Question 1

The first daily newspaper was printed in London.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The motto of the Enlightenment "Dare to know!" was coined by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Immanuel Kant. 
B)  Baron de Montesquieu. 
C)  Isaac Newton. 
D)  David Hume. 
E)  Voltaire. 
A)  Immanuel Kant. 
B)  Baron de Montesquieu. 
C)  Isaac Newton. 
D)  David Hume. 
E)  Voltaire.

Question 3

Mozart was buried in a pauper's grave.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Define Rousseau's argument for legitimate authority.

Accepted Answer

Rousseau's argument has three parts.Firs

Question 5

The philosophes of the eighteenth century used people's houses in which to meet and converse on a more informal basis than that provided by the royal academies.These informal meetings were known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  salons. 
B)  lodges. 
C)  aeries. 
D)  teahouses. 
E)  coffeehouses. 
A)  salons. 
B)  lodges. 
C)  aeries. 
D)  teahouses. 
E)  coffeehouses.

Question 6

What was the Enlightenment,and what role did the scientific revolution play in its creation?

Accepted Answer

The Enlightenment is often referred to a

Question 7

John Locke is best known today as a political philosopher,but in the eighteenth century he was better known for his studies of:

Accepted Answer

A)  thermodynamics. 
B)  sociology. 
C)  human knowledge. 
D)  morals and ethics. 
E)  medicine. 
A)  thermodynamics. 
B)  sociology. 
C)  human knowledge. 
D)  morals and ethics. 
E)  medicine.

Question 8

Which of the following statements best expresses the philosophes' attitude toward slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slavery corrupted its victims, and so slaves were not ready for freedom. 
B)  Slavery was compatible only with a society based on paternalism and deference. 
C)  All slavery is inhuman, and governments ought to take steps to eradicate it immediately. 
D)  Slavery was uneconomical and contrary to laissez-faire principles. 
E)  Slavery was justified by ancient practice and by the Bible and should, therefore, be allowed everywhere Europeans ruled. 
A)  Slavery corrupted its victims, and so slaves were not ready for freedom. 
B)  Slavery was compatible only with a society based on paternalism and deference. 
C)  All slavery is inhuman, and governments ought to take steps to eradicate it immediately. 
D)  Slavery was uneconomical and contrary to laissez-faire principles. 
E)  Slavery was justified by ancient practice and by the Bible and should, therefore, be allowed everywhere Europeans ruled.

Question 9

The "classical" style of music that swept Europe in the late eighteenth century:

Accepted Answer

A)  rejected the symphonic form because it was bohemian. 
B)  slavishly imitated the music of classical antiquity. 
C)  was intended to sound orderly, clear, and balanced. 
D)  is best represented by the music of Bach and Handel. 
E)  remained the musical style until the late twentieth century. 
A)  rejected the symphonic form because it was bohemian. 
B)  slavishly imitated the music of classical antiquity. 
C)  was intended to sound orderly, clear, and balanced. 
D)  is best represented by the music of Bach and Handel. 
E)  remained the musical style until the late twentieth century.

Question 10

Tabula rasa means "human mind."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Laissez-faire economics came from the writings of the Scottish economist Adam Smith who argued against state monopolies and for the encouragement of individual interests in the economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Although George Frederic Handel began his career in London composing Italian-style operas,he is best remembered today for his oratorios,the most famous of which is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Israel in Egypt. 
B)  St. Matthew Passion. 
C)  Messiah. 
D)  Judas Maccabaeus. 
E)  Esther. 
A)  Israel in Egypt. 
B)  St. Matthew Passion. 
C)  Messiah. 
D)  Judas Maccabaeus. 
E)  Esther.

Question 13

The Enlightenment battle cry of "Écrasez l'infâme" best represents the ideas of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Denis Diderot. 
B)  Immanuel Kant. 
C)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
D)  François Marie Arouet (Voltaire). 
E)  John Locke. 
A)  Denis Diderot. 
B)  Immanuel Kant. 
C)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
D)  François Marie Arouet (Voltaire). 
E)  John Locke.

Question 14

The fastest growing group of readers in the eighteenth century was the female middle class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The South Pacific region was explored extensively by both the French and the English.The French explorer,Louis-Anne de Bougainville,searched the South Pacific in search of a new route to China.He was soon followed by the English explorer:

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Boyle. 
B)  Robert Hooke. 
C)  James Caville. 
D)  James Cook. 
E)  John Cabot. 
A)  Robert Boyle. 
B)  Robert Hooke. 
C)  James Caville. 
D)  James Cook. 
E)  John Cabot.

Question 16

For the philosophers,an important implication of John Locke's tabula rasa was:

Accepted Answer

A)  that all human beings are equal in natural and all other rights. 
B)  its emphasis on political and economic liberalism. 
C)  that private property was the foundation of all legitimate government. 
D)  that environment determines all social progress. 
E)  that human beings were set in their behavior from birth. 
A)  that all human beings are equal in natural and all other rights. 
B)  its emphasis on political and economic liberalism. 
C)  that private property was the foundation of all legitimate government. 
D)  that environment determines all social progress. 
E)  that human beings were set in their behavior from birth.

Question 17

Opera,a very popular musical form during the eighteenth century,was developed in the seventeenth century by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Claudio Monteverdi. 
B)  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 
C)  Joseph Haydn. 
D)  Christoph Willibald von Gluck. 
E)  George Frederic Handel. 
A)  Claudio Monteverdi. 
B)  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 
C)  Joseph Haydn. 
D)  Christoph Willibald von Gluck. 
E)  George Frederic Handel.

Question 18

Jean-Jacques Rousseau's somewhat conflicting views of female nature illustrate:

Accepted Answer

A)  the shifting meaning of "nature" by the middle of the eighteenth century. 
B)  his belief that women have the same natural rights as men. 
C)  the idea that men and women should receive an identical education. 
D)  the general view that women were little more than creatures of lust and passion. 
E)  that intellectuals of the eighteenth century had difficulty admitting they thought women inferior. 
A)  the shifting meaning of "nature" by the middle of the eighteenth century. 
B)  his belief that women have the same natural rights as men. 
C)  the idea that men and women should receive an identical education. 
D)  the general view that women were little more than creatures of lust and passion. 
E)  that intellectuals of the eighteenth century had difficulty admitting they thought women inferior.

Question 19

Closely following voyages of discovery,many Enlightenment thinkers such as Denis Diderot believed that the Tahitians best represented humanity:

Accepted Answer

A)  as Europeans ought to attempt to emulate. 
B)  in its natural state. 
C)  in its degenerate state. 
D)  as innocent yet corrupted by Europeans. 
E)  as corrupt but possible to be saved through conversion to Christianity. 
A)  as Europeans ought to attempt to emulate. 
B)  in its natural state. 
C)  in its degenerate state. 
D)  as innocent yet corrupted by Europeans. 
E)  as corrupt but possible to be saved through conversion to Christianity.

Question 20

The one eighteenth-century European city with a commercial market for culture,including music,was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Berlin. 
B)  London. 
C)  Paris. 
D)  Vienna. 
E)  Madrid. 
A)  Berlin. 
B)  London. 
C)  Paris. 
D)  Vienna. 
E)  Madrid.

Exam 17: The Enlightenment

The first daily newspaper was printed in London.

The motto of the Enlightenment "Dare to know!" was coined by:

Mozart was buried in a pauper's grave.

Define Rousseau's argument for legitimate authority.

The philosophes of the eighteenth century used people's houses in which to meet and converse on a more informal basis than that provided by the royal academies.These informal meetings were known as:

What was the Enlightenment,and what role did the scientific revolution play in its creation?

John Locke is best known today as a political philosopher,but in the eighteenth century he was better known for his studies of:

Which of the following statements best expresses the philosophes' attitude toward slavery?

The "classical" style of music that swept Europe in the late eighteenth century:

Tabula rasa means "human mind."

Laissez-faire economics came from the writings of the Scottish economist Adam Smith who argued against state monopolies and for the encouragement of individual interests in the economy.

Although George Frederic Handel began his career in London composing Italian-style operas,he is best remembered today for his oratorios,the most famous of which is:

The Enlightenment battle cry of "Écrasez l'infâme" best represents the ideas of:

The fastest growing group of readers in the eighteenth century was the female middle class.

The South Pacific region was explored extensively by both the French and the English.The French explorer,Louis-Anne de Bougainville,searched the South Pacific in search of a new route to China.He was soon followed by the English explorer:

For the philosophers,an important implication of John Locke's tabula rasa was:

Opera,a very popular musical form during the eighteenth century,was developed in the seventeenth century by:

Jean-Jacques Rousseau's somewhat conflicting views of female nature illustrate:

Closely following voyages of discovery,many Enlightenment thinkers such as Denis Diderot believed that the Tahitians best represented humanity:

The one eighteenth-century European city with a commercial market for culture,including music,was:

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