Question 1

What is Locke's assertion in Essay on Human Understanding?

Accepted Answer

A)  People are perfectly capable of governing themselves. 
B)  The rules of established society inhibit creativity and true freedom. 
C)  The separation of Church and State is essential to establishing a true democracy. 
D)  Rational humanism is the guiding principle of progress. 
A)  People are perfectly capable of governing themselves. 
B)  The rules of established society inhibit creativity and true freedom. 
C)  The separation of Church and State is essential to establishing a true democracy. 
D)  Rational humanism is the guiding principle of progress.

Question 2

William Hogarth's Gin Lane,which explores the consequences of Londoners being addicted to gin,serves as

Accepted Answer

A)  a method of shaming Londoners. 
B)  a message to the upper classes. 
C)  social commentary. 
D)  a warning against sin. 
A)  a method of shaming Londoners. 
B)  a message to the upper classes. 
C)  social commentary. 
D)  a warning against sin.

Question 3

Who wrote the Dictionary of the English Language and also praised the Chinese civil service examinations?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Milton 
B)  Samuel Johnson 
C)  Alexander Pope 
D)  Jane Austen 
A)  John Milton 
B)  Samuel Johnson 
C)  Alexander Pope 
D)  Jane Austen

Question 4

Discuss the characteristics of a typical English garden.

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Essay responses should include these poi

Question 5

Which of the following challenged the traditional belief that the orbits of the planets were spherical,showing that the five known planets moved around the sun in elliptical paths?

Accepted Answer

A)  René Descartes 
B)  Galileo Galilei 
C)  Johannes Kepler 
D)  Antoni van Leeuwenhoek 
A)  René Descartes 
B)  Galileo Galilei 
C)  Johannes Kepler 
D)  Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

Question 6

Summarize the position presented by Thomas Hobbes in Leviathan.

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Question 7

Tattooing is most closely associated with the traditions of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Tahitians 
B)  the Marquesas Islanders 
C)  the Maori 
D)  the Easter Islanders 
A)  the Tahitians 
B)  the Marquesas Islanders 
C)  the Maori 
D)  the Easter Islanders

Question 8

Which member of the Lunar Society is considered the inventor of gas lighting?

Accepted Answer

A)  James Watt 
B)  Benjamin Franklin 
C)  William Murdock 
D)  Josiah Wedgwood 
A)  James Watt 
B)  Benjamin Franklin 
C)  William Murdock 
D)  Josiah Wedgwood

Question 9

Which of the following artists served as an official portraitist for Marie-Antoinette?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean-Honoré Fragonard 
B)  Jean-Antoine Watteau 
C)  Marie-Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun 
D)  Jacques-Louis David 
A)  Jean-Honoré Fragonard 
B)  Jean-Antoine Watteau 
C)  Marie-Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun 
D)  Jacques-Louis David

Question 10

What was Richard Arkwright's contribution to the textile industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  He patented a waterwheel used to power looms. 
B)  He developed what would later become the cotton gin. 
C)  He developed a smoothing technique using water and dyed wool. 
D)  He developed a "flying shuttle," which enabled faster weaving. 
A)  He patented a waterwheel used to power looms. 
B)  He developed what would later become the cotton gin. 
C)  He developed a smoothing technique using water and dyed wool. 
D)  He developed a "flying shuttle," which enabled faster weaving.

What is Locke's assertion in Essay on Human Understanding?

William Hogarth's Gin Lane,which explores the consequences of Londoners being addicted to gin,serves as

Who wrote the Dictionary of the English Language and also praised the Chinese civil service examinations?

Discuss the characteristics of a typical English garden.

Which of the following challenged the traditional belief that the orbits of the planets were spherical,showing that the five known planets moved around the sun in elliptical paths?

Summarize the position presented by Thomas Hobbes in Leviathan.

Tattooing is most closely associated with the traditions of which of the following?

Which member of the Lunar Society is considered the inventor of gas lighting?

Which of the following artists served as an official portraitist for Marie-Antoinette?

What was Richard Arkwright's contribution to the textile industry?

The Prehistoric Past and the Earliest Civilizations

The Greek World

Empire

The Flowering of Religion

Fiefdom and Monastery, pilgrimage and Crusade

The Gothic and the Rebirth of Naturalism

The Renaissance

Renaissance and Reformation in the North

Encounter and Confrontation

The Counter-Reformation and the Baroque

The Age of Revolution

The Working Class and the Bourgeoisie

The Modernist World

Decades of Change

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Exam 11: Enlightenment and Rococo

What is Locke's assertion in Essay on Human Understanding?

William Hogarth's Gin Lane,which explores the consequences of Londoners being addicted to gin,serves as

Who wrote the Dictionary of the English Language and also praised the Chinese civil service examinations?

Discuss the characteristics of a typical English garden.

Which of the following challenged the traditional belief that the orbits of the planets were spherical,showing that the five known planets moved around the sun in elliptical paths?

Summarize the position presented by Thomas Hobbes in Leviathan.

Tattooing is most closely associated with the traditions of which of the following?

Which member of the Lunar Society is considered the inventor of gas lighting?

Which of the following artists served as an official portraitist for Marie-Antoinette?

What was Richard Arkwright's contribution to the textile industry?

The Prehistoric Past and the Earliest Civilizations

The Greek World

Empire

The Flowering of Religion

Fiefdom and Monastery, pilgrimage and Crusade

The Gothic and the Rebirth of Naturalism

The Renaissance

Renaissance and Reformation in the North

Encounter and Confrontation

The Counter-Reformation and the Baroque

The Age of Revolution

The Working Class and the Bourgeoisie

The Modernist World

Decades of Change

Filters