Question 1

The two most basic characteristics of the Enlightenment were

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A)  science and religion. 
B)  democracy and freedom. 
C)  optimism and rationality. 
D)  faith and prayer. 
E)  science and optimism. 
A)  science and religion. 
B)  democracy and freedom. 
C)  optimism and rationality. 
D)  faith and prayer. 
E)  science and optimism. C

Question 2

In her famous treatise,Vindication on the Rights of Woman,Mary Wollstonecraft

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A)  urged society to allow women to fulfill their sexual needs, thus becoming one of the early advocates of "free love." 
B)  pushed for equal rights for women, becoming, in actuality, the founder of feminism. 
C)  spoke out so harshly against the writings of the male philosophes that her work was banned in France. 
D)  argued that women were as intelligent as men, and was devastated when it appeared that not even women cared to hear what she had to say. 
E)  described women as "slaves," thus alienating the very audience she was trying to reach. 
A)  urged society to allow women to fulfill their sexual needs, thus becoming one of the early advocates of "free love." 
B)  pushed for equal rights for women, becoming, in actuality, the founder of feminism. 
C)  spoke out so harshly against the writings of the male philosophes that her work was banned in France. 
D)  argued that women were as intelligent as men, and was devastated when it appeared that not even women cared to hear what she had to say. 
E)  described women as "slaves," thus alienating the very audience she was trying to reach. B

Question 3

All of the ideas of the philosophies flowed together in the concept of ____________________.

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progress

Question 4

Most philosophes believed that the best form of government was a

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A)  republic. 
B)  true democracy. 
C)  economic oligarchy. 
D)  constitutional monarchy. 
E)  theocracy. 
A)  republic. 
B)  true democracy. 
C)  economic oligarchy. 
D)  constitutional monarchy. 
E)  theocracy.

Question 5

The majority of the audience for the Enlightenment was which of the following groups?

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A)  urban poor 
B)  educated upper class 
C)  merchant middle class 
D)  clergy 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  urban poor 
B)  educated upper class 
C)  merchant middle class 
D)  clergy 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 6

____________________ is the downgrading of all that is religious or miraculous.

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The answer of ____________________ is the downgrading of all that...

Question 7

The most comprehensive literary work of the Enlightenment period was

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A)  The Spirit of the Laws. 
B)  Essay Concerning Human Understanding. 
C)  The Social Contract. 
D)  The Encyclopedie. 
E)  Wealth of Nations. 
A)  The Spirit of the Laws. 
B)  Essay Concerning Human Understanding. 
C)  The Social Contract. 
D)  The Encyclopedie. 
E)  Wealth of Nations.

Question 8

How did the church respond to the Scientific Revolution and what factors explain their response?

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Answers would include a discussion of th

Question 9

How does the European view of science change from the Medieval Period into the Scientific Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of Gr

Question 10

After the Thirty Years' War,people's thoughts and studies began to turn again to

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A)  religion. 
B)  government. 
C)  science. 
D)  economic gain. 
E)  exploration. 
A)  religion. 
B)  government. 
C)  science. 
D)  economic gain. 
E)  exploration.

Question 11

The Enlightenment is distinguished most emphatically in its faith in

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A)  Divine Providence. 
B)  democracy. 
C)  the aristocracy. 
D)  perfectibility. 
E)  absolutism. 
A)  Divine Providence. 
B)  democracy. 
C)  the aristocracy. 
D)  perfectibility. 
E)  absolutism.

Question 12

Denis Diderot and Jean d'Alembert accomplished the editing of the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Encycloped

Question 13

The scientific developments of the Enlightenment period had the greatest impact on

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A)  religious scholars. 
B)  the highly educated. 
C)  city dwellers. 
D)  peasants. 
E)  explorers. 
A)  religious scholars. 
B)  the highly educated. 
C)  city dwellers. 
D)  peasants. 
E)  explorers.

Question 14

The scientist who spent his last years under house arrest over his discoveries was

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A)  Copernicus. 
B)  Newton. 
C)  Brahe. 
D)  Galileo. 
E)  Descartes. 
A)  Copernicus. 
B)  Newton. 
C)  Brahe. 
D)  Galileo. 
E)  Descartes.

Question 15

Which of the scientists was the most significant? Explain your answer.

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Answers would include a strong

Question 16

Newton's major contributions occurred in the field of

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A)  astronomy. 
B)  education. 
C)  Bible studies. 
D)  physics. 
E)  geometry. 
A)  astronomy. 
B)  education. 
C)  Bible studies. 
D)  physics. 
E)  geometry.

Question 17

Baruch Spinoza rejected the idea of a personal ____________________,rather seeing God in all ____________________.

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The answer of Baruch Spinoza rejected the idea of a...

Question 18

In the realm of education,the most influential philosophe was

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A)  Rousseau. 
B)  Voltaire. 
C)  Condorcet. 
D)  Descartes. 
E)  Diderot. 
A)  Rousseau. 
B)  Voltaire. 
C)  Condorcet. 
D)  Descartes. 
E)  Diderot.

Question 19

Most philosophes believed that state supported churches should be ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Most philosophes believed that state supported churches...

Question 20

Which of the following was true of the scientists and the new science?

Accepted Answer

A)  The scientists were all Catholic. 
B)  None of the scientists were Christian or belonged to any church. 
C)  The truth of science had no political agenda. 
D)  The various churches largely ignored the scientists and their science. 
E)  Since science is secular, it did not threaten the church in any way. 
A)  The scientists were all Catholic. 
B)  None of the scientists were Christian or belonged to any church. 
C)  The truth of science had no political agenda. 
D)  The various churches largely ignored the scientists and their science. 
E)  Since science is secular, it did not threaten the church in any way.

Exam 29: The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

The two most basic characteristics of the Enlightenment were

In her famous treatise,Vindication on the Rights of Woman,Mary Wollstonecraft

All of the ideas of the philosophies flowed together in the concept of ____________________.

Most philosophes believed that the best form of government was a

The majority of the audience for the Enlightenment was which of the following groups?

____________________ is the downgrading of all that is religious or miraculous.

The most comprehensive literary work of the Enlightenment period was

How did the church respond to the Scientific Revolution and what factors explain their response?

How does the European view of science change from the Medieval Period into the Scientific Revolution?

After the Thirty Years' War,people's thoughts and studies began to turn again to

The Enlightenment is distinguished most emphatically in its faith in

Denis Diderot and Jean d'Alembert accomplished the editing of the ____________________.

The scientific developments of the Enlightenment period had the greatest impact on

The scientist who spent his last years under house arrest over his discoveries was

Which of the scientists was the most significant? Explain your answer.

Newton's major contributions occurred in the field of

Baruch Spinoza rejected the idea of a personal ____________________,rather seeing God in all ____________________.

In the realm of education,the most influential philosophe was

Most philosophes believed that state supported churches should be ____________________.

Which of the following was true of the scientists and the new science?

The Earliest Human Societies

Mesopotamia

Early Africa and Egypt

India's Beginnings

Warriors and Deities in the Near East

Ancient China to 221 BCE

The Agrarian Revolution in the Americas

The Greek Adventure

Greek Humanism, 800-100 BCE

Rome from City-State to Empire

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity in the West, 31 BCE-600 CE

Classical India

Imperial China in Its Golden Age

The Americas to the Fifteenth Century

Islam

Mature Islamic Society and the First Global Civilization

Africa from Axum, to 1400

The Mongols Unify Eurasia

Japan and Southeast Asia

The European Middle Ages

The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

A Larger World Opens

Religious Division and Political Consolidation in Europe

Asia in the Era of the Gunpowder Empires

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China from the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The French Revolution and the Empire of Napoleon

The Early Industrial Revolution

Advanced Industrial Society

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America from Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism Refined: The Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

The New Asia

Africa's Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

A New Millennium

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