Question 1

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)  was responsible for the dramatic role in literary. 
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)  was responsible for the dramatic role in literary. 
D)  had not changed much in two centuries. 
E)  were legally separated from any state or government connections.

Question 2

A major inspiration for travel literature in the eighteenth century were the Pacific Ocean adventures of

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A)  James Cook. 
B)  Ferdinand de Lesseps. 
C)  Zheng He. 
D)  David Hume. 
E)  Ferdinand Magellan. 
A)  James Cook. 
B)  Ferdinand de Lesseps. 
C)  Zheng He. 
D)  David Hume. 
E)  Ferdinand Magellan.

Question 3

Rousseau's influential novel, Emile, deals with these key Enlightenment themes:

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A)  proper child rearing and human education 
B)  the best roles for women in making modern society 
C)  the necessity of church marriage and reform of church teaching on this sacrament 
D)  the abolition of the pope's restrictions on religious practices and the content of sermons 
E)  the evils of child abuse. 
A)  proper child rearing and human education 
B)  the best roles for women in making modern society 
C)  the necessity of church marriage and reform of church teaching on this sacrament 
D)  the abolition of the pope's restrictions on religious practices and the content of sermons 
E)  the evils of child abuse.

Question 4

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws

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Montesquieu's "The Spirit of the Laws" (

Question 5

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:

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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 6

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Voltaire's Treatise on Toleration

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Voltaire's Treatise on Toleration, also

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-deism

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Deism is a philosophical belief that pos

Question 8

Who said that individuals "will forced to be free"?

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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 9

IDENTIFICATIONS
-John Locke's tabula rasa

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John Locke's concept of "tabula rasa" is

Question 10

In The Spirit of the Laws, Montesquieu argued that the best political system in a modern society is one where

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A)  the legislature exercises absolute and unlimited power. 
B)  the king exercises absolute and unlimited power. 
C)  power is divided between the three branches of government. 
D)  the nobility is uninvolved. 
E)  all government resources are focused on military power. 
A)  the legislature exercises absolute and unlimited power. 
B)  the king exercises absolute and unlimited power. 
C)  power is divided between the three branches of government. 
D)  the nobility is uninvolved. 
E)  all government resources are focused on military power.

Question 11

Did the Enlightenment represent a new era for women?

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The Enlightenment, a cultural and intell

Question 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Franz Joseph Haydn

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Franz Joseph Haydn was a prominent Austr

Question 13

IDENTIFICATIONS
-laissez-faire

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The answer of IDENTIFICATIONS
-laissez-faire...

Question 14

In reaction to significant elements of rationalism and deism, in what two countries did some ordinary Protestant churchgoers chose 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 15

A cheap and popular alcoholic drink in eighteenth century England was

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

Question 16

Montesquieu's Persian Letters

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A)  expressed his admiration of Islam and the East. 
B)  was a translation of a great literary work from ancient Persia. 
C)  was a method that allowed him to criticize the Catholic Church and the French monarchy. 
D)  was first written Latin but later translated into French. 
E)  was published first in Italy. 
A)  expressed his admiration of Islam and the East. 
B)  was a translation of a great literary work from ancient Persia. 
C)  was a method that allowed him to criticize the Catholic Church and the French monarchy. 
D)  was first written Latin but later translated into French. 
E)  was published first in Italy.

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Essay Concerning Human Understanding

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The item "Essay Concerning Human Underst

Question 18

For Rousseau, the "general will" was

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A)  a meaningless abstraction and impediment to reason. 
B)  derived from the law of supply and demand. 
C)  a license to do as one pleased. 
D)  a social consensus to which the individual must bow. 
E)  identical to Locke's social contract. 
A)  a meaningless abstraction and impediment to reason. 
B)  derived from the law of supply and demand. 
C)  a license to do as one pleased. 
D)  a social consensus to which the individual must bow. 
E)  identical to Locke's social contract.

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Mary Wollstonecraft

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Mary Wollstonecraft was an 18th-century

Question 20

What were the major ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau? In what ways were Rousseau's ideas unique, differing from those of his predecessors?

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a prominent ph

Exam 17: the Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

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

A major inspiration for travel literature in the eighteenth century were the Pacific Ocean adventures of

Rousseau's influential novel, Emile, deals with these key Enlightenment themes:

IDENTIFICATIONS -Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws

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:

IDENTIFICATIONS -Voltaire's Treatise on Toleration

IDENTIFICATIONS -deism

Who said that individuals "will forced to be free"?

IDENTIFICATIONS -John Locke's tabula rasa

In The Spirit of the Laws, Montesquieu argued that the best political system in a modern society is one where

Did the Enlightenment represent a new era for women?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Franz Joseph Haydn

IDENTIFICATIONS -laissez-faire

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

A cheap and popular alcoholic drink in eighteenth century England was

Montesquieu's Persian Letters

IDENTIFICATIONS -Essay Concerning Human Understanding

For Rousseau, the "general will" was

IDENTIFICATIONS -Mary Wollstonecraft

What were the major ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau? In what ways were Rousseau's ideas unique, differing from those of his predecessors?

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