Question 1

The Enlightenment battle cry of "Écrasez l'infâme" best represents the ideas of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Denis Diderot. 
B)  Immanuel Kant. 
C)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
D)  François Marie Arouet (Voltaire). 
E)  John Locke. 
A)  Denis Diderot. 
B)  Immanuel Kant. 
C)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
D)  François Marie Arouet (Voltaire). 
E)  John Locke.

Question 2

Closely following voyages of discovery,many Enlightenment thinkers such as Denis Diderot believed that the Tahitians best represented humanity:

Accepted Answer

A)  as Europeans ought to attempt to emulate. 
B)  in its natural state. 
C)  in its degenerate state. 
D)  as innocent yet corrupted by Europeans. 
E)  as corrupt but possible to be saved through conversion to Christianity. 
A)  as Europeans ought to attempt to emulate. 
B)  in its natural state. 
C)  in its degenerate state. 
D)  as innocent yet corrupted by Europeans. 
E)  as corrupt but possible to be saved through conversion to Christianity.

Question 3

Of all thinkers from the scientific revolution,John Locke had the widest ranging impact on Enlightenment scholars.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Voltaire's reputation stemmed not from his philosophy,but from his effectiveness as an advocate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Voltaire's attitude toward injustice,fanaticism,and intolerance was solidified due to a murder case tried in 1762; the defendant in the case was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean Le Rond. 
B)  François Arouet. 
C)  Jean Calas. 
D)  Cesare Beccaria. 
E)  Giovanni Vico. 
A)  Jean Le Rond. 
B)  François Arouet. 
C)  Jean Calas. 
D)  Cesare Beccaria. 
E)  Giovanni Vico.

Question 6

What impact did the Enlightenment have on government in the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

The Enlightenment was a powerful and pub

Question 7

How did the writers and thinkers of the Enlightenment deal with the topic of slavery?

Accepted Answer

Enlightenment thinking began with the pr

Question 8

Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the greatest composers of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Mannerist period. 
B)  Neoclassical period. 
C)  Baroque period. 
D)  Rococo period. 
E)  Romantic period. 
A)  Mannerist period. 
B)  Neoclassical period. 
C)  Baroque period. 
D)  Rococo period. 
E)  Romantic period.

Question 9

Rousseau argued that men and women should receive the same education to enable them to be and create good citizens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The general culture that developed from the eighteenth-century Enlightenment was:

Accepted Answer

A)  artistic. 
B)  focused exclusively on science. 
C)  anti-intellectual. 
D)  nationalistic. 
E)  literary. 
A)  artistic. 
B)  focused exclusively on science. 
C)  anti-intellectual. 
D)  nationalistic. 
E)  literary.

Question 11

Unlike the writers of the scientific revolution,the Enlightenment writers wrote for large audiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

One of the most remarkable publications of prerevolutionary France was Denis Diderot's:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Spirit of the Laws. 
B)  Philosophical Letters. 
C)  Nathan the Wise. 
D)  Encyclopedia. 
E)  Candide. 
A)  The Spirit of the Laws. 
B)  Philosophical Letters. 
C)  Nathan the Wise. 
D)  Encyclopedia. 
E)  Candide.

Question 13

Although the majority of the philosophes held relatively disparaging views of Judaism,_________,a German philosopher,was a notable exception.

Accepted Answer

A)  Felix Mendelssohn 
B)  Gotthold Lessing 
C)  Alexander von Humboldt 
D)  Immanuel Kant 
E)  Paul Henri d'Holbach 
A)  Felix Mendelssohn 
B)  Gotthold Lessing 
C)  Alexander von Humboldt 
D)  Immanuel Kant 
E)  Paul Henri d'Holbach

Question 14

What was the impact of John Locke's theories on the thinkers of the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

Locke was a powerful influence on the th

Question 15

The Enlightenment was not only a western European trend in thinking,it was also found in central and southern Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What new "learned societies" were formed in the eighteenth century,and what was their role in Enlightenment society and government?

Accepted Answer

New societies emerged,such as the Americ

Question 17

Define Rousseau's argument for legitimate authority.

Accepted Answer

Starting from the perspective that in a

Question 18

Laissez-faire economics came from the writings of the Scottish economist Adam Smith,who argued against state monopolies and for the encouragement of individual interests in the economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Enlightenment was not confined to any single area of human endeavor,but was evident in the science,music,and politics of the age: some scientific thinkers might be politically conservative,while some political thinkers were truly radical in their views.Among this radical group was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
B)  René Descartes. 
C)  Edmund Burke. 
D)  Maria Theresa. 
E)  all of these 
A)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
B)  René Descartes. 
C)  Edmund Burke. 
D)  Maria Theresa. 
E)  all of these

Question 20

The South Pacific region was explored extensively by both the French and the English.The French explorer,Louis-Anne de Bougainville,searched the South Pacific in search of a new route to China.He was soon followed by the English explorer:

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Boyle. 
B)  Robert Hooke. 
C)  James Caville. 
D)  James Cook. 
E)  John Cabot. 
A)  Robert Boyle. 
B)  Robert Hooke. 
C)  James Caville. 
D)  James Cook. 
E)  John Cabot.

Exam 17: The Enlightenment

The Enlightenment battle cry of "Écrasez l'infâme" best represents the ideas of:

Closely following voyages of discovery,many Enlightenment thinkers such as Denis Diderot believed that the Tahitians best represented humanity:

Of all thinkers from the scientific revolution,John Locke had the widest ranging impact on Enlightenment scholars.

Voltaire's reputation stemmed not from his philosophy,but from his effectiveness as an advocate.

Voltaire's attitude toward injustice,fanaticism,and intolerance was solidified due to a murder case tried in 1762; the defendant in the case was:

What impact did the Enlightenment have on government in the eighteenth century?

How did the writers and thinkers of the Enlightenment deal with the topic of slavery?

Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the greatest composers of the:

Rousseau argued that men and women should receive the same education to enable them to be and create good citizens.

The general culture that developed from the eighteenth-century Enlightenment was:

Unlike the writers of the scientific revolution,the Enlightenment writers wrote for large audiences.

One of the most remarkable publications of prerevolutionary France was Denis Diderot's:

Although the majority of the philosophes held relatively disparaging views of Judaism,_________,a German philosopher,was a notable exception.

What was the impact of John Locke's theories on the thinkers of the Enlightenment?

The Enlightenment was not only a western European trend in thinking,it was also found in central and southern Europe.

What new "learned societies" were formed in the eighteenth century,and what was their role in Enlightenment society and government?

Define Rousseau's argument for legitimate authority.

Laissez-faire economics came from the writings of the Scottish economist Adam Smith,who argued against state monopolies and for the encouragement of individual interests in the economy.

The Enlightenment was not confined to any single area of human endeavor,but was evident in the science,music,and politics of the age: some scientific thinkers might be politically conservative,while some political thinkers were truly radical in their views.Among this radical group was:

The South Pacific region was explored extensively by both the French and the English.The French explorer,Louis-Anne de Bougainville,searched the South Pacific in search of a new route to China.He was soon followed by the English explorer:

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