Question 1

What impact did Enlightenment ideas have in China and in India?

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The impact of Enlightenment ideas in Chi

Question 2

In what ways did Western ideas begin to change Asian concepts of society and social practice? What impacts beyond technology did the Enlightenment have on the East?

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Western ideas began to change Asian conc

Question 3

In Korea,not only was practical learning from the West of great interest,but

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A)  Catholicism was actively promoted by some intellectuals. 
B)  Ishida Baigan became a strong advocate for including commoners in his classes. 
C)  an observatory was established by the French in the royal palace. 
D)  the study of Western books on anatomy took over the medical profession. 
A)  Catholicism was actively promoted by some intellectuals. 
B)  Ishida Baigan became a strong advocate for including commoners in his classes. 
C)  an observatory was established by the French in the royal palace. 
D)  the study of Western books on anatomy took over the medical profession.

Question 4

What is romanticism,and how is it both an outgrowth of and a reaction to Enlightenment thought,especially about religion?

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Romanticism was a cultural and artistic

Question 5

Was Napoleon a ruler who symbolized the Enlightenment or who undermined its ideals?

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Napoleon Bonaparte is a complex historic

Question 6

How did the outcomes of the French and American revolutions embody the twin possibilities of the Enlightenment?

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The outcomes of the French and American

Question 7

During his reign Maximillian Robespierre attempted all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)  to curtail the power of aristocrats 
B)  to implement principles of religious liberty 
C)  to use terror to execute people who threatened the "virtue" of the Revolution 
D)  to promote discussion of the different views of political parties 
A)  to curtail the power of aristocrats 
B)  to implement principles of religious liberty 
C)  to use terror to execute people who threatened the "virtue" of the Revolution 
D)  to promote discussion of the different views of political parties

Question 8

In answer to the question of why evil exists in the world,the German philosopher Gottfried Leibniz argued that

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A)  evil is a product of ignorance. 
B)  evil is an illusion. 
C)  good and evil are inseparable. 
D)  good and evil are a matter of opinion. 
A)  evil is a product of ignorance. 
B)  evil is an illusion. 
C)  good and evil are inseparable. 
D)  good and evil are a matter of opinion.

Question 9

How do individuals like the Marquis de Sade and Napoleon illustrate the excesses of the Enlightenment?

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The Marquis de Sade and Napoleon both il

Question 10

What were the major causes of the French Revolution,and why did it take the course that it did?

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The major causes of the French Revolutio

Question 11

What role did Chinese philosophy and government play in Enlightenment debates over state and society?

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Chinese philosophy and government played

Question 12

The common economic policy of governments during the eighteenth century was

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A)  to accumulate cash. 
B)  to engage in free trade. 
C)  to deregulate prices. 
D)  to use their empires to develop competitive markets. 
A)  to accumulate cash. 
B)  to engage in free trade. 
C)  to deregulate prices. 
D)  to use their empires to develop competitive markets.

Question 13

When a Polynesian named Omai was brought to England in 1774,he was treated

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A)  like a freak and an animal. 
B)  as a wild man and kept in a cage. 
C)  with praise as naturally graceful and depicted as dignified. 
D)  contempt by the elite of society. 
A)  like a freak and an animal. 
B)  as a wild man and kept in a cage. 
C)  with praise as naturally graceful and depicted as dignified. 
D)  contempt by the elite of society.

Question 14

To what extent did Napoleon's domestic policies and foreign wars mark a continuation and extension of fundamental principles established during the French revolution? Your answer should include foreign and domestic examples and it should consider the differing experiences of men and women during this period.

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Napoleon's domestic policies and foreign

Question 15

How did the romantic movement affect religion,art,literature,and philosophy?

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The Romantic movement had a significant

Question 16

Most of the Enlightenment thinkers believed that human beings were

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A)  basically good. 
B)  basically evil. 
C)  always motivated by self interest. 
D)  incapable of progress. 
A)  basically good. 
B)  basically evil. 
C)  always motivated by self interest. 
D)  incapable of progress.

Question 17

One of the most lasting contributions of Napoleon Bonaparte's rule is

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A)  his conception of the role of the military. 
B)  his law code. 
C)  his redrawing of the map of Europe. 
D)  his concept of abolishing aristocracy and subordinating the church to the state. 
A)  his conception of the role of the military. 
B)  his law code. 
C)  his redrawing of the map of Europe. 
D)  his concept of abolishing aristocracy and subordinating the church to the state.

Question 18

New intellectual developments in Japan came about largely

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A)  from the reading of Western books. 
B)  in reaction against Confucianism. 
C)  because of the reintroduction of Christian texts by the Dutch. 
D)  because of new ideas about Buddhism that came from Korea. 
A)  from the reading of Western books. 
B)  in reaction against Confucianism. 
C)  because of the reintroduction of Christian texts by the Dutch. 
D)  because of new ideas about Buddhism that came from Korea.

Question 19

How did Enlightenment views of the nature of humankind and of religion affect their views of other cultures?

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The Enlightenment views of the nature of

Question 20

The Ottoman Empire was not seen by European observers as being

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A)  tolerant in matters of religion. 
B)  technologically advanced. 
C)  treating minorities well. 
D)  having respect for laws, customs, and property rights. 
A)  tolerant in matters of religion. 
B)  technologically advanced. 
C)  treating minorities well. 
D)  having respect for laws, customs, and property rights.

Exam 22: The Exchange of Enlightenments: Eighteenth-Century Thought

What impact did Enlightenment ideas have in China and in India?

In what ways did Western ideas begin to change Asian concepts of society and social practice? What impacts beyond technology did the Enlightenment have on the East?

In Korea,not only was practical learning from the West of great interest,but

What is romanticism,and how is it both an outgrowth of and a reaction to Enlightenment thought,especially about religion?

Was Napoleon a ruler who symbolized the Enlightenment or who undermined its ideals?

How did the outcomes of the French and American revolutions embody the twin possibilities of the Enlightenment?

During his reign Maximillian Robespierre attempted all of the following EXCEPT:

In answer to the question of why evil exists in the world,the German philosopher Gottfried Leibniz argued that

How do individuals like the Marquis de Sade and Napoleon illustrate the excesses of the Enlightenment?

What were the major causes of the French Revolution,and why did it take the course that it did?

What role did Chinese philosophy and government play in Enlightenment debates over state and society?

The common economic policy of governments during the eighteenth century was

When a Polynesian named Omai was brought to England in 1774,he was treated

How did the romantic movement affect religion,art,literature,and philosophy?

Most of the Enlightenment thinkers believed that human beings were

One of the most lasting contributions of Napoleon Bonaparte's rule is

New intellectual developments in Japan came about largely

How did Enlightenment views of the nature of humankind and of religion affect their views of other cultures?

The Ottoman Empire was not seen by European observers as being

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