Restoration Quiz

What events in 1665-66 significantly impacted London's population, including directly affecting Daniel DeFoe?

• American Revolution began

• Ben Franklin invented lightning rod

• the Great Fire of London

• a plague claimed more than 68,000 people

Which of the following was not a reigning monarch during the time of the Restoration and the Enlightenment?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Louis XIV of France

• Marie Antoinette

• Charless II

• Oliver Cromwell

Which literary genre, first established in English by Daniel Defoe, emerged during the 18th century?

• Poetry

• Drama

• Novel

• Satire

• Lyrical Poetry

What were common topics of satire in the literature of this age? (2 answers)

• The aristocracy

• The daily life of the middle class

• ridiculous human behavior in society

• odd clothing trends

• Chivalry & Courtly Love

• "Reason and Enlightenment – from Why? to How?" Which best explains what this means?

• it was a time to understand the world through reason and science & to look for new ways to do things while also looking to the past for inspiration about moral goodness

• it was a time to go on long journeys to see how things were done in other places

• it was a time to yield to church and state because those institutions best understand why and how we should do things

• it was a time to question old ideas and traditions to see whether they are valid

Who was the last Queen of France before the French Revolution, often blamed as the face of the wasteful indulgence of the monarchy?

• Marie Antoinette

• Caroline II

• Elizabeth I

• Catherine the Great

What did art and writings, often intended to teach moral (didactic) lessons, that imitate Latin & Greek works come to be called?

• Romanticism

• Neoclassical

• Gothic

• Realism

Which quotes are attributed to Mary Wollstonecraft, the first prominent feminist of her day?

• "Fair is foul, and foul is fair.

• "Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body."

• "Virtue can only flourish among equals."

• "Mind has no gender."

• "Double, double toil and trouble:
  Fire burn, and cauldron bubble."

Who advocated for the freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and separation of church and state, highly influencing the thought of the American Founding Fathers?

• Queen Mary

• George Washington Carver

• Voltaire

• King James I of England

What significant event happened in 1775, impacting Britain?

• Stamp Act

• Great fire of London

• American Revolution began

• Boston Tea Party