Question 1

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

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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. C

Question 2

Who said that individuals will forced to be free if they did not obey the general will?

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A) Baron Paul d'Holbach 
B) Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
C) Denis Diderot 
D) Francois Quesnay 
E) Voltaire 
A) Baron Paul d'Holbach 
B) Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
C) Denis Diderot 
D) Francois Quesnay 
E) Voltaire B

Question 3

The English writer who argued in A Serious Proposal to the Ladies that women should become better educated was

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A) Anne Stuart. 
B) Mary Astell. 
C) Mary Wollstonecraft. 
D) Jane Austin. 
E) Maria Cavendish. 
A) Anne Stuart. 
B) Mary Astell. 
C) Mary Wollstonecraft. 
D) Jane Austin. 
E) Maria Cavendish. B

Question 4

European intellectual life in the eighteenth century was marked by

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A) growing anti-Semitism and sharper persecution of minorities in universities. 
B) the emergence of secularization and a search to find the natural laws governing human life. 
C) sophism and the mockery of past traditions. 
D) a return of monastic schools and medieval modes of training religious thinkers. 
E) an intense pessimism about the possibility of human progress. 
A) growing anti-Semitism and sharper persecution of minorities in universities. 
B) the emergence of secularization and a search to find the natural laws governing human life. 
C) sophism and the mockery of past traditions. 
D) a return of monastic schools and medieval modes of training religious thinkers. 
E) an intense pessimism about the possibility of human progress.

Question 5

A cheap and popular alcoholic drink in eighteenth century England was

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A) beer. 
B) whiskey. 
C) wine. 
D) mead. 
E) gin. 
A) beer. 
B) whiskey. 
C) wine. 
D) mead. 
E) gin.

Question 6

Which of the following statements concerning salons is not true?

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A) Salons were literary-minded gatherings where advanced ideas were discussed. 
B) As hostesses of salons, women were able to influence artistic and literary taste. 
C) Salons were frequented by wealthy bourgeoisie but shunned by aristocrats and government officials. 
D) The reputation of a salon depended upon the men a hostess was able to attract. 
E) The perception that women exerted undue influence on politics led to the decline of salons. 
A) Salons were literary-minded gatherings where advanced ideas were discussed. 
B) As hostesses of salons, women were able to influence artistic and literary taste. 
C) Salons were frequented by wealthy bourgeoisie but shunned by aristocrats and government officials. 
D) The reputation of a salon depended upon the men a hostess was able to attract. 
E) The perception that women exerted undue influence on politics led to the decline of salons.

Question 7

In her Vindication of the Rights of Women , Mary Wollstonecraft argued that the Enlightenment was based on the ideal that reason is innate in all human beings, including women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The eighteenth-century English historian, Edward Gibbon, blamed the downfall of ancient Rome on the pagan religion practices and sexual excesses of the Roman Empire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

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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 10

The Rococo artist Antoine Watteau emphasized

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A) the pleasure and joy of aristocratic life. 
B) the simplicity of rural life. 
C) the desperate poverty of cities. 
D) the piety of the French clergy. 
E) the majesty of French kings. 
A) the pleasure and joy of aristocratic life. 
B) the simplicity of rural life. 
C) the desperate poverty of cities. 
D) the piety of the French clergy. 
E) the majesty of French kings.

Question 11

define the following term:
-the salon and the coffeehouse

Accepted Answer

The salon and the coffeehouse are both s

Question 12

define the following term:
-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Accepted Answer

The answer of define the following term:
-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...

Question 13

define the following term:
-Samuel Richardson's Pamela

Accepted Answer

Samuel Richardson's Pamela is an epistol

Question 14

What ideas and values defined the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

The Enlightenment was a period of intell

Question 15

Rousseau's influential novel, Émile , deals with these key Enlightenment themes:

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A) proper child rearing and human education. 
B) the best roles for women in making modern society. 
C) the necessity of church marriage and reform of church teaching on this sacrament. 
D) the abolition of the pope's restrictions on religious practices and the content of sermons. 
E) the evils of child abuse. 
A) proper child rearing and human education. 
B) the best roles for women in making modern society. 
C) the necessity of church marriage and reform of church teaching on this sacrament. 
D) the abolition of the pope's restrictions on religious practices and the content of sermons. 
E) the evils of child abuse.

Question 16

define the following term:
-Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia

Accepted Answer

Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, also known

Question 17

define the following term:
-Antoine Watteau

Accepted Answer

Antoine Watteau (1684–1721) was a French

Question 18

define the following term:
-James Cook's Travels

Accepted Answer

James Cook was a British explorer and na

Question 19

define the following term:
-Marie-Thérèse de Geoffrin and the marquise du Deffand

Accepted Answer

Marie-Thérèse de Geoffrin and the marqui

Question 20

define the following term:
-Vindication of the Rights of Woman

Accepted Answer

Vindication of the Rights of Woman is a

Exam 17: The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

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

Who said that individuals will forced to be free if they did not obey the general will?

The English writer who argued in A Serious Proposal to the Ladies that women should become better educated was

European intellectual life in the eighteenth century was marked by

A cheap and popular alcoholic drink in eighteenth century England was

Which of the following statements concerning salons is not true?

In her Vindication of the Rights of Women , Mary Wollstonecraft argued that the Enlightenment was based on the ideal that reason is innate in all human beings, including women.

The eighteenth-century English historian, Edward Gibbon, blamed the downfall of ancient Rome on the pagan religion practices and sexual excesses of the Roman Empire.

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

The Rococo artist Antoine Watteau emphasized

define the following term: -the salon and the coffeehouse

define the following term: -Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

define the following term: -Samuel Richardson's Pamela

What ideas and values defined the Enlightenment?

Rousseau's influential novel, Émile , deals with these key Enlightenment themes:

define the following term: -Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia

define the following term: -Antoine Watteau

define the following term: -James Cook's Travels

define the following term: -Marie-Thérèse de Geoffrin and the marquise du Deffand

define the following term: -Vindication of the Rights of Woman

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