Scientific/Enlightenment Term Quiz

What is the deductive method?

• A method based on superstitions and beliefs

• A logical method where conclusions are derived from general principles or premises

• A method based on trial and error

• A logical method where conclusions are derived from specific observations

What is the significance of deism?

• A belief in multiple gods

• A belief in a distant, non-intervening God who created the universe

• A belief in the absence of any higher power

• A belief in the direct intervention of God in human affairs

Who edited the 'Encyclopédie' during the Enlightenment?

• Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert

• Isaac Newton and Galileo Galilei

• Rene Descartes and Immanuel Kant

• John Locke and Thomas Hobbes

What is enlightened despotism?

• A form of government based on military rule

• A form of government based on the rule of the people

• A form of absolute monarchy that adopted Enlightenment ideas

• A form of government based on religious principles

What is the significance of Freemasonry?

• A political party that opposed Enlightenment ideals

• A religious movement that rejected Enlightenment values

• A trade union that supported absolute monarchy

• A fraternal organization that promoted Enlightenment values

What is the geocentric model?

• The belief that the stars are the center of the universe

• The belief that the Moon is the center of the universe

• The belief that Earth is the center of the universe

• The belief that the Sun is the center of the universe

What is the concept of general will according to Jean-Jacques Rousseau?

• The will of the aristocracy

• The collective will or common good of the people

• The individual will of the ruler

• The will of the clergy

What is the heliocentric model?

• The belief that the stars are the center of the solar system

• The belief that the Moon is the center of the solar system

• The belief that Earth is the center of the solar system

• The belief that the Sun is the center of the solar system

What is the inductive method?

• A logical method where general principles are derived from specific observations or examples

• A method based on superstitions and beliefs

• A method based on trial and error

• A method based on divine revelation

What is natural law according to Enlightenment thinkers?

• The idea that human behavior is governed by divine intervention

• The idea that human behavior is governed by the laws of nature

• The idea that there are inherent principles governing human behavior and society, discoverable through reason

• The idea that human behavior is governed by random chance