1660s.

Question 3

Key Terms 
 Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 humanitarianism

Accepted Answer

Who: Humanitarianism involves individual

Question 4

The text refer s to salons as

Accepted Answer

A)  regular receptions devoted to intelligent, egalitarian conversation, often hosted by women. 
B)  the last stronghold of aristocratic privileges. 
C)  a place where culture and traditional fashions still held sway. 
D)  the place where the French king retired when his public duties were finished. 
E)  businesses catering to the emerging consumer societies of Western Europe. 
A)  regular receptions devoted to intelligent, egalitarian conversation, often hosted by women. 
B)  the last stronghold of aristocratic privileges. 
C)  a place where culture and traditional fashions still held sway. 
D)  the place where the French king retired when his public duties were finished. 
E)  businesses catering to the emerging consumer societies of Western Europe.

Question 5

Cesare Beccaria advocated a justice system that

Accepted Answer

A)  sought to rehabilitate the criminal. 
B)  was integrated with the church. 
C)  did not take into account the causes of crime. 
D)  linked crime and sin together. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  sought to rehabilitate the criminal. 
B)  was integrated with the church. 
C)  did not take into account the causes of crime. 
D)  linked crime and sin together. 
E)  all of the above

Question 6

Locke's theory of education

Accepted Answer

A)  questioned the Christian belief in a sinful human nature. 
B)  indicated that nurture is more important than nature. 
C)  held that a person must test knowledge with his own sense experience. 
D)  assumed all knowledge ultimately comes from the senses. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  questioned the Christian belief in a sinful human nature. 
B)  indicated that nurture is more important than nature. 
C)  held that a person must test knowledge with his own sense experience. 
D)  assumed all knowledge ultimately comes from the senses. 
E)  all of the above

Question 7

The text refers to which of the following as the most important book of the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wealth of Nations 
B)  Encyclopedia 
C)  Social Contract 
D)  Vindication of the Rights of Man 
E)  Two Treatises on Government 
A)  Wealth of Nations 
B)  Encyclopedia 
C)  Social Contract 
D)  Vindication of the Rights of Man 
E)  Two Treatises on Government

Question 8

Voltaire believed all the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  ​only ideas received from the senses should be believed. 
B)  ​superstition and blind obedience to religious authority are unacceptable. 
C)  ​the people should be allowed to govern themselves. 
D)  ​constitutional monarchy is the best form of government. 
E)  ​the rule of law, religious tolerance, and the humane treatment of criminals was possible. 
A)  ​only ideas received from the senses should be believed. 
B)  ​superstition and blind obedience to religious authority are unacceptable. 
C)  ​the people should be allowed to govern themselves. 
D)  ​constitutional monarchy is the best form of government. 
E)  ​the rule of law, religious tolerance, and the humane treatment of criminals was possible.

Question 9

For the history of the Enlightenment, Madame de Châtelet's greatest accomplishment was her

Accepted Answer

A)  French translation of Newton's Principia . 
B)  close friendship with Bayle. 
C)  hosting of and participation in salons. 
D)  position as consort to Louis XV. 
E)  association with Rousseau. 
A)  French translation of Newton's Principia . 
B)  close friendship with Bayle. 
C)  hosting of and participation in salons. 
D)  position as consort to Louis XV. 
E)  association with Rousseau.

The unnamed author of The Treatise of the Three Imposters demonstrated which of the following positions?

The scientific societies that flourished throughout Europe

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? humanitarianism

The text refer s to salons as

Cesare Beccaria advocated a justice system that

Locke's theory of education

The text refers to which of the following as the most important book of the Enlightenment?

Voltaire believed all the following EXCEPT

For the history of the Enlightenment, Madame de Châtelet's greatest accomplishment was her

The Renaissance Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The French Revolution the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West Responses to Modernization

Imperialism Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness New Views of Nature Human Nature and the Arts

World War I the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War Ii Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War Ii Recovery and Realignment 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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Exam 18: The Age of Enlightenment Reason and Reform

The unnamed author of The Treatise of the Three Imposters demonstrated which of the following positions?

The scientific societies that flourished throughout Europe

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? humanitarianism

The text refer s to salons as

Cesare Beccaria advocated a justice system that

Locke's theory of education

The text refers to which of the following as the most important book of the Enlightenment?

Voltaire believed all the following EXCEPT

For the history of the Enlightenment, Madame de Châtelet's greatest accomplishment was her

The Renaissance Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The French Revolution the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West Responses to Modernization

Imperialism Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness New Views of Nature Human Nature and the Arts

World War I the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War Ii Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War Ii Recovery and Realignment 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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