Exam 4: The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Most French salons were run by

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

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

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Which statement best describes the French philosophes?

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

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Marie-Therese de Geoffrin gained fame as a

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

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Who wrote The Spirit of the Laws?

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

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

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Adam Smith laid the foundations for

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

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