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Chapter 16 Quiz
The Enlightened 1690–1789
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The intellectuals of the Enlightenment were called _______.
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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
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A requirement for mathematical proof
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A fascination with experimentation
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All of the above
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The philosophe who told humanity to "Dare to learn!" was _______.
Immanuel Kant
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John Locke
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Denis Diderot
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Voltaire
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Louis XIV's revocation of the Edict of Nantes helped trigger the Enlightenment because _______.
That threatened religious toleration in France
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It triggered a civil war
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It undermine the power of the French Estates General
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All of the above
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The Glorious Revolution in England helped trigger the Enlightenment because _______.
It represented the victory of Parliament
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It showed that states could have checks and balances on royal power
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It created an anti-French alliance that seemed likely to bring back the Wars of Religion
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It did not actually impact the Enlightenment
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_______ is commonly regarded as the first philosophe.
Voltaire
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Adam Smith
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John Locke
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Montesquieu
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Deism compares God to a divine _______.
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The philosophe whose most famous work was
Wealth of Nations
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Voltaire
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Adam Smith
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John Locke
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Montesquieu
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Adam Smith redefined the market to mean _______.
A pattern of human behavior
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A physical site where commerce occurs
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A place where stocks are traded
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Global commerce
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True or False: Voltaire believed in the essential goodness of mankind.
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Voltaire wrote admiringly of _______ society, which earned him exile from Paris.
English
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French
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German
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American
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Rousseau's background was _______.
aristocratic
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middle-class
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working-class
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royal
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Rousseau believed that the General Will was infallible because _______.
People would act in their own self-interest
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People are naturally selfless
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People will act selflessly with Enlightened guidance
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It doesn't matter whether people act selflessly or in their own self-interest
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According to most philosophes, can women be enlightened?
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Women played a key role in spreading new idea through _______.
Writing treatises and essays
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Writing novels and plays
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Holding salons for prominent Enlightenment thinkers
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Doing their enlightened husbands' research
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Jews began returning to western Europe during the Enlightenment because of _______.
Warfare in Poland-Lithuania
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Persecution in the Ottoman Empire
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The spread of Enlightened ideas
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The end of anti-Semitism
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The Haskalah movement focused on _______.
Maintaining Judaism in segregated communities
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Assimilating Jews into European culture
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Converting Jews to Christianity
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A revival of early Judaism
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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.
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Which of the following did many philosophes maintain prejudices against? Select all that apply.
The poor
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The working class
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Jews
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Catholics
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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.
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Which of the following were followers of the Enlightenment? Select all that apply.
The aristocracy
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Landed farmers
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The bourgeoisie
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The working class
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The bourgeoisie were the _______.
Lower aristocracy
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Urban professional class
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Landed farmers
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Urban working class
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What does Map 16.2 tell you about interest in the Enlightenment?
It was focused on France.
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It spread throughout Europe.
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It only existed in French-speaking countries.
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It only existed in Catholic countries.
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What do these pages from the
Encyclopedie
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It focused on philosophy.
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It focused on science.
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It covered a wide range of topics.
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It was only for those who could read Latin.
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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.
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They are predominately wealthy.
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They come from all walks of life.
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They promoted class equality.
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