Question 1

Talk about:
-Addison and Steele's Spectator

Accepted Answer

Addison and Steele's Spectator was a dai

Question 2

Talk about:
-Romanticism

Accepted Answer

Romanticism is a cultural and artistic m

Question 3

European intellectual life in the eighteenth century was marked by

Accepted Answer

A)  growing anti-Semitism and sharper persecution of minorities in universities. 
B)  the emergence of secularization and a search to find the natural laws governing human life. 
C)  sophism and the mockery of past traditions. 
D)  a return of monastic schools and medieval modes of training religious thinkers. 
E)  an intense pessimism about the possibility of human progress. 
A)  growing anti-Semitism and sharper persecution of minorities in universities. 
B)  the emergence of secularization and a search to find the natural laws governing human life. 
C)  sophism and the mockery of past traditions. 
D)  a return of monastic schools and medieval modes of training religious thinkers. 
E)  an intense pessimism about the possibility of human progress.

Question 4

Talk about:
-Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws and the separation of powers

Accepted Answer

Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws is

Question 5

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:

Accepted Answer

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 6

An early female philosophe who published a translation of Newton's Principia and who was the mistress of Voltaire was

Accepted Answer

A)  Mary Wollstonecraft. 
B)  Marie Antoinette. 
C)  Mary Astell. 
D)  Catherine the Great. 
E)  the Marquise du Chatelet. 
A)  Mary Wollstonecraft. 
B)  Marie Antoinette. 
C)  Mary Astell. 
D)  Catherine the Great. 
E)  the Marquise du Chatelet.

Question 7

Talk about:
-John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding and tabula rasa

Accepted Answer

John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Unde

Question 8

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

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Women played a significant role in the d

Question 9

Which of the following statements concerning salons is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Salons were literary-minded gatherings where advanced ideas were discussed. 
B)  As hostesses of salons, women were able to influence artistic and literary taste. 
C)  Salons were frequented by wealthy bourgeoisie but shunned by aristocrats and government officials. 
D)  The reputation of a salon depended upon the men a hostess was able to attract. 
E)  The perception that women exerted undue influence on politics led to the decline of salons. 
A)  Salons were literary-minded gatherings where advanced ideas were discussed. 
B)  As hostesses of salons, women were able to influence artistic and literary taste. 
C)  Salons were frequented by wealthy bourgeoisie but shunned by aristocrats and government officials. 
D)  The reputation of a salon depended upon the men a hostess was able to attract. 
E)  The perception that women exerted undue influence on politics led to the decline of salons.

Question 10

Talk about:
-Franz Joseph Haydn

Accepted Answer

Franz Joseph Haydn was a prominent Austr

Question 11

Talk about:
-Marie-Thérèse de Geoffrin and the marquise du Deffand

Accepted Answer

Marie-Thérèse de Geoffrin and the marqui

Question 12

The English writer who argued in A Serious Proposal to the Ladies that women should become better educated was

Accepted Answer

A)  Anne Stuart. 
B)  Mary Astell. 
C)  Mary Wollstonecraft. 
D)  Jane Austin. 
E)  Maria Cavendish. 
A)  Anne Stuart. 
B)  Mary Astell. 
C)  Mary Wollstonecraft. 
D)  Jane Austin. 
E)  Maria Cavendish.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Talk about:
-Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Accepted Answer

Edward Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of the

Question 15

Talk about:
-Bernard de Fontenelle's Plurality of Worlds

Accepted Answer

Bernard de Fontenelle's "Plurality of Wo

Question 16

Published travel accounts of different cultures

Accepted Answer

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 these are correct. 
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 these are correct.

Question 17

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 these are correct. 
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 these are correct.

Question 18

Talk about:
-Neoclassicism

Accepted Answer

Neoclassicism was an artistic and archit

Question 19

Talk about:
-Realschule and Volkschulen

Accepted Answer

Realschule and Volkschulen are both type

Question 20

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Talk about: -Addison and Steele's Spectator

Talk about: -Romanticism

European intellectual life in the eighteenth century was marked by

Talk about: -Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws and the separation of powers

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:

An early female philosophe who published a translation of Newton's Principia and who was the mistress of Voltaire was

Talk about: -John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding and tabula rasa

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

Which of the following statements concerning salons is NOT true?

Talk about: -Franz Joseph Haydn

Talk about: -Marie-Thérèse de Geoffrin and the marquise du Deffand

The English writer who argued in A Serious Proposal to the Ladies that women should become better educated was

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

Talk about: -Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Talk about: -Bernard de Fontenelle's Plurality of Worlds

Published travel accounts of different cultures

The religious movement that came to be known as Methodism

Talk about: -Neoclassicism

Talk about: -Realschule and Volkschulen

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.

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

Talk about: -Addison and Steele's Spectator

Talk about: -Romanticism

European intellectual life in the eighteenth century was marked by

Talk about: -Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws and the separation of powers

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:

An early female philosophe who published a translation of Newton's Principia and who was the mistress of Voltaire was

Talk about: -John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding and tabula rasa

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

Which of the following statements concerning salons is NOT true?

Talk about: -Franz Joseph Haydn

Talk about: -Marie-Thérèse de Geoffrin and the marquise du Deffand

The English writer who argued in A Serious Proposal to the Ladies that women should become better educated was

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

Talk about: -Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Talk about: -Bernard de Fontenelle's Plurality of Worlds

Published travel accounts of different cultures

The religious movement that came to be known as Methodism

Talk about: -Neoclassicism

Talk about: -Realschule and Volkschulen

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.

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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