Question 1

What was the most obvious common denominator among the Enlightenment thinkers?

Accepted Answer

A) Their belief in democracy. 
B) They all embraced atheism. 
C) Their commitment to reform. 
D) Their desire for empirical research. 
E) Their unwillingness to disagree with each other. 
A) Their belief in democracy. 
B) They all embraced atheism. 
C) Their commitment to reform. 
D) Their desire for empirical research. 
E) Their unwillingness to disagree with each other.

Question 2

The scientific developments of the Enlightenment period had the greatest impact on

Accepted Answer

A) religious scholars. 
B) the highly educated. 
C) city dwellers. 
D) peasants. 
E) explorers. 
A) religious scholars. 
B) the highly educated. 
C) city dwellers. 
D) peasants. 
E) explorers.

Question 3

All of the ideas of the philosophies flowed together in the concept of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of All of the ideas of the philosophies...

Question 4

Which of the following uses the practice of interpreting the results of experiments based on observation?

Accepted Answer

A) The Socratic method. 
B) The Platonic plan. 
C) Deductive reasoning. 
D) The empirical method. 
E) Inductive reasoning. 
A) The Socratic method. 
B) The Platonic plan. 
C) Deductive reasoning. 
D) The empirical method. 
E) Inductive reasoning.

Question 5

Discuss the overall philosophy of the Enlightenment thinkers. Include examples in economics, education, the sciences, government, and the idea of progress.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of th

Question 6

In an effort to make science comprehensible and accessible to the masses, the French produced the most comprehensive literary work of the Enlightenment period. What was that immensely successful literary work called?

Accepted Answer

A) The Spirit of the Laws. 
B) Essay Concerning Human Understanding. 
C) The Social Contract. 
D) The Encyclopedie. 
E) Wealth of Nations. 
A) The Spirit of the Laws. 
B) Essay Concerning Human Understanding. 
C) The Social Contract. 
D) The Encyclopedie. 
E) Wealth of Nations.

Question 7

The most significant 18th century economic thinker was

Accepted Answer

A) Locke. 
B) Hume. 
C) Adams. 
D) Rousseau. 
E) Smith. 
A) Locke. 
B) Hume. 
C) Adams. 
D) Rousseau. 
E) Smith.

Question 8

____________________ is the downgrading of all that is religious or miraculous.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ is the downgrading of all that...

Question 9

Adam Smith's ____________________ promoted the gospel of free trade and minimal governmental interference in business.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Adam Smith's ____________________ promoted the gospel of...

Question 10

Term for identification: Wealth of Nations

Accepted Answer

The term "Wealth of Nations" refers to t

Question 11

John Locke believed

Accepted Answer

A) that humans can learn from their environment and improve their lives. 
B) in the concept of original sin. 
C) that checks and balances were important in government. 
D) that his destiny was to steer England through the rough waters of the Glorious Revolution. 
E) that governmental reform was more important than scientific discovery. 
A) that humans can learn from their environment and improve their lives. 
B) in the concept of original sin. 
C) that checks and balances were important in government. 
D) that his destiny was to steer England through the rough waters of the Glorious Revolution. 
E) that governmental reform was more important than scientific discovery.

Question 12

____________________ was the leading political spokesperson cited during England's Glorious Revolution.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was the leading political spokesperson cited...

Question 13

How did the church respond to the Scientific Revolution and what factors explain their response?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of th

Question 14

In the realm of education, the most influential philosophe was

Accepted Answer

A) Rousseau. 
B) Voltaire. 
C) Condorcet. 
D) Descartes. 
E) Diderot. 
A) Rousseau. 
B) Voltaire. 
C) Condorcet. 
D) Descartes. 
E) Diderot.

Question 15

During the growth of the study of mathematics-based science, philosophy was considered

Accepted Answer

A) redundant. 
B) secondary. 
C) extremely important. 
D) nonsensical. 
E) rational. 
A) redundant. 
B) secondary. 
C) extremely important. 
D) nonsensical. 
E) rational.

Question 16

Which of the following was true of the scientists and the new science?

Accepted Answer

A) The scientists were all Catholic. 
B) None of the scientists were Christian or belonged to any church. 
C) The truth of science had no political agenda. 
D) The various churches largely ignored the scientists and their science. 
E) Since science is secular, it did not threaten the church in any way. 
A) The scientists were all Catholic. 
B) None of the scientists were Christian or belonged to any church. 
C) The truth of science had no political agenda. 
D) The various churches largely ignored the scientists and their science. 
E) Since science is secular, it did not threaten the church in any way.

Question 17

How does the European view of science change from the Medieval Period into the Scientific Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of Gr

Question 18

The agnostic Dutch Jew Baruch Spinoza left Judaism and rejected the idea of a personal deity, but perceived God in all ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The agnostic Dutch Jew Baruch Spinoza left...

Question 19

Who was the scientist who spent his last years under house arrest because of his publicized discoveries and his unwillingness to retract his findings?

Accepted Answer

A) Nicholas Copernicus. 
B) Isaac Newton. 
C) Tycho Brahe. 
D) Galileo Galilei. 
E) René Descartes. 
A) Nicholas Copernicus. 
B) Isaac Newton. 
C) Tycho Brahe. 
D) Galileo Galilei. 
E) René Descartes.

Question 20

Which is the truest statement of philosophe beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A) Sin is the leading cause of human misery. 
B) Government should have a strong executive power. 
C) All humans are equal in social and political rights. 
D) Ignorance is the major cause of inhumanity. 
E) Most people are capable of ruling if taught the way. 
A) Sin is the leading cause of human misery. 
B) Government should have a strong executive power. 
C) All humans are equal in social and political rights. 
D) Ignorance is the major cause of inhumanity. 
E) Most people are capable of ruling if taught the way.

Exam 29: The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

What was the most obvious common denominator among the Enlightenment thinkers?

The scientific developments of the Enlightenment period had the greatest impact on

All of the ideas of the philosophies flowed together in the concept of ____________________.

Which of the following uses the practice of interpreting the results of experiments based on observation?

Discuss the overall philosophy of the Enlightenment thinkers. Include examples in economics, education, the sciences, government, and the idea of progress.

In an effort to make science comprehensible and accessible to the masses, the French produced the most comprehensive literary work of the Enlightenment period. What was that immensely successful literary work called?

The most significant 18th century economic thinker was

____________________ is the downgrading of all that is religious or miraculous.

Adam Smith's ____________________ promoted the gospel of free trade and minimal governmental interference in business.

Term for identification: Wealth of Nations

John Locke believed

____________________ was the leading political spokesperson cited during England's Glorious Revolution.

How did the church respond to the Scientific Revolution and what factors explain their response?

In the realm of education, the most influential philosophe was

During the growth of the study of mathematics-based science, philosophy was considered

Which of the following was true of the scientists and the new science?

How does the European view of science change from the Medieval Period into the Scientific Revolution?

The agnostic Dutch Jew Baruch Spinoza left Judaism and rejected the idea of a personal deity, but perceived God in all ____________________.

Who was the scientist who spent his last years under house arrest because of his publicized discoveries and his unwillingness to retract his findings?

Which is the truest statement of philosophe beliefs?

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