Question 1

Voltaire believed all the following EXCEPT

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A)  ​only ideas received from the senses should be believed. 
B)  ​superstition and blind obedience to religious authority are unacceptable. 
C)  ​the people should be allowed to govern themselves. 
D)  ​constitutional monarchy is the best form of government. 
E)  ​the rule of law, religious tolerance, and the humane treatment of criminals was possible. 
A)  ​only ideas received from the senses should be believed. 
B)  ​superstition and blind obedience to religious authority are unacceptable. 
C)  ​the people should be allowed to govern themselves. 
D)  ​constitutional monarchy is the best form of government. 
E)  ​the rule of law, religious tolerance, and the humane treatment of criminals was possible.

Question 2

According to David Hume

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A)  the universe does not prove God's existence. 
B)  all religion results from human fears and superstitions. 
C)  the order apparent in the universe may be more in a person's mind than in reality. 
D)  religion is a social convention. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  the universe does not prove God's existence. 
B)  all religion results from human fears and superstitions. 
C)  the order apparent in the universe may be more in a person's mind than in reality. 
D)  religion is a social convention. 
E)  all of the above

Question 3

Among those admitted to Masonic lodges were

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A)  working stonemasons. 
B)  middle-class men. 
C)  aristocratic men. 
D)  some women. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  working stonemasons. 
B)  middle-class men. 
C)  aristocratic men. 
D)  some women. 
E)  all of the above

Question 4

All of the following characterized civil society and the public sphere in Enlightenment Europe EXCEPT

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A)  mixing of aristocrats with other social classes. 
B)  restriction to a few major cities. 
C)  membership based on common interests and curiosity rather than religion, kin, or occupational affiliation. 
D)  most of the members had some surplus wealth. 
E)  informal training in self-governance, self-education, and social criticism. 
A)  mixing of aristocrats with other social classes. 
B)  restriction to a few major cities. 
C)  membership based on common interests and curiosity rather than religion, kin, or occupational affiliation. 
D)  most of the members had some surplus wealth. 
E)  informal training in self-governance, self-education, and social criticism.

Question 5

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).
  
-Which institutions and individuals were most threatened by the principles and practices of the Enlightenment,and why were they challenged by the new ideas?

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The institutions and individuals most th

Question 6

The revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 resulted in

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A)  the expulsion of students from the Oxford University for unorthodox ideas. 
B)  imprisonment of heretics in the Dutch Republic. 
C)  forced conversion, imprisonment, or exile for French Protestants. 
D)  forcible baptism of Jewish children in the Papal States. 
E)  increased censorship of scientific materials throughout Europe. 
A)  the expulsion of students from the Oxford University for unorthodox ideas. 
B)  imprisonment of heretics in the Dutch Republic. 
C)  forced conversion, imprisonment, or exile for French Protestants. 
D)  forcible baptism of Jewish children in the Papal States. 
E)  increased censorship of scientific materials throughout Europe.

Question 7

Which of the following statements was true concerning freedom of expression during the seventeenth century?

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A)  Even in the Netherlands, those who opposed the Calvinist clergy could be detained without a time limit for release. 
B)  The publishing industry was still strictly controlled toward the end of the eighteenth century. 
C)  The liberality professed at Oxford University offered students the chance to express heretical ideas. 
D)  Those who professed Enlightenment principles hoped for more social freedom but were unwilling to attack political institutions in print. 
E)  Freedom of expression was practiced only in English-speaking countries. 
A)  Even in the Netherlands, those who opposed the Calvinist clergy could be detained without a time limit for release. 
B)  The publishing industry was still strictly controlled toward the end of the eighteenth century. 
C)  The liberality professed at Oxford University offered students the chance to express heretical ideas. 
D)  Those who professed Enlightenment principles hoped for more social freedom but were unwilling to attack political institutions in print. 
E)  Freedom of expression was practiced only in English-speaking countries.

Question 8

For the history of the Enlightenment,Madame de Châtelet's greatest accomplishment was her

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A)  French translation of Newton's Principia. 
B)  close friendship with Bayle. 
C)  hosting of and participation in salons. 
D)  position as consort to Louis XV. 
E)  association with Rousseau. 
A)  French translation of Newton's Principia. 
B)  close friendship with Bayle. 
C)  hosting of and participation in salons. 
D)  position as consort to Louis XV. 
E)  association with Rousseau.

Question 9

John Locke's ideal form of government can best be described as a

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A)  constitutional state based on the consent of the governed and respectful of each person's natural rights except for Catholics and atheists. 
B)  absolute monarchy guided by the principles of the Enlightenment. 
C)  constitutional state based on the consent of the governed and respectful of everyone's natural rights. 
D)  divine right monarchy. 
E)  constitutional state guided by the general will defined as the consensus of well-informed citizens. 
A)  constitutional state based on the consent of the governed and respectful of each person's natural rights except for Catholics and atheists. 
B)  absolute monarchy guided by the principles of the Enlightenment. 
C)  constitutional state based on the consent of the governed and respectful of everyone's natural rights. 
D)  divine right monarchy. 
E)  constitutional state guided by the general will defined as the consensus of well-informed citizens.

Question 10

The term freethinking,as applied to individuals in the eighteenth century,suggested

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A)  their readiness to criticize church dogmas. 
B)  willingness to move to political action. 
C)  their clubs would not be confined to one topic. 
D)  their thoughts would not be stifled by a monarch. 
E)  unstructured reflection. 
A)  their readiness to criticize church dogmas. 
B)  willingness to move to political action. 
C)  their clubs would not be confined to one topic. 
D)  their thoughts would not be stifled by a monarch. 
E)  unstructured reflection.

Question 11

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).
  
-Which characteristics of the philosophes illustrate a new way of looking at the world? List three major philosophes,and discusstheir major contributions.

Accepted Answer

The philosophes were a group of intellec

Question 12

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-laissez faire

Accepted Answer

Laissez-faire is an economic theory that

Question 13

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).
  
-Discuss why capitalists could find a champion in Adam Smith.Would Adam Smith have wanted to be such a champion? Can some issues that interested Adam Smith have a relationship to contemporary ones?

Accepted Answer

Adam Smith, often referred to as the fat

Question 14

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).
  
-In challenging traditional values and authorities,how did the Enlightenment contribute to a new,modern worldview?

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The Enlightenment contributed to a new,

Question 15

Immanuel Kant insisted that

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A)  individuals must conform to knowledge presented by authority. 
B)  each individual should reason independently. 
C)  education and critical thought were indispensable for the overthrow of the aristocratic order. 
D)  there was no conflict between reason and faith. 
E)  a person should be enlightened by an"inner light." 
A)  individuals must conform to knowledge presented by authority. 
B)  each individual should reason independently. 
C)  education and critical thought were indispensable for the overthrow of the aristocratic order. 
D)  there was no conflict between reason and faith. 
E)  a person should be enlightened by an"inner light."

Question 16

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).
  
-What is the difference between skepticism and freethinking? Provide examples of each.

Accepted Answer

Skepticism and freethinking are both app

Question 17

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-natural rights

Accepted Answer

Natural rights are a set of moral princi

Question 18

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).
  
-Locate and label the areas belonging tothe following colonial empires in 1750: Spanish,Dutch,French,and British.

Accepted Answer

In 1750, the Spanish colonial empire inc

Question 19

The text states that no Enlightenment philosopher was more dangerous to the Old Regime than which champion of democracy?

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A)  Rousseau 
B)  Locke 
C)  Voltaire 
D)  Hume 
E)  Kant 
A)  Rousseau 
B)  Locke 
C)  Voltaire 
D)  Hume 
E)  Kant

Question 20

Eighteenth-century philosophes were

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A)  traditional philosophers who opposed new ideas. 
B)  particularly those clergymen whose duty it was to protect the faith from philosophical wrangling. 
C)  leaders of Enlightenment thought who supported tolerance, rationality, and freedom. 
D)  the university professors who debated issues of the Enlightenment. 
E)  the modern equivalent of ancient sophists. 
A)  traditional philosophers who opposed new ideas. 
B)  particularly those clergymen whose duty it was to protect the faith from philosophical wrangling. 
C)  leaders of Enlightenment thought who supported tolerance, rationality, and freedom. 
D)  the university professors who debated issues of the Enlightenment. 
E)  the modern equivalent of ancient sophists.

Voltaire believed all the following EXCEPT

According to David Hume

Among those admitted to Masonic lodges were

All of the following characterized civil society and the public sphere in Enlightenment Europe EXCEPT

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -Which institutions and individuals were most threatened by the principles and practices of the Enlightenment,and why were they challenged by the new ideas?

The revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 resulted in

Which of the following statements was true concerning freedom of expression during the seventeenth century?

For the history of the Enlightenment,Madame de Châtelet's greatest accomplishment was her

John Locke's ideal form of government can best be described as a

The term freethinking,as applied to individuals in the eighteenth century,suggested

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -Which characteristics of the philosophes illustrate a new way of looking at the world? List three major philosophes,and discusstheir major contributions.

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -laissez faire

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -Discuss why capitalists could find a champion in Adam Smith.Would Adam Smith have wanted to be such a champion? Can some issues that interested Adam Smith have a relationship to contemporary ones?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -In challenging traditional values and authorities,how did the Enlightenment contribute to a new,modern worldview?

Immanuel Kant insisted that

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -What is the difference between skepticism and freethinking? Provide examples of each.

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -natural rights

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -Locate and label the areas belonging tothe following colonial empires in 1750: Spanish,Dutch,French,and British.

The text states that no Enlightenment philosopher was more dangerous to the Old Regime than which champion of democracy?

Eighteenth-century philosophes were

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The French Revolution: the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism: From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West: Responses to Modernization

Imperialism: Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, human Nature, and the Arts

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War Ii: Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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Exam 3: The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

Voltaire believed all the following EXCEPT

According to David Hume

Among those admitted to Masonic lodges were

All of the following characterized civil society and the public sphere in Enlightenment Europe EXCEPT

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -Which institutions and individuals were most threatened by the principles and practices of the Enlightenment,and why were they challenged by the new ideas?

The revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 resulted in

Which of the following statements was true concerning freedom of expression during the seventeenth century?

For the history of the Enlightenment,Madame de Châtelet's greatest accomplishment was her

John Locke's ideal form of government can best be described as a

The term freethinking,as applied to individuals in the eighteenth century,suggested

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -Which characteristics of the philosophes illustrate a new way of looking at the world? List three major philosophes,and discusstheir major contributions.

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -laissez faire

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -Discuss why capitalists could find a champion in Adam Smith.Would Adam Smith have wanted to be such a champion? Can some issues that interested Adam Smith have a relationship to contemporary ones?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -In challenging traditional values and authorities,how did the Enlightenment contribute to a new,modern worldview?

Immanuel Kant insisted that

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -What is the difference between skepticism and freethinking? Provide examples of each.

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -natural rights

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -Locate and label the areas belonging tothe following colonial empires in 1750: Spanish,Dutch,French,and British.

The text states that no Enlightenment philosopher was more dangerous to the Old Regime than which champion of democracy?

Eighteenth-century philosophes were

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The French Revolution: the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism: From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West: Responses to Modernization

Imperialism: Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, human Nature, and the Arts

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War Ii: Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

Filters