Question 1

European music in the later eighteenth century was well characterized by

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A)  Haydn and Mozart, who shifted the musical center from Italy and Germany to the Austrian Empire. 
B)  Handel, the most religiously inspired of the period's composers. 
C)  the strictly elitist, aristocratic works of Haydn. 
D)  the innovative, secular compositions of Bach. 
E)  the neoclassical works of Wagner. 
A)  Haydn and Mozart, who shifted the musical center from Italy and Germany to the Austrian Empire. 
B)  Handel, the most religiously inspired of the period's composers. 
C)  the strictly elitist, aristocratic works of Haydn. 
D)  the innovative, secular compositions of Bach. 
E)  the neoclassical works of Wagner.

Question 2

IDENTIFICATIONS
-American Philosophical Society

Accepted Answer

The American Philosophical Society (APS)

Question 3

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Balthasar Neumann

Accepted Answer

Balthasar Neumann, whose full name is Jo

Question 4

The works of Fontenelle announce the Enlightenment because they

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A)  popularize a growing skepticism toward the claims of religion. 
B)  portray churches as allies of scientific progress. 
C)  discourage amateur conversations about scientific matters. 
D)  question the capacity of women to comprehend scientific discourse. 
E)  advocated the replacement of Catholicism with Protestantism because the latter was "freer." 
A)  popularize a growing skepticism toward the claims of religion. 
B)  portray churches as allies of scientific progress. 
C)  discourage amateur conversations about scientific matters. 
D)  question the capacity of women to comprehend scientific discourse. 
E)  advocated the replacement of Catholicism with Protestantism because the latter was "freer."

Question 5

In reaction to significant elements of rationalism and deism, in what two countries did some ordinary Protestant churchgoers chose new religious movements?

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A)  Scotland and Ireland. 
B)  France and Austria. 
C)  Italy and Spain. 
D)  Sweden and Poland. 
E)  England and Germany. 
A)  Scotland and Ireland. 
B)  France and Austria. 
C)  Italy and Spain. 
D)  Sweden and Poland. 
E)  England and Germany.

Question 6

Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher, defined the Enlightenment as

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A)  "man's leaving his self-caused immaturity." 
B)  "the end of tyranny." 
C)  "a new era of equality for all." 
D)  "a false intimation of future woes." 
E)  "the proxy for real progress" 
A)  "man's leaving his self-caused immaturity." 
B)  "the end of tyranny." 
C)  "a new era of equality for all." 
D)  "a false intimation of future woes." 
E)  "the proxy for real progress"

Question 7

For Rousseau, the "general will" was

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A)  a meaningless abstraction and impediment to reason. 
B)  derived from the law of supply and demand. 
C)  a license to do as one pleased. 
D)  a social consensus to which the individual must bow. 
E)  identical to Locke's social contract. 
A)  a meaningless abstraction and impediment to reason. 
B)  derived from the law of supply and demand. 
C)  a license to do as one pleased. 
D)  a social consensus to which the individual must bow. 
E)  identical to Locke's social contract.

Question 8

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Mary Wollstonecraft

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Mary Wollstonecraft was an 18th-century

Question 9

The Baroque-Rococo artistic style of the eighteenth century was

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A)  confined to France. 
B)  expressed in the architectural works of Baron d'Holbach. 
C)  evident in the masterpieces of Balthasar Neumann. 
D)  characterized by strict geometric patterns and an emphasis on power. 
E)  more sever and mathematical than the Baroque. 
A)  confined to France. 
B)  expressed in the architectural works of Baron d'Holbach. 
C)  evident in the masterpieces of Balthasar Neumann. 
D)  characterized by strict geometric patterns and an emphasis on power. 
E)  more sever and mathematical than the Baroque.

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Carnival

Accepted Answer

Carnival is a festive season that occurs

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-deism

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Deism is a philosophical belief that pos

Question 12

Did the Enlightenment represent a new era for women?

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The Enlightenment, a cultural and intell

Question 13

Johann Sebastian Bach

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A)  was best known for his cantatas and motets. 
B)  became a close German confidant of Voltaire. 
C)  produced religious music as a way to worship God. 
D)  was the major Catholic composer of the seventeenth century. 
E)  wrote Messiah. 
A)  was best known for his cantatas and motets. 
B)  became a close German confidant of Voltaire. 
C)  produced religious music as a way to worship God. 
D)  was the major Catholic composer of the seventeenth century. 
E)  wrote Messiah.

Question 14

Rousseau's influential novel, Emile, deals with these key Enlightenment themes:

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A)  proper child rearing and human education 
B)  the best roles for women in making modern society 
C)  the necessity of church marriage and reform of church teaching on this sacrament 
D)  the abolition of the pope's restrictions on religious practices and the content of sermons 
E)  the evils of child abuse. 
A)  proper child rearing and human education 
B)  the best roles for women in making modern society 
C)  the necessity of church marriage and reform of church teaching on this sacrament 
D)  the abolition of the pope's restrictions on religious practices and the content of sermons 
E)  the evils of child abuse.

Question 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-David Hume

Accepted Answer

David Hume (7 May 1711 – 25 August 1776)

Question 16

Denying Descartes' belief in innate ideas, John Locke argued that every person was born with

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A)  a passion for evil. 
B)  love in their heart. 
C)  the image of god in their mind's eye. 
D)  a blank slate. 
E)  a mixture of their parent's beliefs and values. 
A)  a passion for evil. 
B)  love in their heart. 
C)  the image of god in their mind's eye. 
D)  a blank slate. 
E)  a mixture of their parent's beliefs and values.

Question 17

Who said that individuals "will forced to be free"?

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A)  Baron Paul d'Holbach 
B)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
C)  Denis Diderot 
D)  Francois Quesnay 
E)  Voltaire 
A)  Baron Paul d'Holbach 
B)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
C)  Denis Diderot 
D)  Francois Quesnay 
E)  Voltaire

Question 18

Essay Concerning Human Understanding

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The item "Essay Concerning Human Underst

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Jacques-Louis David

Accepted Answer

Jacques-Louis David was a prominent Fren

Question 20

A key new type of enlightened writing fueling skepticism about the "truths" of Christianity and European society was

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A)  psychological autobiography. 
B)  travel reports and comparative studies of old and new world cultures. 
C)  ribald stories of peasant ignorance. 
D)  aristocratic joke books showing the bad humor of supposed social elites. 
E)  scientific treatises based upon philosophical induction. 
A)  psychological autobiography. 
B)  travel reports and comparative studies of old and new world cultures. 
C)  ribald stories of peasant ignorance. 
D)  aristocratic joke books showing the bad humor of supposed social elites. 
E)  scientific treatises based upon philosophical induction.

European music in the later eighteenth century was well characterized by

IDENTIFICATIONS -American Philosophical Society

IDENTIFICATIONS -Balthasar Neumann

The works of Fontenelle announce the Enlightenment because they

In reaction to significant elements of rationalism and deism, in what two countries did some ordinary Protestant churchgoers chose new religious movements?

Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher, defined the Enlightenment as

For Rousseau, the "general will" was

IDENTIFICATIONS -Mary Wollstonecraft

The Baroque-Rococo artistic style of the eighteenth century was

IDENTIFICATIONS -Carnival

IDENTIFICATIONS -deism

Did the Enlightenment represent a new era for women?

Johann Sebastian Bach

Rousseau's influential novel, Emile, deals with these key Enlightenment themes:

IDENTIFICATIONS -David Hume

Denying Descartes' belief in innate ideas, John Locke argued that every person was born with

Who said that individuals "will forced to be free"?

Essay Concerning Human Understanding

IDENTIFICATIONS -Jacques-Louis David

A key new type of enlightened writing fueling skepticism about the "truths" of Christianity and European society was

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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

European music in the later eighteenth century was well characterized by

IDENTIFICATIONS -American Philosophical Society

IDENTIFICATIONS -Balthasar Neumann

The works of Fontenelle announce the Enlightenment because they

In reaction to significant elements of rationalism and deism, in what two countries did some ordinary Protestant churchgoers chose new religious movements?

Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher, defined the Enlightenment as

For Rousseau, the "general will" was

IDENTIFICATIONS -Mary Wollstonecraft

The Baroque-Rococo artistic style of the eighteenth century was

IDENTIFICATIONS -Carnival

IDENTIFICATIONS -deism

Did the Enlightenment represent a new era for women?

Johann Sebastian Bach

Rousseau's influential novel, Emile, deals with these key Enlightenment themes:

IDENTIFICATIONS -David Hume

Denying Descartes' belief in innate ideas, John Locke argued that every person was born with

Who said that individuals "will forced to be free"?

Essay Concerning Human Understanding

IDENTIFICATIONS -Jacques-Louis David

A key new type of enlightened writing fueling skepticism about the "truths" of Christianity and European society was

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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