Chapter 16 Quiz

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. The intellectuals of the Enlightenment were called _______.

Your response

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. Which of the following did the philosophes share with the scientists of the early modern era?

A focus on reason and critical inquiry correct incorrect

A requirement for mathematical proof correct incorrect

A fascination with experimentation correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. The philosophe who told humanity to "Dare to learn!" was _______.

Immanuel Kant correct incorrect

John Locke correct incorrect

Denis Diderot correct incorrect

Voltaire correct incorrect

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. Louis XIV's revocation of the Edict of Nantes helped trigger the Enlightenment because _______.

That threatened religious toleration in France correct incorrect

It triggered a civil war correct incorrect

It undermine the power of the French Estates General correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. The Glorious Revolution in England helped trigger the Enlightenment because _______.

It represented the victory of Parliament correct incorrect

It showed that states could have checks and balances on royal power correct incorrect

It created an anti-French alliance that seemed likely to bring back the Wars of Religion correct incorrect

It did not actually impact the Enlightenment correct incorrect

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. _______ is commonly regarded as the first philosophe.

Voltaire correct incorrect

Adam Smith correct incorrect

John Locke correct incorrect

Montesquieu correct incorrect

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. Deism compares God to a divine _______.

Your response

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. The philosophe whose most famous work was Wealth of Nations was _______.

Voltaire correct incorrect

Adam Smith correct incorrect

John Locke correct incorrect

Montesquieu correct incorrect

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. Adam Smith redefined the market to mean _______.

A pattern of human behavior correct incorrect

A physical site where commerce occurs correct incorrect

A place where stocks are traded correct incorrect

Global commerce correct incorrect

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. True or False: Voltaire believed in the essential goodness of mankind.

Your response

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. Voltaire wrote admiringly of _______ society, which earned him exile from Paris.

English correct incorrect

French correct incorrect

German correct incorrect

American correct incorrect

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. Rousseau's background was _______.

aristocratic correct incorrect

middle-class correct incorrect

working-class correct incorrect

royal correct incorrect

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. Rousseau believed that the General Will was infallible because _______.

People would act in their own self-interest correct incorrect

People are naturally selfless correct incorrect

People will act selflessly with Enlightened guidance correct incorrect

It doesn't matter whether people act selflessly or in their own self-interest correct incorrect

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. According to most philosophes, can women be enlightened?

Your response

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. Women played a key role in spreading new idea through _______.

Writing treatises and essays correct incorrect

Writing novels and plays correct incorrect

Holding salons for prominent Enlightenment thinkers correct incorrect

Doing their enlightened husbands' research correct incorrect

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. Jews began returning to western Europe during the Enlightenment because of _______.

Warfare in Poland-Lithuania correct incorrect

Persecution in the Ottoman Empire correct incorrect

The spread of Enlightened ideas correct incorrect

The end of anti-Semitism correct incorrect

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. The Haskalah movement focused on _______.

Maintaining Judaism in segregated communities correct incorrect

Assimilating Jews into European culture correct incorrect

Converting Jews to Christianity correct incorrect

A revival of early Judaism correct incorrect

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. True or False: Acts of Toleration of Jewish citizens were a sign of the end of popular prejudice against Jews in European countries.

Your response

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. Which of the following did many philosophes maintain prejudices against? Select all that apply.

The poor correct incorrect

The working class correct incorrect

Jews correct incorrect

Catholics correct incorrect

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. The primary source of relief for the unemployed in the early modern era was _______, where they would be housed and fed and in return earn their keep by manufacturing.

Your response

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. Which of the following were followers of the Enlightenment? Select all that apply.

The aristocracy correct incorrect

Landed farmers correct incorrect

The bourgeoisie correct incorrect

The working class correct incorrect

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. The bourgeoisie were the _______.

Lower aristocracy correct incorrect

Urban professional class correct incorrect

Landed farmers correct incorrect

Urban working class correct incorrect

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What does Map 16.2 tell you about interest in the Enlightenment?

It was focused on France. correct incorrect

It spread throughout Europe. correct incorrect

It only existed in French-speaking countries. correct incorrect

It only existed in Catholic countries. correct incorrect

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What do these pages from the Encyclopedie tell you about it?

It focused on philosophy. correct incorrect

It focused on science. correct incorrect

It covered a wide range of topics. correct incorrect

It was only for those who could read Latin. correct incorrect

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Looking at this painting of a meeting of a Masonic lodge in Vienna, what can you assume about Masons?

They are all working class. correct incorrect

They are predominately wealthy. correct incorrect

They come from all walks of life. correct incorrect

They promoted class equality. correct incorrect