Question 1

John Locke's tabula rasa refers to

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A) the temple of reason. 
B) a heart of love. 
C) the image of God. 
D) a blank mind. 
E) the table of tradition. 
A) the temple of reason. 
B) a heart of love. 
C) the image of God. 
D) a blank mind. 
E) the table of tradition.

Question 2

How do the art and literature of the eighteenth century reflect the political and social life of the period?

Accepted Answer

The art and literature of the eighteenth

Question 3

The English writer who argued in A Serious Proposal to the Ladies that women should become better educated was

Accepted Answer

A) Anne Stuart. 
B) Mary Astell. 
C) Mary Wollstonecraft. 
D) Jane Austin. 
E) Maria Cavendish. 
A) Anne Stuart. 
B) Mary Astell. 
C) Mary Wollstonecraft. 
D) Jane Austin. 
E) Maria Cavendish.

Question 4

The author of The Progress of the Human Mind and who became a victim of the French Revolution was

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A) Condorcet. 
B) Holbach. 
C) Quesnay. 
D) Arouet. 
E) Danton. 
A) Condorcet. 
B) Holbach. 
C) Quesnay. 
D) Arouet. 
E) Danton.

Question 5

By the end of the eighteenth century

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A) a trend away from imprisonment and toward capital punishment began. 
B) corporal and capital punishment were on the decline. 
C) criminal punishments became more cruel as violent crimes increased. 
D) the death penalty was abolished in western Europe. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) a trend away from imprisonment and toward capital punishment began. 
B) corporal and capital punishment were on the decline. 
C) criminal punishments became more cruel as violent crimes increased. 
D) the death penalty was abolished in western Europe. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 6

According to Rousseau, the source of inequality and the chief cause of crimes was

Accepted Answer

A) divine-right monarchy. 
B) marriage. 
C) religion. 
D) scientific experimentation. 
E) private property. 
A) divine-right monarchy. 
B) marriage. 
C) religion. 
D) scientific experimentation. 
E) private property.

Question 7

How did the popularization of science, the impact of travel literature, and the legacy of Locke and Newton influence the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

The popularization of science during the

Question 8

In her A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Mary Wollstonecraft argued that the Enlightenment was based on the ideal that reason is innate in all human beings, including women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The philosopher who proclaimed the motto of the Enlightenment as "Dare to know!" was

Accepted Answer

A) Immanuel Kant. 
B) Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
C) Voltaire. 
D) Baron d'Holbach. 
E) Denis Diderot. 
A) Immanuel Kant. 
B) Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
C) Voltaire. 
D) Baron d'Holbach. 
E) Denis Diderot.

Question 10

John Wesley and Methodism

Accepted Answer

John Wesley was an Anglican cleric and t

Question 11

Eighteenth-century writers, especially in England, used this new form of literary expression to attack the hypocrisies of the era and provide sentimental entertainment to growing numbers of readers:

Accepted Answer

A) epic poetry. 
B) autobiography. 
C) novels. 
D) short stories. 
E) histories of the Middle Ages. 
A) epic poetry. 
B) autobiography. 
C) novels. 
D) short stories. 
E) histories of the Middle Ages.

Question 12

Who said that individuals would be forced to be free if they did not obey the general will?

Accepted Answer

A) Baron Paul d'Holbach 
B) Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
C) Denis Diderot 
D) Francois Quesnay 
E) Voltaire 
A) Baron Paul d'Holbach 
B) Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
C) Denis Diderot 
D) Francois Quesnay 
E) Voltaire

Question 13

The Rococo artist Antoine Watteau emphasized

Accepted Answer

A) the pleasure and joy of aristocratic life. 
B) the simplicity of rural life. 
C) the desperate poverty of cities. 
D) the piety of the French clergy. 
E) the majesty of French kings. 
A) the pleasure and joy of aristocratic life. 
B) the simplicity of rural life. 
C) the desperate poverty of cities. 
D) the piety of the French clergy. 
E) the majesty of French kings.

Exam 17: The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment

John Locke's tabula rasa refers to

How do the art and literature of the eighteenth century reflect the political and social life of the period?

The English writer who argued in A Serious Proposal to the Ladies that women should become better educated was

The author of The Progress of the Human Mind and who became a victim of the French Revolution was

By the end of the eighteenth century

According to Rousseau, the source of inequality and the chief cause of crimes was

How did the popularization of science, the impact of travel literature, and the legacy of Locke and Newton influence the Enlightenment?

In her A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Mary Wollstonecraft argued that the Enlightenment was based on the ideal that reason is innate in all human beings, including women.

The philosopher who proclaimed the motto of the Enlightenment as "Dare to know!" was

John Wesley and Methodism

Eighteenth-century writers, especially in England, used this new form of literary expression to attack the hypocrisies of the era and provide sentimental entertainment to growing numbers of readers:

Who said that individuals would be forced to be free if they did not obey the general will?

The Rococo artist Antoine Watteau emphasized

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