Deck 1: Historical and Philosophical Figures and Concepts

Question 1

The fall of Constantinople is associated with

A)the enlightenment
B)reformation
C)renaissance
D)the french revolution

Answer 1

renaissance

Question 2

Enlightenment was

A)a sixteenth century movement
B)seventeenth century movement
C)eighteenth century movement
D)nineteenth century movement

Answer 2

eighteenth century movement

Question 3

'Ancient Regime' is a term connected with the government in

A)britain
B)france
C)germany
D)italy

Answer 3

france

Question 4

Taille was

A)a trade tax
B)a land tax
C)professional tax
D)sales tax

Question 5

Tithe was the tax given to

A)the king
B)the church
C)the noble
D)property tax

Question 6

"Enlightenment is man's emrgence from his self imposednonage". Who said this?

A)locke
B)hobbes
C)hume
D)kant

Question 7

"Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding" is written by

A)locke
B)voltaire
C)rousseau
D)hobbes

Question 8

The man who proved that the nature obeys certain fundamental laws

A)locke
B)newton
C)kant
D)louis xiv

Question 9

Tabula Rasa is a term coined by

A)locke
B)kant
C)voltaire
D)newton

Question 10

The spirit of Laws was written by

A)diderot
B)descartes
C)voltaire
D)montesquieu

Question 11

"Humanity had lost its title deeds and Montesquieu recovered them". Who said this?

A)voltaire
B)diderot
C)rousseau
D)bacon

Question 12

"All the great modern ideas have their commencement in Montesquieu". Who said this?

A)voltaire
B)diderot
C)faguet
D)nietzsche

Question 13

"He was scornful of revealed truth". Who?

A)rousseau
B)diderot
C)voltaire
D)kant

Question 14

"Reason is the most perfect, the most noble, the most beautiful of all our faculties". Who said this?

A)voltaire
B)rousseau
C)montesquieu
D)kant

Question 15

Who wrote the 'Discourse Preliminarie' of The Encyclopedia?

A)diderot
B)d'alembert
C)condilac
D)hume

Question 16

"We are tempted to regard him as the greatest, the most universal and the most eloquent of philosophers". Who is praised here?

A)bacon
B)locke
C)aristotle
D)plato

Question 17

The author of La Religieuse?

A)condillac
B)diderot
C)voltaire
D)bacon

Question 18

Treatise on Human Nature was written by?

A)hume
B)rousseau
C)diderot
D)aristotle

Question 19

"An Englishman like a free man goes to heaven by whatever route he chooses". Who made this statement?

A)montesquieu
B)voltaire
C)hume
D)barkley

Question 20

Prof.Pangloss is a character in

A)history of england
B)social contract
C)emilie
D)candide

Question 21

Who termed primitive man 'noble savage' ?

A)voltaire
B)rousseau
C)kant
D)condercet