Question 1

define the following term:
-cultural relativism

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Cultural relativism is the idea that a p

Question 2

By the end of the eighteenth century

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A) a trend away from imprisonment and toward capital punishment began. 
B) corporal and capital punishment were on the decline. 
C) criminal punishments became more cruel as violent crimes increased. 
D) the death penalty was abolished in western Europe. 
E) none of the above. 
A) a trend away from imprisonment and toward capital punishment began. 
B) corporal and capital punishment were on the decline. 
C) criminal punishments became more cruel as violent crimes increased. 
D) the death penalty was abolished in western Europe. 
E) none of the above.

Question 3

define the following term:
-Franz Joseph Haydn

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Franz Joseph Haydn was a prominent Austr

Question 4

"Pietism" refers to an emphasis on the mystical experience of God as a conduit of faith.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Denis Diderot was an ardent Christian.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

define the following term:
-Rococo

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Rococo was an artistic and decorative st

Question 8

Compare and contrast the contributions of the French philosophes and Britain's Enlightenment figures. How do they differ, if they do, and why?

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The French philosophes and Britain's Enl

Question 9

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.

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Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Diderot were

Question 10

define the following term:
-Mary Wollstonecraft and feminism

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Mary Wollstonecraft was an influential w

Question 11

The Encyclopedia

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A) was a major tool in the attack of conservatives on Enlightenment ideals. 
B) was a 28-volume compilation of articles by many influential philosophes. 
C) sought to expose the dangers of religious toleration. 
D) was subsidized in twelve separate editions by the French government. 
E) failed to popularize its contents because its high price restricted its audience. 
A) was a major tool in the attack of conservatives on Enlightenment ideals. 
B) was a 28-volume compilation of articles by many influential philosophes. 
C) sought to expose the dangers of religious toleration. 
D) was subsidized in twelve separate editions by the French government. 
E) failed to popularize its contents because its high price restricted its audience.

Question 12

The eighteenth-century musical composition that has been called one of those rare works that appeal immediately to everyone, and yet is indisputably a masterpiece of the highest order is

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A) Bach's St. Matthew's Passion . 
B) Haydn's The Seasons . 
C) Handel's Messiah . 
D) Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro . 
E) Wagner's The Ring cycle. 
A) Bach's St. Matthew's Passion . 
B) Haydn's The Seasons . 
C) Handel's Messiah . 
D) Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro . 
E) Wagner's The Ring cycle.

Question 13

The Jews of eighteenth-century Europe

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A) were assimilated into French society through the unanimous calls of the philosophes for integration. 
B) were most persecuted in France and Poland. 
C) were most free in participating in banking and commercial activities in tolerant cities. 
D) won the right to publicly practice of their religion in Austria with Joseph II's Toleration Patent of 1781. 
E) were restricted to ghettos in all European states. 
A) were assimilated into French society through the unanimous calls of the philosophes for integration. 
B) were most persecuted in France and Poland. 
C) were most free in participating in banking and commercial activities in tolerant cities. 
D) won the right to publicly practice of their religion in Austria with Joseph II's Toleration Patent of 1781. 
E) were restricted to ghettos in all European states.

Question 14

Deism is the belief that

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A) religion is fairy tales to frighten the superstitious. 
B) if God exists, he has no interest in the world. 
C) God created the universe but does not actively run it 
D) a transcendent spirit controls every event. 
E) praying matters. 
A) religion is fairy tales to frighten the superstitious. 
B) if God exists, he has no interest in the world. 
C) God created the universe but does not actively run it 
D) a transcendent spirit controls every event. 
E) praying matters.

Question 15

define the following term:
-Joseph II's Toleration Patent

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Joseph II's Toleration Patent was a sign

Question 16

The growth of reading and publishing in the eighteenth century was aided and characterized by the development of

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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 17

John Locke influenced the eighteenth-century Enlightenment through his theory of knowledge and his concept of the tabula rasa.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

define the following term:
-Balthasar Neumann

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Balthasar Neumann, whose full name is Jo

Question 19

define the following term:
-Mary Astell's A Serious Proposal to the Ladies

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Mary Astell's "A Serious Proposal to the

Question 20

define the following term:
-newspapers and libraries

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Newspapers and libraries both play impor

Exam 17: The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

define the following term: -cultural relativism

By the end of the eighteenth century

define the following term: -Franz Joseph Haydn

"Pietism" refers to an emphasis on the mystical experience of God as a conduit of faith.

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

Denis Diderot was an ardent Christian.

define the following term: -Rococo

Compare and contrast the contributions of the French philosophes and Britain's Enlightenment figures. How do they differ, if they do, and why?

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.

define the following term: -Mary Wollstonecraft and feminism

The Encyclopedia

The eighteenth-century musical composition that has been called one of those rare works that appeal immediately to everyone, and yet is indisputably a masterpiece of the highest order is

The Jews of eighteenth-century Europe

Deism is the belief that

define the following term: -Joseph II's Toleration Patent

The growth of reading and publishing in the eighteenth century was aided and characterized by the development of

John Locke influenced the eighteenth-century Enlightenment through his theory of knowledge and his concept of the tabula rasa.

define the following term: -Balthasar Neumann

define the following term: -Mary Astell's A Serious Proposal to the Ladies

define the following term: -newspapers and libraries

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