Question 1

define the following term:
-laissez-faire

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The answer of define the following term:
-laissez-faire...

Question 2

define the following term:
-Carnival

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Carnival is a festive season that occurs

Question 3

According to Rousseau, the source of inequality and the chief cause of crimes was

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A) divine-right monarchy. 
B) marriage. 
C) religion. 
D) scientific experimentation. 
E) private property. 
A) divine-right monarchy. 
B) marriage. 
C) religion. 
D) scientific experimentation. 
E) private property.

Question 4

define the following term:
-economic liberalism

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Economic liberalism is a political and e

Question 5

In eighteenth-century Europe, churches, both Catholic and Protestant,

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A) declined in numbers and influence. 
B) still played a major role in social and spiritual areas. 
C) was responsible for the dramatic role in literary. 
D) had not changed much in two centuries. 
E) were legally separated from any state or government connections. 
A) declined in numbers and influence. 
B) still played a major role in social and spiritual areas. 
C) was responsible for the dramatic role in literary. 
D) had not changed much in two centuries. 
E) were legally separated from any state or government connections.

Question 6

The French philosophes mostly included people from

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A) the nobility and the middle class. 
B) the lower class and the lower middle class. 
C) aristocracy and nobility. 
D) urban artisans and craftsmen. 
E) the universities. 
A) the nobility and the middle class. 
B) the lower class and the lower middle class. 
C) aristocracy and nobility. 
D) urban artisans and craftsmen. 
E) the universities.

Question 7

High culture in eighteenth-century Europe was characterized by the

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A) enormous impact of the publishing industry. 
B) decline of French as an international language. 
C) decline of the magazine with the rise of the novel. 
D) increased dependency of authors on wealthy patrons. 
E) complete freedom of the press. 
A) enormous impact of the publishing industry. 
B) decline of French as an international language. 
C) decline of the magazine with the rise of the novel. 
D) increased dependency of authors on wealthy patrons. 
E) complete freedom of the press.

Question 8

Voltaire was best known for his criticism of

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A) the German monarchical system. 
B) the separation of church and state. 
C) religious intolerance. 
D) Plato and the Greeks. 
E) Chinese civilization. 
A) the German monarchical system. 
B) the separation of church and state. 
C) religious intolerance. 
D) Plato and the Greeks. 
E) Chinese civilization.

Question 9

The Baroque-Rococo artistic style of the eighteenth century was

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A) confined to France. 
B) expressed in the architectural works of Baron d'Holbach. 
C) evident in the masterpieces of Balthasar Neumann. 
D) characterized by strict geometric patterns and an emphasis on power. 
E) more severe and mathematical than the Baroque. 
A) confined to France. 
B) expressed in the architectural works of Baron d'Holbach. 
C) evident in the masterpieces of Balthasar Neumann. 
D) characterized by strict geometric patterns and an emphasis on power. 
E) more severe and mathematical than the Baroque.

Question 10

A less brutal approach to justice and punishment in the eighteenth century is associated with

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A) Voltaire. 
B) Diderot. 
C) Montesquieu. 
D) Hume. 
E) Beccaria. 
A) Voltaire. 
B) Diderot. 
C) Montesquieu. 
D) Hume. 
E) Beccaria.

Question 11

define the following term:
-Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

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Edward Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of the

Question 12

define the following term:
-John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding and tabula rasa

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John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Unde

Question 13

define the following term:
-David Hume and the "science of man"

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David Hume was an influential Scottish p

Question 14

define the following term:
-Romanticism

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Romanticism is a cultural and artistic m

Question 15

The strongest statement and vindication of women's rights during the Enlightenment was made by

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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 16

define the following term:
-John Wesley and Methodism

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John Wesley was an Anglican cleric and t

Question 17

The philosopher who proclaimed the motto of the Enlightenment as "Dare to know!" was

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A) Immanuel Kant. 
B) Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
C) Voltaire. 
D) Baron d'Holbach. 
E) Denis Diderot. 
A) Immanuel Kant. 
B) Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
C) Voltaire. 
D) Baron d'Holbach. 
E) Denis Diderot.

Question 18

The French painter whose work represented the continuing appeal of Neoclassicism was

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A) Antoine Watteau. 
B) Balthasar Neumann. 
C) Jacques-Louis David. 
D) Rembrandt. 
E) Caspar David Friedrich. 
A) Antoine Watteau. 
B) Balthasar Neumann. 
C) Jacques-Louis David. 
D) Rembrandt. 
E) Caspar David Friedrich.

Question 19

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

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Deism and popular religiosity in the eig

Question 20

John Locke's tabula rasa refers to

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A) the temple of reason. 
B) a heart of love. 
C) the image of God. 
D) a blank mind. 
E) the table of tradition. 
A) the temple of reason. 
B) a heart of love. 
C) the image of God. 
D) a blank mind. 
E) the table of tradition.

Exam 17: The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

define the following term: -laissez-faire

define the following term: -Carnival

According to Rousseau, the source of inequality and the chief cause of crimes was

define the following term: -economic liberalism

In eighteenth-century Europe, churches, both Catholic and Protestant,

The French philosophes mostly included people from

High culture in eighteenth-century Europe was characterized by the

Voltaire was best known for his criticism of

The Baroque-Rococo artistic style of the eighteenth century was

A less brutal approach to justice and punishment in the eighteenth century is associated with

define the following term: -Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

define the following term: -John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding and tabula rasa

define the following term: -David Hume and the "science of man"

define the following term: -Romanticism

The strongest statement and vindication of women's rights during the Enlightenment was made by

define the following term: -John Wesley and Methodism

The philosopher who proclaimed the motto of the Enlightenment as "Dare to know!" was

The French painter whose work represented the continuing appeal of Neoclassicism was

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

John Locke's tabula rasa refers to

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