Most Missed - Quiz II - Unit 3

"Since my accession to the throne, I have ever been anxious to conquer prejudices and to gain the confidence of my people. I granted toleration, and removed the yoke which had oppressed Protestants for centuries. Tolerance is a convincing proof of the improvement of the human mind."

Q: The author of the quotation above was most likely a

• German ruler who had declared for Lutheranism

• monarch devoted to the concept of absolutism

• ruler influenced by Enlightenment precepts

• sixteenth-century Russian tsar

• Catholic ruler in the time of the Catholic Reformation

Adam Smith's An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of [T]he Wealth of Nations advocated a system of

• imperialism

• free trade

• mercantilism

• protective tariffs

• socialism

An expanding, literate public and the growing influence of secular printed materials created a new and increasingly influential social force called

• public opinion

• social premise

• societal drive

• communal view

The most important political thought of the Enlightenment occurred in which country? (*hint...think of where the majority of the five main philosophers were from...)

• France

• Holland

• England

• Scotland

Which philosophe is credited with a profound effect on the constitutions of democracies for more than two centuries?

• Charles de Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• Baruch Spinoza

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Adam Smith advocated

• a large role for government in the economy

• ending England's mercantile system

• the elimination of England's navy and army

• that government take no part in the economy

Who discovered that planets make ellipses (ovals) as they orbit the sun?

• Isaac Newton

• William Harvey

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

Which country used St. Petersburg as its capital during the 18th century?

• England

• Russia

• France

• Spain

Which statement best completes this diagram?

• Promotes Religious Tolerance

• Encourages Socialism

• Strengthens Parliamentary Authority

• Supports Westernization

These people were appointed by Louis XIV to serve as "spies" in the country side, but also had powers such as tax collectors and the ability to recruit people into the new French military.

• nobles

• intendants

• boyars

• serfs