Question 1

According to Montesquieu, there were three basic types of governments: republican, monarchical, and

Accepted Answer

A) imperial. 
B) socialist. 
C) despotic. 
D) democratic. 
E) oligarchical. 
A) imperial. 
B) socialist. 
C) despotic. 
D) democratic. 
E) oligarchical.

Question 2

Rococo artists celebrated majesty, power, and movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which city was the recognized capital of the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

A) Geneva 
B) Berlin 
C) London 
D) Vienna 
E) Paris 
A) Geneva 
B) Berlin 
C) London 
D) Vienna 
E) Paris

Question 4

The Sephardic Jews were expelled from ____ in the fifteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) the Ottoman Empire 
B) Poland 
C) Spain 
D) England 
E) Russia 
A) the Ottoman Empire 
B) Poland 
C) Spain 
D) England 
E) Russia

Question 5

What best describes both Catholic and Protestant churches in eighteenth-century Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) They declined in numbers and influence. 
B) They still played a major role in social and spiritual areas. 
C) They were responsible for the dramatic role in literary. 
D) They had not changed much in two centuries. 
E) They were legally separated from any state or government connections. 
A) They declined in numbers and influence. 
B) They still played a major role in social and spiritual areas. 
C) They were responsible for the dramatic role in literary. 
D) They had not changed much in two centuries. 
E) They were legally separated from any state or government connections.

Question 6

How did Kant define the Enlightenment? What differences did he see between his time and earlier periods?

Accepted Answer

Kant defined the Enlightenment as "man's

Question 7

____ religion and growing secularization were important factors in the emergence of the Enlightenment.

Accepted Answer

A) A new devotion to 
B) Skepticism toward 
C) The absolute rejection of 
D) A renewed faith in 
E) The embrace of traditional 
A) A new devotion to 
B) Skepticism toward 
C) The absolute rejection of 
D) A renewed faith in 
E) The embrace of traditional

Question 8

Rousseau believed that men and women were fundamentally different.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Supporters of polygenesis believed that

Accepted Answer

A) there were a number of separate human species. 
B) there was only one human species. 
C) the earth had been created by more than one god. 
D) truth could only be discovered through the embrace of all religions. 
E) racial differences were largely an illusion. 
A) there were a number of separate human species. 
B) there was only one human species. 
C) the earth had been created by more than one god. 
D) truth could only be discovered through the embrace of all religions. 
E) racial differences were largely an illusion.

Question 10

At what time was Carnival celebrated?

Accepted Answer

A) The weeks leading up to Christmas 
B) Easter 
C) The weeks leading up to Lent 
D) Pentecost 
E) All Saints Day 
A) The weeks leading up to Christmas 
B) Easter 
C) The weeks leading up to Lent 
D) Pentecost 
E) All Saints Day

Question 11

How did the Enlightenment contribute to changes in European judicial systems?

Accepted Answer

The Enlightenment contributed to changes

According to Montesquieu, there were three basic types of governments: republican, monarchical, and

Rococo artists celebrated majesty, power, and movement.

Which city was the recognized capital of the Enlightenment?

The Sephardic Jews were expelled from ____ in the fifteenth century.

What best describes both Catholic and Protestant churches in eighteenth-century Europe?

How did Kant define the Enlightenment? What differences did he see between his time and earlier periods?

____ religion and growing secularization were important factors in the emergence of the Enlightenment.

Rousseau believed that men and women were fundamentally different.

Supporters of polygenesis believed that

At what time was Carnival celebrated?

How did the Enlightenment contribute to changes in European judicial systems?

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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Exam 4: The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

According to Montesquieu, there were three basic types of governments: republican, monarchical, and

Rococo artists celebrated majesty, power, and movement.

Which city was the recognized capital of the Enlightenment?

The Sephardic Jews were expelled from ____ in the fifteenth century.

What best describes both Catholic and Protestant churches in eighteenth-century Europe?

How did Kant define the Enlightenment? What differences did he see between his time and earlier periods?

____ religion and growing secularization were important factors in the emergence of the Enlightenment.

Rousseau believed that men and women were fundamentally different.

Supporters of polygenesis believed that

At what time was Carnival celebrated?

How did the Enlightenment contribute to changes in European judicial systems?

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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