Question 1

At what time was Carnival celebrated?

Accepted Answer

A) The weeks leading up to Christmas 
B) Easter 
C) The weeks leading up to Lent 
D) Pentecost 
E) All Saints Day 
A) The weeks leading up to Christmas 
B) Easter 
C) The weeks leading up to Lent 
D) Pentecost 
E) All Saints Day

Question 2

What was Diderot's most famous contribution to the Enlightenment's battle against religious fanaticism, intolerance, and prudery?

Accepted Answer

A) The great play "Is Rome Burning?" 
B) A 28-volume Encyclopedia compiling articles by many influential philosophes 
C) An autobiography published in French 
D) A biography of Newton, "the greatest European" 
E) An unconditional support for enlightened despotism 
A) The great play "Is Rome Burning?" 
B) A 28-volume Encyclopedia compiling articles by many influential philosophes 
C) An autobiography published in French 
D) A biography of Newton, "the greatest European" 
E) An unconditional support for enlightened despotism

Question 3

Who made the strongest statement about women's rights during the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

A) Mary Wollstonecraft 
B) Beatrice Williams 
C) Mary Astell 
D) Princess Amelia of Austria 
E) Maria Cavendish 
A) Mary Wollstonecraft 
B) Beatrice Williams 
C) Mary Astell 
D) Princess Amelia of Austria 
E) Maria Cavendish

Question 4

European music in the later eighteenth century is best associated with

Accepted Answer

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 Beethoven. 
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 Beethoven.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Joseph II was a Holy Roman Emperor who r

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Ashkenazic Jews refer to the Jewish comm

Question 7

The Sephardic Jews were expelled from ____ in the fifteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) the Ottoman Empire 
B) Poland 
C) Spain 
D) England 
E) Russia 
A) the Ottoman Empire 
B) Poland 
C) Spain 
D) England 
E) Russia

Question 8

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Johann Sebastian Bach

Accepted Answer

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German compo

Question 9

How did Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher, define the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

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 10

The great scientists of the seventeenth century, such as Galileo, Kepler, and Newton, pursued their exploration of science in an explicit attempt to question and undermine religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Adam Smith was a Scottish economist and

Question 12

Bach and Handel perfected the ____ musical style.

Accepted Answer

A) Baroque 
B) classical 
C) romantic 
D) secular 
E) Rococo 
A) Baroque 
B) classical 
C) romantic 
D) secular 
E) Rococo

Question 13

Adam Smith believed that government had an important, if limited, role to play in the economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What was the main purpose of the Encyclopedia , according to Diderot?

Accepted Answer

A) To get the uneducated masses to respect authority 
B) To usher in God's kingdom on earth 
C) To dispute the claims of science 
D) To exacerbate the hedonism of his peers 
E) To change the general way of thinking 
A) To get the uneducated masses to respect authority 
B) To usher in God's kingdom on earth 
C) To dispute the claims of science 
D) To exacerbate the hedonism of his peers 
E) To change the general way of thinking

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Voltaire was the pen name of François-Ma

Question 16

Who were the philosophes? What common characteristics did they have?

Accepted Answer

The philosophes were a group of intellec

Question 17

After John Wesley's death, Methodism became an integral component of the Anglican Church.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

As a deist, Voltaire likened the universe to a

Accepted Answer

A) human being. 
B) clock. 
C) wild animal. 
D) unsolvable riddle. 
E) delicious meal. 
A) human being. 
B) clock. 
C) wild animal. 
D) unsolvable riddle. 
E) delicious meal.

Question 19

The reputation of a salon depended on the stature of the men it was able to attract.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Rococo art emphasized

Accepted Answer

A) grace and gentle actions. 
B) majesty and power. 
C) geometry and straight lines. 
D) minute detail and realism. 
E) shades of gray, white, and black. 
A) grace and gentle actions. 
B) majesty and power. 
C) geometry and straight lines. 
D) minute detail and realism. 
E) shades of gray, white, and black.

Exam 17: The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

At what time was Carnival celebrated?

What was Diderot's most famous contribution to the Enlightenment's battle against religious fanaticism, intolerance, and prudery?

Who made the strongest statement about women's rights during the Enlightenment?

European music in the later eighteenth century is best associated with

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

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

The Sephardic Jews were expelled from ____ in the fifteenth century.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Johann Sebastian Bach

How did Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher, define the Enlightenment?

The great scientists of the seventeenth century, such as Galileo, Kepler, and Newton, pursued their exploration of science in an explicit attempt to question and undermine religion.

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

Bach and Handel perfected the ____ musical style.

Adam Smith believed that government had an important, if limited, role to play in the economy.

What was the main purpose of the Encyclopedia , according to Diderot?

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

Who were the philosophes? What common characteristics did they have?

After John Wesley's death, Methodism became an integral component of the Anglican Church.

As a deist, Voltaire likened the universe to a

The reputation of a salon depended on the stature of the men it was able to attract.

Rococo art emphasized

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