Early Conservatism Quiz

What are the two strands of conservatism mentioned in the text?

• Traditional conservatism and New Right conservatism

• Social conservatism and Economic conservatism

• Liberal conservatism and Progressive conservatism

• Classical conservatism and Modern conservatism

What event is traditional conservatism said to have reacted to?

• The American Revolution of 1776

• The French Revolution of 1789

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Russian Revolution of 1917

How is traditional conservatism described in relation to classical liberalism?

• As a more straightforward ideology

• As a creed that spans over two centuries

• As a radical interpretation of Enlightenment values

• As a doctrine that rejects change

Who offered the first philosophically coherent objection to what the French Revolution represented?

• John Locke

• Thomas Paine

• Edmund Burke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

What were conservatives primarily concerned about regarding the effects of the French Revolution?

• Economic growth

• Their own security

• Expansion of territory

• Technological advancement

What was the main argument of Burke's thesis in "Reflections on the Revolution in France" (1790)?

• Justification for revolutionary change

• Justification for existing society

• Advocacy for democratic principles

• Support for industrialization

Which political figures were mentioned as being influenced by Burke's conservative ideas?

• William Pitt, George Canning, Robert Peel

• Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams

• Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair

• Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower

What did Burke and the Tory prime ministers display a reverence for?

• Revolutionary change

• Order and property

• Abstract theories

• Industrial progress

What principle did Burke and the Tory prime ministers defend?

• Democratic rule

• Aristocratic rule

• Socialist rule

• Anarchist rule

What principle did the 'enlightened Tory' governments in the early nineteenth century apply to avert revolutionary ideas?

• Radical reform

• Change to conserve

• Complete overhaul

• Revolutionary change