Question 1

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 2

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.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Montesquieu's Persian Letters

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A)  expressed his admiration of Islam and the East. 
B)  was a translation of a great literary work from ancient Persia. 
C)  was a method that allowed him to criticize the Catholic Church and the French monarchy. 
D)  was first written in Latin but later translated into French. 
E)  was published first in Italy. 
A)  expressed his admiration of Islam and the East. 
B)  was a translation of a great literary work from ancient Persia. 
C)  was a method that allowed him to criticize the Catholic Church and the French monarchy. 
D)  was first written in Latin but later translated into French. 
E)  was published first in Italy.

Question 4

European music in the later eighteenth century is best associated with

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A)  Haydn and Mozart, who shifted the musical center from Italy and Germany to the Austrian Empire. 
B)  Handel, the most religiously inspired of the period's composers. 
C)  the strictly elitist, aristocratic works of Haydn. 
D)  the innovative, secular compositions of Bach. 
E)  the neoclassical works of Beethoven. 
A)  Haydn and Mozart, who shifted the musical center from Italy and Germany to the Austrian Empire. 
B)  Handel, the most religiously inspired of the period's composers. 
C)  the strictly elitist, aristocratic works of Haydn. 
D)  the innovative, secular compositions of Bach. 
E)  the neoclassical works of Beethoven.

Question 5

Talk about:
-Joseph II's Toleration Patent

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Joseph II's Toleration Patent was a sign

Question 6

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 7

Talk about:
-Pietism and the Moravian Brethren

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Pietism was a movement within the Luther

Question 8

Talk about:
-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...

Question 9

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 10

Isaac Newton and John Locke

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A)  created two antagonistic religious systems of thought. 
B)  provided inspiration for the Enlightenment by arguing that through rational reasoning and the acquisition of knowledge one could discover natural laws governing all aspects of human society. 
C)  claimed that mathematics and science would bring about the cure for the evils of society but only very slowly. 
D)  said the philosophes were the prophets of the future and that their rejection of the Scientific Revolution was justified. 
E)  had little influence on the later Enlightenment as they were perceived to be figures of the "old" seventeenth century. 
A)  created two antagonistic religious systems of thought. 
B)  provided inspiration for the Enlightenment by arguing that through rational reasoning and the acquisition of knowledge one could discover natural laws governing all aspects of human society. 
C)  claimed that mathematics and science would bring about the cure for the evils of society but only very slowly. 
D)  said the philosophes were the prophets of the future and that their rejection of the Scientific Revolution was justified. 
E)  had little influence on the later Enlightenment as they were perceived to be figures of the "old" seventeenth century.

Question 11

Talk about:
-David Hume and the "science of man"

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David Hume was an influential Scottish p

Question 12

Talk about:
-philosophes

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The term "philosophes" refers to a group

Question 13

Talk about:
-Jacques-Louis David

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Jacques-Louis David was a prominent Fren

Question 14

Talk about:
-Mary Astell's A Serious Proposal to the Ladies

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Mary Astell's "A Serious Proposal to the

Question 15

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 16

Talk about:
-cultural relativism

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Cultural relativism is the idea that a p

Question 17

Talk about:
-Mary Wollstonecraft and feminism

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Mary Wollstonecraft was an influential w

Question 18

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 these are correct. 
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 these are correct.

Question 19

Talk about:
-Voltaire's Treatise on Toleration

Accepted Answer

Voltaire's Treatise on Toleration, also

Question 20

Rousseau, whose novel Émile emphasized the heart and sentiment, served as a precursor of the Romantic movement of the early nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The works of Fontenelle

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.

Montesquieu's Persian Letters

European music in the later eighteenth century is best associated with

Talk about: -Joseph II's Toleration Patent

A cheap and popular alcoholic drink in eighteenth century England was

Talk about: -Pietism and the Moravian Brethren

Talk about: -Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Carnival was celebrated in the weeks leading up to

Isaac Newton and John Locke

Talk about: -David Hume and the "science of man"

Talk about: -philosophes

Talk about: -Jacques-Louis David

Talk about: -Mary Astell's A Serious Proposal to the Ladies

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

Talk about: -cultural relativism

Talk about: -Mary Wollstonecraft and feminism

By the end of the eighteenth century

Talk about: -Voltaire's Treatise on Toleration

Rousseau, whose novel Émile emphasized the heart and sentiment, served as a precursor of the Romantic movement of the early nineteenth century.

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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Exam 5: The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The works of Fontenelle

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.

Montesquieu's Persian Letters

European music in the later eighteenth century is best associated with

Talk about: -Joseph II's Toleration Patent

A cheap and popular alcoholic drink in eighteenth century England was

Talk about: -Pietism and the Moravian Brethren

Talk about: -Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Carnival was celebrated in the weeks leading up to

Isaac Newton and John Locke

Talk about: -David Hume and the "science of man"

Talk about: -philosophes

Talk about: -Jacques-Louis David

Talk about: -Mary Astell's A Serious Proposal to the Ladies

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

Talk about: -cultural relativism

Talk about: -Mary Wollstonecraft and feminism

By the end of the eighteenth century

Talk about: -Voltaire's Treatise on Toleration

Rousseau, whose novel Émile emphasized the heart and sentiment, served as a precursor of the Romantic movement of the early nineteenth century.

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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