Question 1

In his work, On Crimes and Punishments, ____ argued that punishments should serve only as deterrents.

Accepted Answer

A) Voltaire 
B) Diderot 
C) Montesquieu 
D) Hume 
E) Beccaria 
A) Voltaire 
B) Diderot 
C) Montesquieu 
D) Hume 
E) Beccaria

Question 2

Which English writer argued that women should be better educated in A Serious Proposal to the Ladies?

Accepted Answer

A) Anne Stuart 
B) Mary Astell 
C) Mary Wollstonecraft 
D) Jane Austin 
E) Maria Cavendish 
A) Anne Stuart 
B) Mary Astell 
C) Mary Wollstonecraft 
D) Jane Austin 
E) Maria Cavendish

Question 3

Define "high culture." In what ways was high culture expressed in the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

High culture refers to the cultural prod

Question 4

What was the main purpose of the Encyclopedia, according to Diderot?

Accepted Answer

A) To get the uneducated masses to respect authority 
B) To usher in God's kingdom on earth 
C) To dispute the claims of science 
D) To exacerbate the hedonism of his peers 
E) To change the general way of thinking 
A) To get the uneducated masses to respect authority 
B) To usher in God's kingdom on earth 
C) To dispute the claims of science 
D) To exacerbate the hedonism of his peers 
E) To change the general way of thinking

Question 5

After John Wesley's death, Methodism became an integral component of the Anglican Church.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What did Jean-Jacques Rousseau mean by the "general will"? What kind of government did he advocate?

Accepted Answer

Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that the

Question 7

To what extent did "high culture" and "popular culture" influence one another?

Accepted Answer

High culture and popular culture have in

Question 8

On what grounds did Mary Wollstonecraft challenge conventional eighteenth-century ideas about women's nature and their proper social roles?

Accepted Answer

Mary Wollstonecraft challenged conventio

Question 9

Most French salons were run by

Accepted Answer

A) women. 
B) members of the clergy. 
C) older men. 
D) government officials. 
E) merchants. 
A) women. 
B) members of the clergy. 
C) older men. 
D) government officials. 
E) merchants.

Question 10

What role did the salon hostess play in the dissemination of Enlightenment ideas?

Accepted Answer

The salon hostesses played a crucial rol

Question 11

Whose voyages in the Pacific Ocean were a major inspiration for travel literature in the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) James Cook 
B) Ferdinand de Lesseps 
C) Zheng He 
D) David Hume 
E) Ferdinand Magellan 
A) James Cook 
B) Ferdinand de Lesseps 
C) Zheng He 
D) David Hume 
E) Ferdinand Magellan

Question 12

Which statement best describes the French philosophes?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

More than 90 percent of Europe's Catholic population went to Mass on Easter Sunday.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Marie-Therese de Geoffrin gained fame as a

Accepted Answer

A) innovative physicist. 
B) musician and singer. 
C) salon hostess. 
D) remarkably effective doctor. 
E) novelist and moralist. 
A) innovative physicist. 
B) musician and singer. 
C) salon hostess. 
D) remarkably effective doctor. 
E) novelist and moralist.

Question 15

Which religious denomination was founded by John Wesley to provide a more emotionally fulfilling alternative to the Church of England?

Accepted Answer

A) Unitarianism 
B) Quakerism 
C) Presbyterianism 
D) Lutheranism 
E) Methodism 
A) Unitarianism 
B) Quakerism 
C) Presbyterianism 
D) Lutheranism 
E) Methodism

Question 16

Who wrote The Spirit of the Laws?

Accepted Answer

A) Mary Wollstonecraft 
B) Denis Diderot 
C) Voltaire 
D) Montesquieu 
E) John Locke 
A) Mary Wollstonecraft 
B) Denis Diderot 
C) Voltaire 
D) Montesquieu 
E) John Locke

Question 17

For Johann Sebastian Bach, music was above all a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) group activity. 
B) source of enjoyment. 
C) way to worship God. 
D) way to make money. 
E) expression of reason. 
A) group activity. 
B) source of enjoyment. 
C) way to worship God. 
D) way to make money. 
E) expression of reason.

Question 18

How did Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher, define the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

A) "Man's leaving his self-caused immaturity" 
B) "The end of tyranny" 
C) "A new era of equality for all" 
D) "A false intimation of future woes" 
E) "The proxy for real progress" 
A) "Man's leaving his self-caused immaturity" 
B) "The end of tyranny" 
C) "A new era of equality for all" 
D) "A false intimation of future woes" 
E) "The proxy for real progress"

Question 19

Adam Smith laid the foundations for

Accepted Answer

A) utopian idealism. 
B) radical socialism. 
C) romantic nationalism. 
D) political conservatism. 
E) economic liberalism. 
A) utopian idealism. 
B) radical socialism. 
C) romantic nationalism. 
D) political conservatism. 
E) economic liberalism.

Question 20

Discuss the significance and the influence of John Locke and Isaac Newton on the Enlightenment.

Accepted Answer

John Locke and Isaac Newton were two inf

In his work, On Crimes and Punishments, ____ argued that punishments should serve only as deterrents.

Which English writer argued that women should be better educated in A Serious Proposal to the Ladies?

Define "high culture." In what ways was high culture expressed in the eighteenth century?

What was the main purpose of the Encyclopedia, according to Diderot?

After John Wesley's death, Methodism became an integral component of the Anglican Church.

What did Jean-Jacques Rousseau mean by the "general will"? What kind of government did he advocate?

To what extent did "high culture" and "popular culture" influence one another?

On what grounds did Mary Wollstonecraft challenge conventional eighteenth-century ideas about women's nature and their proper social roles?

Most French salons were run by

What role did the salon hostess play in the dissemination of Enlightenment ideas?

Whose voyages in the Pacific Ocean were a major inspiration for travel literature in the eighteenth century?

Which statement best describes the French philosophes?

More than 90 percent of Europe's Catholic population went to Mass on Easter Sunday.

Marie-Therese de Geoffrin gained fame as a

Which religious denomination was founded by John Wesley to provide a more emotionally fulfilling alternative to the Church of England?

Who wrote The Spirit of the Laws?

For Johann Sebastian Bach, music was above all a(n)

How did Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher, define the Enlightenment?

Adam Smith laid the foundations for

Discuss the significance and the influence of John Locke and Isaac Newton on the Enlightenment.

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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

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

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War 2

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Protest and Stagnation: the Western World 1965-1985

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Exam 4: The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

In his work, On Crimes and Punishments, ____ argued that punishments should serve only as deterrents.

Which English writer argued that women should be better educated in A Serious Proposal to the Ladies?

Define "high culture." In what ways was high culture expressed in the eighteenth century?

What was the main purpose of the Encyclopedia, according to Diderot?

After John Wesley's death, Methodism became an integral component of the Anglican Church.

What did Jean-Jacques Rousseau mean by the "general will"? What kind of government did he advocate?

To what extent did "high culture" and "popular culture" influence one another?

On what grounds did Mary Wollstonecraft challenge conventional eighteenth-century ideas about women's nature and their proper social roles?

Most French salons were run by

What role did the salon hostess play in the dissemination of Enlightenment ideas?

Whose voyages in the Pacific Ocean were a major inspiration for travel literature in the eighteenth century?

Which statement best describes the French philosophes?

More than 90 percent of Europe's Catholic population went to Mass on Easter Sunday.

Marie-Therese de Geoffrin gained fame as a

Which religious denomination was founded by John Wesley to provide a more emotionally fulfilling alternative to the Church of England?

Who wrote The Spirit of the Laws?

For Johann Sebastian Bach, music was above all a(n)

How did Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher, define the Enlightenment?

Adam Smith laid the foundations for

Discuss the significance and the influence of John Locke and Isaac Newton on the Enlightenment.

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

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 2

Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: the Western World 1965-1985

After the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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