Enlightenment Quiz

According to John Locke, what is the natural liberty of man?

• To be free from any superior power on earth

• To be under the will of legislative authority

• To have no rules to live by

• To be subject to the arbitrary will of another man

What does Daniel Defoe criticize about the education of women?

• They are only taught to stitch and sew

• They are given equal education as men

• They are not taught anything at all

• They are only taught to read and write their names

What does Émilie Du Châtelet advocate for regarding women's rights?

• Participation in some human rights

• Participation in all human rights, especially those of the mind

• Exclusion from all human rights

• No rights for women at all

According to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, what is the social compact based on?

• Putting person and power in common under the general will

• Having no rules to live by

• Being subject to the inconstant will of another man

• Following the arbitrary will of others

What does Voltaire advocate for in terms of tolerance?

• Regarding all men as brothers

• Excluding certain groups from brotherhood

• Tolerating only Christians

• Tolerating only certain races

What does Immanuel Kant believe about women's education?

• Women should not be educated at all

• Deep meditation and reflection are not suitable for women

• Women should only be educated in certain subjects

• Women should be educated in all subjects

According to Cesare Beccaria, what is the fundamental principle of good legislation?

• Preventing crimes rather than punishing them

• Punishing crimes rather than preventing them

• Making the laws complex and difficult to understand

• Favoring particular classes of men over others

What does Mary Wollstonecraft criticize about women's education?

• The excessive education for women

• The lack of education for women

• A false system of education that renders women weak and wretched

• The focus on physical strength rather than mental strength

What was the subject of William Wilberforce's speech to the house of Commons?

• The regulation of the Slave Trade

• The expansion of the Slave Trade

• The promotion of the Slave Trade

• The abolition of the Slave Trade

What is depicted in the painting 'A London Coffee House'?

• A scene from a restaurant in London

• A scene from a coffee house in London

• A scene from a tea house in London

• A scene from a library in London