Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Although much exploration was carried out by the French and the English,people from many other nations participated in the exploration of the New World.One of these,_________,was hailed by Charles Darwin as "the greatest scientific traveler who ever lived."

Accepted Answer

A)  Moses Mendelssohn 
B)  Paul Henri d'Holbach 
C)  Immanuel Kant 
D)  Gotthold Lessing 
E)  Alexander von Humboldt 
A)  Moses Mendelssohn 
B)  Paul Henri d'Holbach 
C)  Immanuel Kant 
D)  Gotthold Lessing 
E)  Alexander von Humboldt

Question 3

According to the Abbé Guillaume Thomas François Raynal,the one event that had a profound impact on Europeans was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  legal decision in the Calas case. 
B)  discovery of the New World. 
C)  trial of Galileo Galilei. 
D)  fall of the Roman Empire. 
E)  publication of Copernicus's theory. 
A)  legal decision in the Calas case. 
B)  discovery of the New World. 
C)  trial of Galileo Galilei. 
D)  fall of the Roman Empire. 
E)  publication of Copernicus's theory.

Question 4

The first daily newspaper was printed in London.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Enlightenment was not only a western European trend in thinking,it was also found in central and southern Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The genesis of the Enlightenment may be found in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century. 
B)  Catholic Reformation of the seventeenth century. 
C)  scientific revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. 
D)  writings of Voltaire and Rousseau. 
E)  art of the High Renaissance. 
A)  Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century. 
B)  Catholic Reformation of the seventeenth century. 
C)  scientific revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. 
D)  writings of Voltaire and Rousseau. 
E)  art of the High Renaissance.

Question 7

In her Vindication of the Rights of Woman,Mary Wollstonecraft argued that:

Accepted Answer

A)  republicanism was an ill-conceived idea dedicated to the violent disruption of society. 
B)  there was no such thing as a natural division of labor in any human society. 
C)  women were deserving of the protection of men since they were the weaker sex. 
D)  virtue ought to mean different things to men and women. 
E)  all men and women share a common humanity. 
A)  republicanism was an ill-conceived idea dedicated to the violent disruption of society. 
B)  there was no such thing as a natural division of labor in any human society. 
C)  women were deserving of the protection of men since they were the weaker sex. 
D)  virtue ought to mean different things to men and women. 
E)  all men and women share a common humanity.

Question 8

Catherine the Great's effort to codify Russian Law along enlightened models was abandoned after:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Russian nobility threatened to revolt. 
B)  her husband, Peter III, was assassinated. 
C)  the Ottomans suddenly invaded. 
D)  a massive peasant revolt intervened. 
E)  Catherine herself decided to pursue enlightened reforms through the more efficient means of royal decree. 
A)  the Russian nobility threatened to revolt. 
B)  her husband, Peter III, was assassinated. 
C)  the Ottomans suddenly invaded. 
D)  a massive peasant revolt intervened. 
E)  Catherine herself decided to pursue enlightened reforms through the more efficient means of royal decree.

Question 9

The Enlightenment was vitally concerned with each of the following EXCEPT the:

Accepted Answer

A)  danger of arbitrary and unchecked authority. 
B)  value of religious toleration. 
C)  overriding importance of law. 
D)  importance of reason in all affairs. 
E)  need to subordinate sensual pleasure to the disciplined, rational mind. 
A)  danger of arbitrary and unchecked authority. 
B)  value of religious toleration. 
C)  overriding importance of law. 
D)  importance of reason in all affairs. 
E)  need to subordinate sensual pleasure to the disciplined, rational mind.

Question 10

Laissez-faire economics originated in 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 11

A cornerstone of Enlightenment thinking was skepticism,as developed by the Scottish philosopher:

Accepted Answer

A)  Immanuel Kant. 
B)  Robert Hooke. 
C)  Isaac Newton. 
D)  David Hume. 
E)  John Cabot. 
A)  Immanuel Kant. 
B)  Robert Hooke. 
C)  Isaac Newton. 
D)  David Hume. 
E)  John Cabot.

Question 12

With the rise in literacy and the book business in the eighteenth century,censorship was:

Accepted Answer

A)  surprisingly nonexistent. 
B)  institutional throughout Europe. 
C)  uneven in its implementation. 
D)  left to the Roman Catholic Church. 
E)  applied only to books for children. 
A)  surprisingly nonexistent. 
B)  institutional throughout Europe. 
C)  uneven in its implementation. 
D)  left to the Roman Catholic Church. 
E)  applied only to books for children.

Question 13

Unlike the French physiocrats who believed that the wealth of a nation came from the land and agricultural production,Adam Smith believed that the wealth of a nation came from its:

Accepted Answer

A)  gold and silver. 
B)  labor. 
C)  natural resources. 
D)  trade. 
E)  slaves. 
A)  gold and silver. 
B)  labor. 
C)  natural resources. 
D)  trade. 
E)  slaves.

Question 14

How did Mary Wollstonecraft challenge the position of women in the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

The Enlightenment thinkers spent much ti

Question 15

Literacy rates were highest in the country where industry was slower and communities were closer to enable education and the borrowing of books.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What was the effect of print culture on the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

Much of the success of the Enlightenment

Question 17

One of the most remarkable publications of prerevolutionary France was Denis Diderot's:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Spirit of the Laws. 
B)  Philosophical Letters. 
C)  Nathan the Wise. 
D)  Encyclopedia. 
E)  Candide. 
A)  The Spirit of the Laws. 
B)  Philosophical Letters. 
C)  Nathan the Wise. 
D)  Encyclopedia. 
E)  Candide.

Question 18

The eighteenth century saw the birth of a new literary genre,the novel,and the growing acceptance of women as authors.The most famous woman from this period,as recognized today,was the English novelist:

Accepted Answer

A)  George Eliot. 
B)  George Sand. 
C)  Moll Flanders. 
D)  Jane Austen. 
E)  Mary Ann Evans. 
A)  George Eliot. 
B)  George Sand. 
C)  Moll Flanders. 
D)  Jane Austen. 
E)  Mary Ann Evans.

Question 19

What impact did the Enlightenment have on government in the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

The Enlightenment was a powerful and pub

Question 20

According to Jean-Jacques Rousseau,freedom meant:

Accepted Answer

A)  the worst corruption of the "social contract." 
B)  equal citizens obeying the laws they had made themselves. 
C)  the total absence of any restraints within a society. 
D)  the ability of human beings to think on their own. 
E)  having nothing left to lose. 
A)  the worst corruption of the "social contract." 
B)  equal citizens obeying the laws they had made themselves. 
C)  the total absence of any restraints within a society. 
D)  the ability of human beings to think on their own. 
E)  having nothing left to lose.

Exam 17: Europe during the Enlightenment

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

Although much exploration was carried out by the French and the English,people from many other nations participated in the exploration of the New World.One of these,_________,was hailed by Charles Darwin as "the greatest scientific traveler who ever lived."

According to the Abbé Guillaume Thomas François Raynal,the one event that had a profound impact on Europeans was the:

The first daily newspaper was printed in London.

The Enlightenment was not only a western European trend in thinking,it was also found in central and southern Europe.

The genesis of the Enlightenment may be found in the:

In her Vindication of the Rights of Woman,Mary Wollstonecraft argued that:

Catherine the Great's effort to codify Russian Law along enlightened models was abandoned after:

The Enlightenment was vitally concerned with each of the following EXCEPT the:

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

A cornerstone of Enlightenment thinking was skepticism,as developed by the Scottish philosopher:

With the rise in literacy and the book business in the eighteenth century,censorship was:

Unlike the French physiocrats who believed that the wealth of a nation came from the land and agricultural production,Adam Smith believed that the wealth of a nation came from its:

How did Mary Wollstonecraft challenge the position of women in the Enlightenment?

Literacy rates were highest in the country where industry was slower and communities were closer to enable education and the borrowing of books.

What was the effect of print culture on the eighteenth century?

One of the most remarkable publications of prerevolutionary France was Denis Diderot's:

The eighteenth century saw the birth of a new literary genre,the novel,and the growing acceptance of women as authors.The most famous woman from this period,as recognized today,was the English novelist:

What impact did the Enlightenment have on government in the eighteenth century?

According to Jean-Jacques Rousseau,freedom meant:

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