Question 1

What development enabled the growth of reading and publishing in the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Private tutors 
B) Magazines for the general public 
C) Compulsory education for the general public 
D) State investments in free books 
E) Libraries 
A) Private tutors 
B) Magazines for the general public 
C) Compulsory education for the general public 
D) State investments in free books 
E) Libraries

Question 2

Mozart wrote his first opera at age

Accepted Answer

A) twelve. 
B) eighteen. 
C) six. 
D) twenty-two. 
E) thirty. 
A) twelve. 
B) eighteen. 
C) six. 
D) twenty-two. 
E) thirty.

Question 3

Compare and contrast baroque and Rococo art and architecture.

Accepted Answer

Baroque and Rococo are two distinct arti

Question 4

Mary Wollstonecraft is viewed by many as the founder of European feminism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What was Diderot's most famous contribution to the Enlightenment's battle against religious fanaticism, intolerance, and prudery?

Accepted Answer

A) The great play "Is Rome Burning?" 
B) A 28-volume Encyclopedia compiling articles by many influential philosophes 
C) An autobiography published in French 
D) A biography of Newton, "the greatest European" 
E) An unconditional support for enlightened despotism 
A) The great play "Is Rome Burning?" 
B) A 28-volume Encyclopedia compiling articles by many influential philosophes 
C) An autobiography published in French 
D) A biography of Newton, "the greatest European" 
E) An unconditional support for enlightened despotism

Question 6

Montesquieu believed that democracy was always the best form of government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

George Frederick Handel spent most his adult life in

Accepted Answer

A) Germany. 
B) Italy. 
C) England. 
D) France. 
E) Spain. 
A) Germany. 
B) Italy. 
C) England. 
D) France. 
E) Spain.

Question 8

What is the main idea of deism?

Accepted Answer

A) It posits that religion is fairy tales to frighten the superstitious. 
B) It suggests that if God exists, he has no interest in the world. 
C) It argues that God created the universe, but has no direct involvement in it. 
D) It suggests that a transcendent spirit controls every event. 
E) It argues that praying matters. 
A) It posits that religion is fairy tales to frighten the superstitious. 
B) It suggests that if God exists, he has no interest in the world. 
C) It argues that God created the universe, but has no direct involvement in it. 
D) It suggests that a transcendent spirit controls every event. 
E) It argues that praying matters.

Question 9

According to Adam Smith, what was a legitimate function of government?

Accepted Answer

A) To promote religion 
B) To protect society from invasion 
C) To plan the national economy 
D) To set wages and prices 
E) To provide all citizens with employment 
A) To promote religion 
B) To protect society from invasion 
C) To plan the national economy 
D) To set wages and prices 
E) To provide all citizens with employment

Question 10

For Rousseau, what was the main source of inequality and the chief cause of crimes?

Accepted Answer

A) Divine right monarchy 
B) Marriage 
C) Religion 
D) Ignoring the "general will" 
E) Private property 
A) Divine right monarchy 
B) Marriage 
C) Religion 
D) Ignoring the "general will" 
E) Private property

Question 11

Except in ____, judicial torture remained an important tool of European criminal-justice systems in the eighteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) Russia 
B) France 
C) Spain 
D) England 
E) Prussia 
A) Russia 
B) France 
C) Spain 
D) England 
E) Prussia

Question 12

Which eighteenth-century composer was considered the most innovative and wrote the opera, The Marriage of Figaro?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Rococo art emphasized

Accepted Answer

A) grace and gentle actions. 
B) majesty and power. 
C) geometry and straight lines. 
D) minute detail and realism. 
E) shades of gray, white, and black. 
A) grace and gentle actions. 
B) majesty and power. 
C) geometry and straight lines. 
D) minute detail and realism. 
E) shades of gray, white, and black.

Question 14

Which scientist-philosopher provided a link between the scientists of the 17th century and the philosophes of the 18th century?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

The reputation of a salon depended on the stature of the men it was able to attract.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Who made the strongest statement about women's rights during the Enlightenment?

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

What most closely describes the contributions of Isaac Newton and John Locke to the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

A) They created two antagonistic religious systems of thought. 
B) They 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) They claimed that mathematics and science would bring about the cure for the evils of society but only very slowly. 
D) They said the philosophes were the prophets of the future and that their rejection of the scientific revolution was justified. 
E) They had little influence on the later Enlightenment as they were perceived to be figures of the "old" seventeenth century. 
A) They created two antagonistic religious systems of thought. 
B) They 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) They claimed that mathematics and science would bring about the cure for the evils of society but only very slowly. 
D) They said the philosophes were the prophets of the future and that their rejection of the scientific revolution was justified. 
E) They had little influence on the later Enlightenment as they were perceived to be figures of the "old" seventeenth century.

Question 18

Adam Smith believed that government had an important, if limited, role to play in the economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In Rousseau's view, for what role were women best suited?

Accepted Answer

A) Mother 
B) Soldier 
C) Thinker 
D) Writer 
E) Worker 
A) Mother 
B) Soldier 
C) Thinker 
D) Writer 
E) Worker

Question 20

As a deist, Voltaire likened the universe to a

Accepted Answer

A) human being. 
B) clock. 
C) wild animal. 
D) unsolvable riddle. 
E) delicious meal. 
A) human being. 
B) clock. 
C) wild animal. 
D) unsolvable riddle. 
E) delicious meal.

What development enabled the growth of reading and publishing in the eighteenth century?

Mozart wrote his first opera at age

Compare and contrast baroque and Rococo art and architecture.

Mary Wollstonecraft is viewed by many as the founder of European feminism.

What was Diderot's most famous contribution to the Enlightenment's battle against religious fanaticism, intolerance, and prudery?

Montesquieu believed that democracy was always the best form of government.

George Frederick Handel spent most his adult life in

What is the main idea of deism?

According to Adam Smith, what was a legitimate function of government?

For Rousseau, what was the main source of inequality and the chief cause of crimes?

Except in ____, judicial torture remained an important tool of European criminal-justice systems in the eighteenth century.

Which eighteenth-century composer was considered the most innovative and wrote the opera, The Marriage of Figaro?

Rococo art emphasized

Which scientist-philosopher provided a link between the scientists of the 17th century and the philosophes of the 18th century?

The reputation of a salon depended on the stature of the men it was able to attract.

Who made the strongest statement about women's rights during the Enlightenment?

What most closely describes the contributions of Isaac Newton and John Locke to the Enlightenment?

Adam Smith believed that government had an important, if limited, role to play in the economy.

In Rousseau's view, for what role were women best suited?

As a deist, Voltaire likened the universe to a

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Exam 4: The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

What development enabled the growth of reading and publishing in the eighteenth century?

Mozart wrote his first opera at age

Compare and contrast baroque and Rococo art and architecture.

Mary Wollstonecraft is viewed by many as the founder of European feminism.

What was Diderot's most famous contribution to the Enlightenment's battle against religious fanaticism, intolerance, and prudery?

Montesquieu believed that democracy was always the best form of government.

George Frederick Handel spent most his adult life in

What is the main idea of deism?

According to Adam Smith, what was a legitimate function of government?

For Rousseau, what was the main source of inequality and the chief cause of crimes?

Except in ____, judicial torture remained an important tool of European criminal-justice systems in the eighteenth century.

Which eighteenth-century composer was considered the most innovative and wrote the opera, The Marriage of Figaro?

Rococo art emphasized

Which scientist-philosopher provided a link between the scientists of the 17th century and the philosophes of the 18th century?

The reputation of a salon depended on the stature of the men it was able to attract.

Who made the strongest statement about women's rights during the Enlightenment?

What most closely describes the contributions of Isaac Newton and John Locke to the Enlightenment?

Adam Smith believed that government had an important, if limited, role to play in the economy.

In Rousseau's view, for what role were women best suited?

As a deist, Voltaire likened the universe to a

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An Age of Modernity Anxiety and Imperialism 1894-1914

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