Franklin and Age of Reason Review

Rationalists believed that all people

• were sinners in the eyes of God, with no hope of redemption

• were either saved or damned, according to God's will

• could change the course of human events through prayer

• could think in an ordered manner thereby discovering the truths of world and improving their lives

Cotton Mather is BEST remembered in the annals of science as the

• Puritan minister/experimenter who began a public compaign for inoculation against smallpox

• smallpox patient who believed himself to be one of the "elect" and refused treatment

• minister who said that inoculation against smallpox was unnecessary, since God's will would prevail

• devout Puritan who refused to support any smallpox treatment developed by Muslim doctors

According to the deists, the BEST form of worship was

• deep introspection

• creating greater buisness profits

• regular prayer in church

• doing good for others

According to Sir Isaac Newton, God was

• angry and waiting to punish humans; would often intervene to bless or curse

• non-existant

• like a clockmaker; made a beautiful and complex creation, but then let it run its course without interfering

• loving and helpful

Which of the following was NOT a genre people wrote in during the Age of Reason?

• speeches

• pamphlets

• legal documents

• short stories

Which of the following is NOT something focused on by the people in the Age of Reason?

• public welfare

• experimenting

• watching plays

• improving all aspects of life

Franklin arrives in Philadelphia in his working dress because

• he intends to find a job immediately

• his best clothes are coming around by sea

• he sympathizes with the plight of workers

• no one has ever told him how to dress in the city

In this selection from his autobiography, Franklin seems MOST eager to portray his

• ability to work steadfastly toward his goals

• willingness to break away from convention

• deep resentment of people who have wronged him

• frugality in financial matters

Franklin considers moral perfection to be a(n)

• illusion promoted by ministers and religion

• annoying claim made by hypocrites

• state attainable through study and practice

• pathway to heaven and God's grace

In developing a method for examining virtues, Franklin reveals his

• doubt that real goodness can be attained

• logical and orderlly mind

• scorn for traditional philosophy

• deeply emotional side