The Age of Reason Quiz

What is another name for The Age of Reason?

• The Age of Discovery

• The Renaissance

• The Enlightenment

• The Industrial Revolution

What did Europeans begin to compare as travel became more widespread?

• Their own society and religion with those in the Near and Far East.

• Their own cuisine with those in the Near and Far East.

• Their own language with those in the Near and Far East.

• Their own art with those in the Near and Far East.

What began to be questioned during the period of Reason and Romanticism?

• Religious beliefs only

• Governmental policies only

• All customs and practices

• Scientific theories only

What was questioned about the aristocrats during the period of Reason and Romanticism?

• Their right and power to own land and rule others

• Their fashion and lifestyle choices

• Their contributions to the arts

• Their military strategies

What did Europeans begin to compare as travel became more widespread?

• Their own society and religion with those in the Near and Far East

• Their own society and religion with those in the Americas

• Their own society and religion with those in Africa

• Their own society and religion with those in Northern Europe

What began to be questioned during the Age of Reason?

• The customs and practices of society

• The methods of scientific research

• The principles of mathematics

• The techniques of agriculture

Why was the right and power of aristocrats to own land and rule others questioned?

• Because of the differences in military strength

• Because of the advancements in technology

• Because of the disparities in wealth distribution

• Because of the changes in religious beliefs

Which revolutions are associated with the period of the Age of Reason?

• The American Revolution and the Russian Revolution

• The French Revolution and the American Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution and the Glorious Revolution

• The French Revolution and the Bolshevik Revolution

What is another name for the Age of Reason?

• The Age of Discovery

• The Renaissance

• The Enlightenment

• The Industrial Revolution

According to the beliefs during the Age of Reason, what was every person born with?

• Divine right

• Common sense

• Aristocratic privilege

• Scientific knowledge