Question 1

Isaac Newton had little impact on the French Enlightenment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

____ religion and growing secularization were important factors in the emergence of the Enlightenment.

Accepted Answer

A) A new devotion to 
B) Skepticism toward 
C) The absolute rejection of 
D) A renewed faith in 
E) The embrace of traditional 
A) A new devotion to 
B) Skepticism toward 
C) The absolute rejection of 
D) A renewed faith in 
E) The embrace of traditional B

Question 3

Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations was a forceful rejection of the doctrine of laissez-faire .

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

For Rousseau, what was the main source of inequality and the chief cause of crimes?

Accepted Answer

A) Divine right monarchy 
B) Marriage 
C) Religion 
D) Ignoring the "general will" 
E) Private property 
A) Divine right monarchy 
B) Marriage 
C) Religion 
D) Ignoring the "general will" 
E) Private property

Question 5

Which scientist-philosopher provided a link between the scientists of the 17th century and the philosophes of the 18th century?

Accepted Answer

A) Voltaire 
B) Diderot 
C) Montesquieu 
D) Beccaria 
E) Fontenelle 
A) Voltaire 
B) Diderot 
C) Montesquieu 
D) Beccaria 
E) Fontenelle

Question 6

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Accepted Answer

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a prolific a

Question 7

Which religious denomination was founded by John Wesley to provide a more emotionally fulfilling alternative to the Church of England?

Accepted Answer

A) Unitarianism 
B) Quakerism 
C) Presbyterianism 
D) Lutheranism 
E) Methodism 
A) Unitarianism 
B) Quakerism 
C) Presbyterianism 
D) Lutheranism 
E) Methodism

Question 8

What specific contributions did Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Diderot make to the age of the Enlightenment? Compare and contrast their political ideas with Thomas Hobbes and Machiavelli.

Accepted Answer

Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Diderot were

Question 9

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Accepted Answer

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was an 18th-centur

Question 10

For Johann Sebastian Bach, music was above all a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) group activity. 
B) source of enjoyment. 
C) way to worship God. 
D) way to make money. 
E) expression of reason. 
A) group activity. 
B) source of enjoyment. 
C) way to worship God. 
D) way to make money. 
E) expression of reason.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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 12

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Mary Wollstonecraft

Accepted Answer

Mary Wollstonecraft was an English write

Question 13

Baron Paul d'Holbach believed that

Accepted Answer

A) emotion was more important than reason. 
B) traditional values were always best. 
C) religious revival was Europe's only hope. 
D) God was like a clockmaker. 
E) God did not exist. 
A) emotion was more important than reason. 
B) traditional values were always best. 
C) religious revival was Europe's only hope. 
D) God was like a clockmaker. 
E) God did not exist.

Question 14

Marie-Therese de Geoffrin gained fame as a

Accepted Answer

A) innovative physicist. 
B) musician and singer. 
C) salon hostess. 
D) remarkably effective doctor. 
E) novelist and moralist. 
A) innovative physicist. 
B) musician and singer. 
C) salon hostess. 
D) remarkably effective doctor. 
E) novelist and moralist.

Question 15

Compare and contrast deism with strains of popular religiosity in the eighteenth century.

Accepted Answer

Deism and popular religiosity in the eig

Question 16

What literary expression became the primary form of fiction writing in the eighteenth century?

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 17

John Wesley sought to

Accepted Answer

A) promote deism. 
B) bring sophistication and rationality to religion. 
C) take the emotion out of Christianity. 
D) blend reason and faith. 
E) bring the Gospel to ordinary people. 
A) promote deism. 
B) bring sophistication and rationality to religion. 
C) take the emotion out of Christianity. 
D) blend reason and faith. 
E) bring the Gospel to ordinary people.

Question 18

What development enabled the growth of reading and publishing in the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Private tutors 
B) Magazines for the general public 
C) Compulsory education for the general public 
D) State investments in free books 
E) Libraries 
A) Private tutors 
B) Magazines for the general public 
C) Compulsory education for the general public 
D) State investments in free books 
E) Libraries

Question 19

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Enlightenment

Accepted Answer

The Enlightenment was an intellectual an

Question 20

In The Spirit of the Laws , Montesquieu argued that the best political system in a modern society is one where

Accepted Answer

A) the legislature exercises absolute and unlimited power. 
B) the king exercises absolute and unlimited power. 
C) power is divided between the three branches of government. 
D) the nobility is uninvolved. 
E) all government resources are focused on military power. 
A) the legislature exercises absolute and unlimited power. 
B) the king exercises absolute and unlimited power. 
C) power is divided between the three branches of government. 
D) the nobility is uninvolved. 
E) all government resources are focused on military power.

Exam 17: The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

Isaac Newton had little impact on the French Enlightenment.

____ religion and growing secularization were important factors in the emergence of the Enlightenment.

Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations was a forceful rejection of the doctrine of laissez-faire .

For Rousseau, what was the main source of inequality and the chief cause of crimes?

Which scientist-philosopher provided a link between the scientists of the 17th century and the philosophes of the 18th century?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Which religious denomination was founded by John Wesley to provide a more emotionally fulfilling alternative to the Church of England?

What specific contributions did Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Diderot make to the age of the Enlightenment? Compare and contrast their political ideas with Thomas Hobbes and Machiavelli.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

For Johann Sebastian Bach, music was above all a(n)

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

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Mary Wollstonecraft

Baron Paul d'Holbach believed that

Marie-Therese de Geoffrin gained fame as a

Compare and contrast deism with strains of popular religiosity in the eighteenth century.

What literary expression became the primary form of fiction writing in the eighteenth century?

John Wesley sought to

What development enabled the growth of reading and publishing in the eighteenth century?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Enlightenment

In The Spirit of the Laws , Montesquieu argued that the best political system in a modern society is one where

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