Question 1

The belief in natural laws underlying all areas of human life led to

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A) scientific theism. 
B) an abandonment of the scientific method. 
C) intellectual stagnation. 
D) the formation of several agnostic religious movements. 
E) the emergence of the "science of man." 
A) scientific theism. 
B) an abandonment of the scientific method. 
C) intellectual stagnation. 
D) the formation of several agnostic religious movements. 
E) the emergence of the "science of man."

Question 2

define the following term:
-Jacques-Louis David

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Jacques-Louis David was a prominent Fren

Question 3

define the following term:
-Jean-Jacques Rousseau's The Social Contract and the general will

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau's The Social Contr

Question 4

The religious movement that came to be known as Methodism

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A) was founded by Count Nikolaus von Zinzendorf. 
B) was particularly popular in the Holy Roman Empire. 
C) was critical of emotional mysticism and religious enthusiasm. 
D) became a separate and independent sect from the Anglican Church. 
E) all of the above. 
A) was founded by Count Nikolaus von Zinzendorf. 
B) was particularly popular in the Holy Roman Empire. 
C) was critical of emotional mysticism and religious enthusiasm. 
D) became a separate and independent sect from the Anglican Church. 
E) all of the above.

Question 5

Enlightened thinkers can be understood as secularists because they strongly recommended

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A) the application of the scientific method to the analysis and understanding of all aspects of human life. 
B) the rational dismantling of all churches and their competing but empty ideologies. 
C) a complete stop to all efforts at the reform of justice. 
D) rigorous state control of all forms of education. 
E) the establishment of democratic republics throughout Europe. 
A) the application of the scientific method to the analysis and understanding of all aspects of human life. 
B) the rational dismantling of all churches and their competing but empty ideologies. 
C) a complete stop to all efforts at the reform of justice. 
D) rigorous state control of all forms of education. 
E) the establishment of democratic republics throughout Europe.

Question 6

Eighteenth-century writers, especially in England, used this new form of literary expression to attack the hypocrisies of the era and provide sentimental entertainment to growing numbers of readers:

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A) epic poetry. 
B) autobiography. 
C) novels. 
D) short stories. 
E) histories of the Middle Ages. 
A) epic poetry. 
B) autobiography. 
C) novels. 
D) short stories. 
E) histories of the Middle Ages.

Question 7

define the following term:
-philosophes

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The term "philosophes" refers to a group

Question 8

The leader of the Physiocrats and their advocacy of natural economic laws was

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A) Denis Diderot. 
B) Adam Smith. 
C) François Quesnay. 
D) Cesare Beccaria. 
E) David Hume. 
A) Denis Diderot. 
B) Adam Smith. 
C) François Quesnay. 
D) Cesare Beccaria. 
E) David Hume.

Question 9

How do the art and literature of the eighteenth century reflect the political and social life of the period?

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The art and literature of the eighteenth

Question 10

Pogroms were

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A) parties held to celebrate the amity between Jews and Christians. 
B) instances of massacring and looting of Jewish communities. 
C) special Jewish holidays practiced only by Sephardim. 
D) special Jewish holidays practiced only by Ashkenazim. 
E) treaties offering Jews economic liberties. 
A) parties held to celebrate the amity between Jews and Christians. 
B) instances of massacring and looting of Jewish communities. 
C) special Jewish holidays practiced only by Sephardim. 
D) special Jewish holidays practiced only by Ashkenazim. 
E) treaties offering Jews economic liberties.

Question 11

define the following term:
-high culture and popular culture

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High culture and popular culture are two

Question 12

define the following term:
-Marie-Jean de Condorcet and Baron d'Holbach

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Marie-Jean de Condorcet and Baron d'Holb

Question 13

define the following term:
-Immanuel Kant

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Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher w

Question 14

define the following term:
-Voltaire's Treatise on Toleration

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Voltaire's Treatise on Toleration, also

Question 15

Carnival was celebrated in the weeks leading up to

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A) Christmas. 
B) Easter. 
C) Lent. 
D) Pentecost. 
E) All Saints. 
A) Christmas. 
B) Easter. 
C) Lent. 
D) Pentecost. 
E) All Saints.

Question 16

What role did women play in the development of the Enlightenment?

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Women played a significant role in the d

Question 17

define the following term:
-deism

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Deism is a philosophical belief that pos

Question 18

The French Physiocrats, in their belief in natural economic laws, were harsh critics of economic mercantilism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What was the relationship between high culture and popular culture during the eighteenth century?

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During the eighteenth century, there was

Question 20

define the following term:
-Neoclassicism

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Neoclassicism was an artistic and archit

Exam 17: The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The belief in natural laws underlying all areas of human life led to

define the following term: -Jacques-Louis David

define the following term: -Jean-Jacques Rousseau's The Social Contract and the general will

The religious movement that came to be known as Methodism

Enlightened thinkers can be understood as secularists because they strongly recommended

Eighteenth-century writers, especially in England, used this new form of literary expression to attack the hypocrisies of the era and provide sentimental entertainment to growing numbers of readers:

define the following term: -philosophes

The leader of the Physiocrats and their advocacy of natural economic laws was

How do the art and literature of the eighteenth century reflect the political and social life of the period?

Pogroms were

define the following term: -high culture and popular culture

define the following term: -Marie-Jean de Condorcet and Baron d'Holbach

define the following term: -Immanuel Kant

define the following term: -Voltaire's Treatise on Toleration

Carnival was celebrated in the weeks leading up to

What role did women play in the development of the Enlightenment?

define the following term: -deism

The French Physiocrats, in their belief in natural economic laws, were harsh critics of economic mercantilism.

What was the relationship between high culture and popular culture during the eighteenth century?

define the following term: -Neoclassicism

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