Question 1

During the Enlightenment,the country with the largest number of educated and literate people was

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain. 
B)  China. 
C)  France. 
D)  India. 
A)  Britain. 
B)  China. 
C)  France. 
D)  India.

Question 2

What was the common Enlightenment view of the church? Why did most Enlightenment thinkers hold this view?

Accepted Answer

The common Enlightenment view of the chu

Question 3

As a part of the anticlerical movement that swept over eighteenth century Europe,

Accepted Answer

A)  church lands in Spain were seized. 
B)  Portugal expelled the Jesuit order. 
C)  the ruler of England became the head of the Church. 
D)  the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved. 
A)  church lands in Spain were seized. 
B)  Portugal expelled the Jesuit order. 
C)  the ruler of England became the head of the Church. 
D)  the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved.

Question 4

Which of Napoleon's political and military actions did not endure after his defeat and exile?

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A)  the Code Napoleon 
B)  the separation of Church and State in France 
C)  the imposition of French ideas and leaders on Spain 
D)  the defense of the nation by an army of citizens 
A)  the Code Napoleon 
B)  the separation of Church and State in France 
C)  the imposition of French ideas and leaders on Spain 
D)  the defense of the nation by an army of citizens

Question 5

The Baron de Montesquieu developed an influential theory that Western governments tended

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A)  to lean towards liberty and eastern governments towards tyranny. 
B)  to be tyrannical, and eastern governments were rational and strong. 
C)  to be based on Christian ethics and morals and thus better than governments in the non-Christian East. 
D)  to be despotic and tyrannical, and eastern governments were no better. 
A)  to lean towards liberty and eastern governments towards tyranny. 
B)  to be tyrannical, and eastern governments were rational and strong. 
C)  to be based on Christian ethics and morals and thus better than governments in the non-Christian East. 
D)  to be despotic and tyrannical, and eastern governments were no better.

Question 6

The ultimate reason for the failure of Lord Macartney's 1793 mission to China was that

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A)  the British had nothing the Chinese really needed. 
B)  the British had brought inadequate gifts. 
C)  Macartney failed to bow to the emperor. 
D)  the British seemed uncivilized. 
A)  the British had nothing the Chinese really needed. 
B)  the British had brought inadequate gifts. 
C)  Macartney failed to bow to the emperor. 
D)  the British seemed uncivilized.

Question 7

What effect did the Enlightenment view of the goodness of humankind have on considerations of economic practice and social equality?

Accepted Answer

The Enlightenment view of the goodness o

Question 8

The greatest barrier to the introduction of Western learning in Japan was

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A)  a lack of interest. 
B)  the language barrier. 
C)  resistance to any foreign ideas. 
D)  the exclusion of Christianity. 
A)  a lack of interest. 
B)  the language barrier. 
C)  resistance to any foreign ideas. 
D)  the exclusion of Christianity.

Question 9

Two of the most important developments that arose from the voyages of Captain James Cook were

Accepted Answer

A)  improvement of hygiene and nutrition for his men and the discovery of the Northwest passage. 
B)  use of the latest technology for determining longitude and the exploration of the California coast. 
C)  discovery of the Northwest passage and the mapping of the Pacific Ocean. 
D)  the mapping of the Pacific Ocean and exploding the myth of Terra Australis. 
A)  improvement of hygiene and nutrition for his men and the discovery of the Northwest passage. 
B)  use of the latest technology for determining longitude and the exploration of the California coast. 
C)  discovery of the Northwest passage and the mapping of the Pacific Ocean. 
D)  the mapping of the Pacific Ocean and exploding the myth of Terra Australis.

Question 10

How did Europeans view China,India,and the Ottoman Empire? What were the positive aspects of these views,and how did these views change over the course of the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

In the eighteenth century, Europeans vie

Question 11

After the execution of the French royal family in August 1792,most of the people executed in the name of the revolution were

Accepted Answer

A)  nobles. 
B)  clergy. 
C)  peasants and workers. 
D)  intellectuals. 
A)  nobles. 
B)  clergy. 
C)  peasants and workers. 
D)  intellectuals.

Question 12

The religious revival of the eighteenth century for most people focused on

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A)  a scientific and reasoned approach to faith. 
B)  a return to organized religions that had dealt with previous issues of corruption effectively. 
C)  an emphasis on feelings and enthusiasm. 
D)  studying the scriptures themselves. 
A)  a scientific and reasoned approach to faith. 
B)  a return to organized religions that had dealt with previous issues of corruption effectively. 
C)  an emphasis on feelings and enthusiasm. 
D)  studying the scriptures themselves.

Question 13

The early French feminist Marie-Olympe De Gouges was executed in 1793 because of her

Accepted Answer

A)  defense of the king and queen. 
B)  arguments that women were equal to men. 
C)  attacks on the church. 
D)  attacks on men for the oppression of women. 
A)  defense of the king and queen. 
B)  arguments that women were equal to men. 
C)  attacks on the church. 
D)  attacks on men for the oppression of women.

Question 14

The emphasis of the Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot was on

Accepted Answer

A)  the collection of knowledge in place of religious belief. 
B)  the creation of a system of metaphysics. 
C)  practical knowledge. 
D)  theoretical knowledge. 
A)  the collection of knowledge in place of religious belief. 
B)  the creation of a system of metaphysics. 
C)  practical knowledge. 
D)  theoretical knowledge.

Question 15

How accurate were European views of other cultures? Did they see only what suited them,whether good or bad? What sources would one need to answer this question completely?

Accepted Answer

To answer the question of how accurate E

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

During the Enlightenment,the country with the largest number of educated and literate people was

What was the common Enlightenment view of the church? Why did most Enlightenment thinkers hold this view?

As a part of the anticlerical movement that swept over eighteenth century Europe,

Which of Napoleon's political and military actions did not endure after his defeat and exile?

The Baron de Montesquieu developed an influential theory that Western governments tended

The ultimate reason for the failure of Lord Macartney's 1793 mission to China was that

What effect did the Enlightenment view of the goodness of humankind have on considerations of economic practice and social equality?

The greatest barrier to the introduction of Western learning in Japan was

Two of the most important developments that arose from the voyages of Captain James Cook were

How did Europeans view China,India,and the Ottoman Empire? What were the positive aspects of these views,and how did these views change over the course of the eighteenth century?

After the execution of the French royal family in August 1792,most of the people executed in the name of the revolution were

The religious revival of the eighteenth century for most people focused on

The early French feminist Marie-Olympe De Gouges was executed in 1793 because of her

The emphasis of the Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot was on

How accurate were European views of other cultures? Did they see only what suited them,whether good or bad? What sources would one need to answer this question completely?

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