Question 1

The purpose of Diderot's Encyclopedia , according to him, was to

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

Question 2

Although many European rulers desired to emulate the size and grandiosity of Versailles, they usually adopted the Baroque-Rococo architectural style rather than the French classical style of Louis XIV's palace.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

define the following term:
-cosmopolitan

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Cosmopolitan can refer to a few differen

Question 4

The eighteenth-century composer considered to be the most innovative who composed the opera, The Marriage of Figaro was

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A) Bach. 
B) Handel. 
C) Haydn. 
D) Beethoven. 
E) Mozart. 
A) Bach. 
B) Handel. 
C) Haydn. 
D) Beethoven. 
E) Mozart.

Question 5

define the following term:
-gin

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Gin is a type of distilled alcoholic bev

Question 6

The punishment of crime in the eighteenth century was often

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A) carried out by mobs after the criminals were charged in court. 
B) less severe than the crime would merit. 
C) the responsibility of the army. 
D) public and very gruesome. 
E) carried out privately so as not to inflame the general populace. 
A) carried out by mobs after the criminals were charged in court. 
B) less severe than the crime would merit. 
C) the responsibility of the army. 
D) public and very gruesome. 
E) carried out privately so as not to inflame the general populace.

Question 7

define the following term:
-Pierre Bayle

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Pierre Bayle was a French philosopher an

Question 8

define the following term:
-Physiocrats

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The Physiocrats were a group of French e

Question 9

define the following term:
-chapbooks

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Chapbooks are small, usually self-publis

Question 10

define the following term:
-Henry Fielding's History of Tom Jones, A Foundling

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Henry Fielding's History of Tom Jones, A

Question 11

The works of Fontenelle

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A) popularize a growing skepticism toward the claims of religion. 
B) portray churches as allies of scientific progress. 
C) discourage amateur conversations about scientific matters. 
D) question the capacity of women to comprehend scientific discourse. 
E) advocated the replacement of Catholicism with Protestantism because the latter was more liberal. 
A) popularize a growing skepticism toward the claims of religion. 
B) portray churches as allies of scientific progress. 
C) discourage amateur conversations about scientific matters. 
D) question the capacity of women to comprehend scientific discourse. 
E) advocated the replacement of Catholicism with Protestantism because the latter was more liberal.

Question 12

The author of The Progress of the Human Mind and who became a victim of the French Revolution was

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A) Condorcet. 
B) Holbach. 
C) Quesnay. 
D) Arouet. 
E) Danton. 
A) Condorcet. 
B) Holbach. 
C) Quesnay. 
D) Arouet. 
E) Danton.

Question 13

define the following term:
-Addison and Steele's Spectator

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Addison and Steele's Spectator was a dai

Question 14

define the following term:
-Bernard de Fontenelle's Plurality of Worlds

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Bernard de Fontenelle's "Plurality of Wo

Question 15

Published travel accounts of different cultures

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A) presented an image of "natural man" who was happier than many Europeans. 
B) saw the origin of the idea of the "noble savage." 
C) led to the development of cultural relativism. 
D) resulted in religious skepticism, as Europeans realized the existence of a variety of perceptions of the divine. 
E) all of the above. 
A) presented an image of "natural man" who was happier than many Europeans. 
B) saw the origin of the idea of the "noble savage." 
C) led to the development of cultural relativism. 
D) resulted in religious skepticism, as Europeans realized the existence of a variety of perceptions of the divine. 
E) all of the above.

Question 16

Adam Smith believed that government

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A) should not interfere in people's economic decisions. 
B) set prices across the board to maintain stability. 
C) should encourage people to share and help each other. 
D) has a responsibility to the people to manage the economy. 
E) is not necessary and should be eliminated entirely. 
A) should not interfere in people's economic decisions. 
B) set prices across the board to maintain stability. 
C) should encourage people to share and help each other. 
D) has a responsibility to the people to manage the economy. 
E) is not necessary and should be eliminated entirely.

Question 17

How did the popularization of science, the impact of travel literature, and the legacy of Locke and Newton influence the Enlightenment?

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The popularization of science during the

Question 18

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.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

define the following term:
-François Quesnay

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François Quesnay was a French economist

Question 20

define the following term:
-Pietism and the Moravian Brethren

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Pietism was a movement within the Luther

Exam 17: The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The purpose of Diderot's Encyclopedia , according to him, was to

Although many European rulers desired to emulate the size and grandiosity of Versailles, they usually adopted the Baroque-Rococo architectural style rather than the French classical style of Louis XIV's palace.

define the following term: -cosmopolitan

The eighteenth-century composer considered to be the most innovative who composed the opera, The Marriage of Figaro was

define the following term: -gin

The punishment of crime in the eighteenth century was often

define the following term: -Pierre Bayle

define the following term: -Physiocrats

define the following term: -chapbooks

define the following term: -Henry Fielding's History of Tom Jones, A Foundling

The works of Fontenelle

The author of The Progress of the Human Mind and who became a victim of the French Revolution was

define the following term: -Addison and Steele's Spectator

define the following term: -Bernard de Fontenelle's Plurality of Worlds

Published travel accounts of different cultures

Adam Smith believed that government

How did the popularization of science, the impact of travel literature, and the legacy of Locke and Newton influence 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.

define the following term: -François Quesnay

define the following term: -Pietism and the Moravian Brethren

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: the Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War Ii

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: the Western World, 1965-1985

After the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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