Question 1

Talk about:
-Émile

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Émile is a French given name that is der

Question 2

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 3

Talk about:
-George Frederick Handel

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George Frederick Handel was a German-bor

Question 4

The French philosophes mostly included people from

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A)  the nobility and the middle class. 
B)  the lower class and the lower middle class. 
C)  aristocracy and nobility. 
D)  urban artisans and craftsmen. 
E)  the universities. 
A)  the nobility and the middle class. 
B)  the lower class and the lower middle class. 
C)  aristocracy and nobility. 
D)  urban artisans and craftsmen. 
E)  the universities.

Question 5

"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 6

High culture in eighteenth-century Europe was characterized by the

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A)  enormous impact of the publishing industry. 
B)  decline of French as an international language. 
C)  decline of the magazine with the rise of the novel. 
D)  increased dependency of authors on wealthy patrons. 
E)  complete freedom of the press. 
A)  enormous impact of the publishing industry. 
B)  decline of French as an international language. 
C)  decline of the magazine with the rise of the novel. 
D)  increased dependency of authors on wealthy patrons. 
E)  complete freedom of the press.

Question 7

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 8

Voltaire was best known for his criticism of

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A)  the German monarchical system. 
B)  the separation of church and state. 
C)  religious intolerance. 
D)  Plato and the Greeks. 
E)  Chinese civilization. 
A)  the German monarchical system. 
B)  the separation of church and state. 
C)  religious intolerance. 
D)  Plato and the Greeks. 
E)  Chinese civilization.

Question 9

Talk about:
-John Wesley and Methodism

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John Wesley was an Anglican cleric and t

Question 10

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 11

The French painter whose work represented the continuing appeal of Neoclassicism was

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A)  Antoine Watteau. 
B)  Balthasar Neumann. 
C)  Jacques-Louis David. 
D)  Rembrandt. 
E)  Caspar David Friedrich. 
A)  Antoine Watteau. 
B)  Balthasar Neumann. 
C)  Jacques-Louis David. 
D)  Rembrandt. 
E)  Caspar David Friedrich.

Question 12

The scientist-philosopher who provides a link between the scientists of the 17th century and the philosophes of the next was

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A)  Voltaire. 
B)  Denis Diderot. 
C)  David Hume. 
D)  Cesare Beccaria. 
E)  Bernard de Fontenelle. 
A)  Voltaire. 
B)  Denis Diderot. 
C)  David Hume. 
D)  Cesare Beccaria. 
E)  Bernard de Fontenelle.

Question 13

Talk about:
-deism

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Deism is a philosophical belief that pos

Question 14

In reaction to significant elements of rationalism and deism, in what two countries did some ordinary Protestant churchgoers choose new religious movements?

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A)  Scotland and Ireland 
B)  France and Austria 
C)  Italy and Spain 
D)  Sweden and Poland 
E)  England and Germany 
A)  Scotland and Ireland 
B)  France and Austria 
C)  Italy and Spain 
D)  Sweden and Poland 
E)  England and Germany

Question 15

Talk about:
-Vindication of the Rights of Woman

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Vindication of the Rights of Woman is a

Question 16

Talk about:
-James Cook's Travels

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James Cook was a British explorer and na

Question 17

According to The Social Contract , the "general will" was

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A)  a meaningless abstraction and impediment to reason. 
B)  derived from the law of supply and demand. 
C)  a license to do as one pleased. 
D)  a social consensus to which the individual must bow. 
E)  identical to Locke's social contract. 
A)  a meaningless abstraction and impediment to reason. 
B)  derived from the law of supply and demand. 
C)  a license to do as one pleased. 
D)  a social consensus to which the individual must bow. 
E)  identical to Locke's social contract.

Question 18

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 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 their religion in Austria with Joseph II's Toleration Patent of 1781. 
E)  were restricted to ghettos in all European states.

Question 19

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 20

What was the role of the institutional church in the eighteenth century? What relationship did established churches have with European states, and what roles did they play in European society?

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In the eighteenth century, the instituti

Talk about: -Émile

The Encyclopedia

Talk about: -George Frederick Handel

The French philosophes mostly included people from

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

High culture in eighteenth-century Europe was characterized by the

Adam Smith believed that government

Voltaire was best known for his criticism of

Talk about: -John Wesley and Methodism

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

The French painter whose work represented the continuing appeal of Neoclassicism was

The scientist-philosopher who provides a link between the scientists of the 17th century and the philosophes of the next was

Talk about: -deism

In reaction to significant elements of rationalism and deism, in what two countries did some ordinary Protestant churchgoers choose new religious movements?

Talk about: -Vindication of the Rights of Woman

Talk about: -James Cook's Travels

According to The Social Contract , the "general will" was

The Jews of eighteenth-century Europe

Enlightened thinkers can be understood as secularists because they strongly recommended

What was the role of the institutional church in the eighteenth century? What relationship did established churches have with European states, and what roles did they play in European society?

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: -Émile

The Encyclopedia

Talk about: -George Frederick Handel

The French philosophes mostly included people from

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

High culture in eighteenth-century Europe was characterized by the

Adam Smith believed that government

Voltaire was best known for his criticism of

Talk about: -John Wesley and Methodism

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

The French painter whose work represented the continuing appeal of Neoclassicism was

The scientist-philosopher who provides a link between the scientists of the 17th century and the philosophes of the next was

Talk about: -deism

In reaction to significant elements of rationalism and deism, in what two countries did some ordinary Protestant churchgoers choose new religious movements?

Talk about: -Vindication of the Rights of Woman

Talk about: -James Cook's Travels

According to The Social Contract , the "general will" was

The Jews of eighteenth-century Europe

Enlightened thinkers can be understood as secularists because they strongly recommended

What was the role of the institutional church in the eighteenth century? What relationship did established churches have with European states, and what roles did they play in European society?

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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