Question 1

The philosophes called for all of the following reforms EXCEPT

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A)  religious toleration. 
B)  an expanded, independent educational system. 
C)  women's suffrage. 
D)  an end to bigotry. 
A)  religious toleration. 
B)  an expanded, independent educational system. 
C)  women's suffrage. 
D)  an end to bigotry.

Question 2

Discuss the most important characteristics of eighteenth-century European society. How were they reflected in the arts?

Accepted Answer

The most important characteristics of ei

Question 3

Engravers from which of the following nations trained a generation of artists in the mezzotint technique?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain 
B)  France 
C)  Italy 
D)  the Netherlands 
A)  Spain 
B)  France 
C)  Italy 
D)  the Netherlands

Question 4

What new literary form was developed in the Age of Reason?

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A)  the novel 
B)  the epic 
C)  the sonnet 
D)  the philosophic dialogue 
A)  the novel 
B)  the epic 
C)  the sonnet 
D)  the philosophic dialogue

Question 5

Neoclassical architecture relied on the ideals of

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A)  grandiosity and monumentality. 
B)  architectural detail and Roman forms. 
C)  abstraction and nonrepresentation. 
D)  airiness and lightness. 
A)  grandiosity and monumentality. 
B)  architectural detail and Roman forms. 
C)  abstraction and nonrepresentation. 
D)  airiness and lightness.

Question 6

Define Deism. What were its intellectual origins?

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Deism is a philosophical belief system t

Question 7

The originators of laissez-faire economics were

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A)  Voltaire and Rousseau. 
B)  the Physiocrats and Adam Smith. 
C)  Diderot and Montesquieu. 
D)  the "enlightened despots" of the eighteenth century. 
A)  Voltaire and Rousseau. 
B)  the Physiocrats and Adam Smith. 
C)  Diderot and Montesquieu. 
D)  the "enlightened despots" of the eighteenth century.

Question 8

The works of ________ were famous for their unabashed sexuality.

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A)  Watteau 
B)  Hogarth 
C)  Boucher 
D)  David 
A)  Watteau 
B)  Hogarth 
C)  Boucher 
D)  David

Question 9

The originator of the rococo style in painting was

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A)  Hogarth. 
B)  Watteau. 
C)  Fragonard. 
D)  Boucher. 
A)  Hogarth. 
B)  Watteau. 
C)  Fragonard. 
D)  Boucher.

Question 10

Rameau made his major achievement as a composer of

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A)  dramatic operas. 
B)  sonatas. 
C)  comic operas. 
D)  symphonies
Essay Questions 
A)  dramatic operas. 
B)  sonatas. 
C)  comic operas. 
D)  symphonies
Essay Questions

Question 11

Fielding's The History of Tom Jones is a

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A)  sentimental domestic drama. 
B)  robust comedy and adventure tale. 
C)  tragic situation brought on by fate. 
D)  legendary tale of a famous highwayman. 
A)  sentimental domestic drama. 
B)  robust comedy and adventure tale. 
C)  tragic situation brought on by fate. 
D)  legendary tale of a famous highwayman.

Question 12

Of which painting style was Jacques-Louis David the primary exponent?

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A)  romanticism 
B)  rococo 
C)  neoclassicism 
D)  orphism 
A)  romanticism 
B)  rococo 
C)  neoclassicism 
D)  orphism

Question 13

What were the leading goals, ideals, figures, and contributions of the Enlightenment to the Western tradition?

Accepted Answer

The Enlightenment was a period of intell

Question 14

Rousseau's philosophy differed from that of Locke by asserting that

Accepted Answer

A)  the state cannot give its citizens basic civil rights or a moral purpose. 
B)  human beings are born free and equal in nature. 
C)  the people are represented by the state through a legislature or parliament. 
D)  the people themselves collectively personify the state through the general will. 
A)  the state cannot give its citizens basic civil rights or a moral purpose. 
B)  human beings are born free and equal in nature. 
C)  the people are represented by the state through a legislature or parliament. 
D)  the people themselves collectively personify the state through the general will.

Question 15

Which author wrote novels that were sentimental domestic dramas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry Fielding 
B)  Alexander Pope 
C)  Edward Gibbon 
D)  Samuel Richardson 
A)  Henry Fielding 
B)  Alexander Pope 
C)  Edward Gibbon 
D)  Samuel Richardson

Question 16

The music of Couperin is a perfect counterpart to the

Accepted Answer

A)  paintings of David. 
B)  poems of Alexander Pope. 
C)  art of Watteau. 
D)  architecture of Robert Adam. 
A)  paintings of David. 
B)  poems of Alexander Pope. 
C)  art of Watteau. 
D)  architecture of Robert Adam.

Question 17

Montesquieu's most enduring idea in The Spirit of the Laws is that

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A)  governments should be based on the consent of the governed. 
B)  governments are created to protect property. 
C)  a separation of powers prevents governments from becoming tyrannical. 
D)  natural rights are inalienable. 
A)  governments should be based on the consent of the governed. 
B)  governments are created to protect property. 
C)  a separation of powers prevents governments from becoming tyrannical. 
D)  natural rights are inalienable.

Question 18

Who was the editor of the Encyclopédie?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
B)  Voltaire 
C)  Denis Diderot 
D)  Adam Smith 
A)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
B)  Voltaire 
C)  Denis Diderot 
D)  Adam Smith

Question 19

Of which religion was John Wesley the founder?

Accepted Answer

A)  First Great Awakening 
B)  Methodism 
C)  Deism 
D)  Pietism 
A)  First Great Awakening 
B)  Methodism 
C)  Deism 
D)  Pietism

Question 20

A splendid example of a rococo interior is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Library of Kenwood House, London. 
B)  Salon de la Princesse in the Hôtel de Soubise, Paris. 
C)  Hall of Mirrors in the palace at Versailles. 
D)  auditorium of the Pantheon, Paris. 
A)  Library of Kenwood House, London. 
B)  Salon de la Princesse in the Hôtel de Soubise, Paris. 
C)  Hall of Mirrors in the palace at Versailles. 
D)  auditorium of the Pantheon, Paris.

Exam 17: The Age of Reason

The philosophes called for all of the following reforms EXCEPT

Discuss the most important characteristics of eighteenth-century European society. How were they reflected in the arts?

Engravers from which of the following nations trained a generation of artists in the mezzotint technique?

What new literary form was developed in the Age of Reason?

Neoclassical architecture relied on the ideals of

Define Deism. What were its intellectual origins?

The originators of laissez-faire economics were

The works of ________ were famous for their unabashed sexuality.

The originator of the rococo style in painting was

Rameau made his major achievement as a composer of

Fielding's The History of Tom Jones is a

Of which painting style was Jacques-Louis David the primary exponent?

What were the leading goals, ideals, figures, and contributions of the Enlightenment to the Western tradition?

Rousseau's philosophy differed from that of Locke by asserting that

Which author wrote novels that were sentimental domestic dramas?

The music of Couperin is a perfect counterpart to the

Montesquieu's most enduring idea in The Spirit of the Laws is that

Who was the editor of the Encyclopédie?

Of which religion was John Wesley the founder?

A splendid example of a rococo interior is the

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