Question 1

Denis Diderot was an ardent Christian.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

In eighteenth-century Europe, churches, both Catholic and Protestant,

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A) declined in numbers and influence. 
B) still played a major role in social and spiritual areas. 
C) were responsible for the dramatic rise in literacy. 
D) had not changed much in two centuries. 
E) were legally separated from any state or government connections. 
A) declined in numbers and influence. 
B) still played a major role in social and spiritual areas. 
C) were responsible for the dramatic rise in literacy. 
D) had not changed much in two centuries. 
E) were legally separated from any state or government connections. B

Question 3

Adam Smith believed that government

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A) should not interfere in people's economic decisions. 
B) set prices across the board to maintain stability. 
C) should encourage people to share and help each other. 
D) has a responsibility to the people to manage the economy. 
E) is not necessary and should be eliminated entirely. 
A) should not interfere in people's economic decisions. 
B) set prices across the board to maintain stability. 
C) should encourage people to share and help each other. 
D) has a responsibility to the people to manage the economy. 
E) is not necessary and should be eliminated entirely. A

Question 4

What was the relationship between high culture and popular culture during the eighteenth century?

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During the eighteenth century, there was

Question 5

The Baroque-Rococo artistic style of the eighteenth century was

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A) confined to France. 
B) expressed in the architectural works of Baron d'Holbach. 
C) evident in the masterpieces of Balthasar Neumann. 
D) characterized by strict geometric patterns and an emphasis on power. 
E) more severe and mathematical than the Baroque. 
A) confined to France. 
B) expressed in the architectural works of Baron d'Holbach. 
C) evident in the masterpieces of Balthasar Neumann. 
D) characterized by strict geometric patterns and an emphasis on power. 
E) more severe and mathematical than the Baroque.

Question 6

In reaction to significant elements of rationalism and deism, in what two countries did some ordinary Protestant churchgoers choose new religious movements?

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A) Scotland and Ireland 
B) France and Austria 
C) Italy and Spain 
D) Sweden and Poland 
E) England and Germany 
A) Scotland and Ireland 
B) France and Austria 
C) Italy and Spain 
D) Sweden and Poland 
E) England and Germany

Question 7

Did the Enlightenment represent a new era for women? Why or why not?

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The Enlightenment did not represent a ne

Question 8

A cheap and popular alcoholic drink in eighteenth century England was

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A) beer. 
B) whiskey. 
C) wine. 
D) mead. 
E) gin. 
A) beer. 
B) whiskey. 
C) wine. 
D) mead. 
E) gin.

Question 9

Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations was a forceful rejection of the doctrine of laissez-faire.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Deism is the belief that

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A) religion is fairy tales to frighten the superstitious. 
B) if God exists, he has no interest in the world. 
C) God created the universe but does not actively run it 
D) a transcendent spirit controls every event. 
E) praying matters. 
A) religion is fairy tales to frighten the superstitious. 
B) if God exists, he has no interest in the world. 
C) God created the universe but does not actively run it 
D) a transcendent spirit controls every event. 
E) praying matters.

Question 11

The scientist-philosopher who provides a link between the scientists of the 17th century and the philosophes of the next was

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A) Voltaire. 
B) Denis Diderot. 
C) David Hume. 
D) Cesare Beccaria. 
E) Bernard de Fontenelle. 
A) Voltaire. 
B) Denis Diderot. 
C) David Hume. 
D) Cesare Beccaria. 
E) Bernard de Fontenelle.

Question 12

What specific contributions did Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Diderot make to the age of the Enlightenment? Compare and contrast their political ideas with Thomas Hobbes and Machiavelli.

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Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Diderot were

Question 13

What role did women play in the development of the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

Women played a significant role in the d

Question 14

European music in the later eighteenth century is best associated with

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A) Haydn and Mozart, who shifted the musical center from Italy and Germany to the Austrian Empire. 
B) Handel, the most religiously inspired of the period's composers. 
C) the strictly elitist, aristocratic works of Haydn. 
D) the innovative, secular compositions of Bach. 
E) the neoclassical works of Beethoven. 
A) Haydn and Mozart, who shifted the musical center from Italy and Germany to the Austrian Empire. 
B) Handel, the most religiously inspired of the period's composers. 
C) the strictly elitist, aristocratic works of Haydn. 
D) the innovative, secular compositions of Bach. 
E) the neoclassical works of Beethoven.

Question 15

The eighteenth-century English historian Edward Gibbon blamed the downfall of ancient Rome on the pagan religion practices and sexual excesses of the Roman Empire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

European intellectual life in the eighteenth century was marked by

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A) growing anti-Semitism and sharper persecution of minorities in universities. 
B) the emergence of secularization and a search to find the natural laws governing human life. 
C) sophism and the mockery of past traditions. 
D) a return of monastic schools and medieval modes of training religious thinkers. 
E) an intense pessimism about the possibility of human progress. 
A) growing anti-Semitism and sharper persecution of minorities in universities. 
B) the emergence of secularization and a search to find the natural laws governing human life. 
C) sophism and the mockery of past traditions. 
D) a return of monastic schools and medieval modes of training religious thinkers. 
E) an intense pessimism about the possibility of human progress.

Question 17

John Locke influenced the eighteenth-century Enlightenment through his theory of knowledge and his concept of the tabula rasa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The eighteenth-century musical composition that has been called one of those rare works that appeal immediately to everyone, and yet is indisputably a masterpiece of the highest order is

Accepted Answer

A) Bach's St.Matthew's Passion. 
B) Haydn's The Seasons. 
C) Handel's Messiah. 
D) Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. 
E) Wagner's The Ring cycle. 
A) Bach's St.Matthew's Passion. 
B) Haydn's The Seasons. 
C) Handel's Messiah. 
D) Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. 
E) Wagner's The Ring cycle.

Question 19

The Encyclopedia

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A) was a major tool in the attack of conservatives on Enlightenment ideals. 
B) was a 28-volume compilation of articles by many influential philosophes. 
C) sought to expose the dangers of religious toleration. 
D) was subsidized in twelve separate editions by the French government. 
E) failed to popularize its contents because its high price restricted its audience. 
A) was a major tool in the attack of conservatives on Enlightenment ideals. 
B) was a 28-volume compilation of articles by many influential philosophes. 
C) sought to expose the dangers of religious toleration. 
D) was subsidized in twelve separate editions by the French government. 
E) failed to popularize its contents because its high price restricted its audience.

Question 20

Johann Sebastian Bach

Accepted Answer

A) was best known for his cantatas and motets. 
B) became a close German confidant of Voltaire. 
C) produced religious music as a way to worship God. 
D) was the major Catholic composer of the seventeenth century. 
E) composed Messiah. 
A) was best known for his cantatas and motets. 
B) became a close German confidant of Voltaire. 
C) produced religious music as a way to worship God. 
D) was the major Catholic composer of the seventeenth century. 
E) composed Messiah.

Exam 17: The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment

Denis Diderot was an ardent Christian.

In eighteenth-century Europe, churches, both Catholic and Protestant,

Adam Smith believed that government

What was the relationship between high culture and popular culture during the eighteenth century?

The Baroque-Rococo artistic style of the eighteenth century was

In reaction to significant elements of rationalism and deism, in what two countries did some ordinary Protestant churchgoers choose new religious movements?

Did the Enlightenment represent a new era for women? Why or why not?

A cheap and popular alcoholic drink in eighteenth century England was

Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations was a forceful rejection of the doctrine of laissez-faire.

Deism is the belief that

The scientist-philosopher who provides a link between the scientists of the 17th century and the philosophes of the next was

What specific contributions did Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Diderot make to the age of the Enlightenment? Compare and contrast their political ideas with Thomas Hobbes and Machiavelli.

What role did women play in the development of the Enlightenment?

European music in the later eighteenth century is best associated with

The eighteenth-century English historian Edward Gibbon blamed the downfall of ancient Rome on the pagan religion practices and sexual excesses of the Roman Empire.

European intellectual life in the eighteenth century was marked by

John Locke influenced the eighteenth-century Enlightenment through his theory of knowledge and his concept of the tabula rasa.

The eighteenth-century musical composition that has been called one of those rare works that appeal immediately to everyone, and yet is indisputably a masterpiece of the highest order is

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