Question 1

Denis Diderot was an ardent Christian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The great scientists of the seventeenth century, such as Galileo, Kepler, and Newton, pursued their exploration of science in a spirit of exalting God rather than in questioning and undermining religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

James Cook's Travels

Accepted Answer

James Cook was a British explorer and na

Question 4

In his novel, Emile, with its emphasis upon the heart and sentiment, Rousseau anticipated the Romantic movement of the early nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

High culture refers to the cultural prod

Question 6

IDENTIFICATIONS
-gin

Accepted Answer

The term "gin" refers to a distilled alc

Question 7

In her Vindication of the Rights of Women, Mary Wollstonecraft argued that since women had been unfairly subjected to males for so many millennia, women should temporarily be given special legal rights and privileges in excess of those of males in compensation of their long servitude.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

High culture in eighteenth-century Europe was characterized by the

Accepted Answer

A)  enormous impact of the publishing industry. 
B)  decline of French as an international language. 
C)  decline of the magazine with the rise of the novel. 
D)  increased dependency of authors on wealthy patrons. 
E)  complete freedom of the press. 
A)  enormous impact of the publishing industry. 
B)  decline of French as an international language. 
C)  decline of the magazine with the rise of the novel. 
D)  increased dependency of authors on wealthy patrons. 
E)  complete freedom of the press.

Question 9

IDENTIFICATIONS
-"science of man"

Accepted Answer

The term "science of man" is often used

Question 10

The Jews of eighteenth-century Europe

Accepted Answer

A)  were assimilated into French society through the unanimous calls of the philosophes for integration. 
B)  were most persecuted in France and Poland. 
C)  were most free in participating in banking and commercial activities in tolerant cities. 
D)  won the right to publicly practice of their religion in Austria with Joseph II's Toleration Patent of 1781. 
E)  were restricted to ghettos in all European states. 
A)  were assimilated into French society through the unanimous calls of the philosophes for integration. 
B)  were most persecuted in France and Poland. 
C)  were most free in participating in banking and commercial activities in tolerant cities. 
D)  won the right to publicly practice of their religion in Austria with Joseph II's Toleration Patent of 1781. 
E)  were restricted to ghettos in all European states.

Question 11

The English writer who argued in A Serious Proposal to the Ladies that women should become better educated was

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 12

"Pietism" refers to an emphasis on the mystical experience of God as a conduit of faith.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Realschule and Volkschulen

Accepted Answer

Realschule and Volkschulen are both type

Question 14

Compare deism to other strains of religiosity in the eighteenth century.

Accepted Answer

In the eighteenth century, deism emerged

Question 15

The strongest statement and vindication of women's rights during the Enlightenment was made by

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 16

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Jean-Jacques Rousseau's The Social Contract and the general will

Accepted Answer

Jean-Jacques Rousseau's The Social Contr

Question 17

Eighteenth-century writers, especially in England, used this new form of literary expression to attack the hypocrisies of the era and provide sentimental entertainment to growing numbers of readers:

Accepted Answer

A)  epic poetry 
B)  autobiography 
C)  novels 
D)  short stories 
E)  histories of the Middle Ages 
A)  epic poetry 
B)  autobiography 
C)  novels 
D)  short stories 
E)  histories of the Middle Ages

Question 18

The belief in natural laws underlying all areas of human life led to

Accepted Answer

A)  scientific theism. 
B)  an abandonment of the scientific method. 
C)  intellectual stagnation. 
D)  the formation of several agnostic religious movements. 
E)  the social sciences. 
A)  scientific theism. 
B)  an abandonment of the scientific method. 
C)  intellectual stagnation. 
D)  the formation of several agnostic religious movements. 
E)  the social sciences.

Question 19

The French philosophes mostly included people from

Accepted Answer

A)  the nobility and the middle class. 
B)  the lower class and the lower middle class. 
C)  aristocracy and nobility. 
D)  urban artisans and craftsmen. 
E)  the universities. 
A)  the nobility and the middle class. 
B)  the lower class and the lower middle class. 
C)  aristocracy and nobility. 
D)  urban artisans and craftsmen. 
E)  the universities.

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Samuel Richardson's Pamela

Accepted Answer

Samuel Richardson's Pamela is an epistol

Denis Diderot was an ardent Christian.

The great scientists of the seventeenth century, such as Galileo, Kepler, and Newton, pursued their exploration of science in a spirit of exalting God rather than in questioning and undermining religion.

James Cook's Travels

In his novel, Emile, with its emphasis upon the heart and sentiment, Rousseau anticipated the Romantic movement of the early nineteenth century.

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -gin

In her Vindication of the Rights of Women, Mary Wollstonecraft argued that since women had been unfairly subjected to males for so many millennia, women should temporarily be given special legal rights and privileges in excess of those of males in compensation of their long servitude.

High culture in eighteenth-century Europe was characterized by the

IDENTIFICATIONS -"science of man"

The Jews of eighteenth-century Europe

The English writer who argued in A Serious Proposal to the Ladies that women should become better educated was

"Pietism" refers to an emphasis on the mystical experience of God as a conduit of faith.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Realschule and Volkschulen

Compare deism to other strains of religiosity in the eighteenth century.

The strongest statement and vindication of women's rights during the Enlightenment was made by

IDENTIFICATIONS -Jean-Jacques Rousseau's The Social Contract and the general will

Eighteenth-century writers, especially in England, used this new form of literary expression to attack the hypocrisies of the era and provide sentimental entertainment to growing numbers of readers:

The belief in natural laws underlying all areas of human life led to

The French philosophes mostly included people from

IDENTIFICATIONS -Samuel Richardson's Pamela

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

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: the Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

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 Ii

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 5: The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

Denis Diderot was an ardent Christian.

The great scientists of the seventeenth century, such as Galileo, Kepler, and Newton, pursued their exploration of science in a spirit of exalting God rather than in questioning and undermining religion.

James Cook's Travels

In his novel, Emile, with its emphasis upon the heart and sentiment, Rousseau anticipated the Romantic movement of the early nineteenth century.

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -gin

In her Vindication of the Rights of Women, Mary Wollstonecraft argued that since women had been unfairly subjected to males for so many millennia, women should temporarily be given special legal rights and privileges in excess of those of males in compensation of their long servitude.

High culture in eighteenth-century Europe was characterized by the

IDENTIFICATIONS -"science of man"

The Jews of eighteenth-century Europe

The English writer who argued in A Serious Proposal to the Ladies that women should become better educated was

"Pietism" refers to an emphasis on the mystical experience of God as a conduit of faith.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Realschule and Volkschulen

Compare deism to other strains of religiosity in the eighteenth century.

The strongest statement and vindication of women's rights during the Enlightenment was made by

IDENTIFICATIONS -Jean-Jacques Rousseau's The Social Contract and the general will

Eighteenth-century writers, especially in England, used this new form of literary expression to attack the hypocrisies of the era and provide sentimental entertainment to growing numbers of readers:

The belief in natural laws underlying all areas of human life led to

The French philosophes mostly included people from

IDENTIFICATIONS -Samuel Richardson's Pamela

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

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: the Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

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 Ii

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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