Enlightenment

Section: (What is the Enlightenment?)

Question: In which century did the Enlightenment occur?

• 18th century

• 17th century

• 19th century

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Question: The Enlightenment can be seen as a continuation of thought from which ancient civilization?

• Ancient China and India

• Ancient Greece and Rome

• Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia

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Question: How is the Enlightenment related to the Scientific Revolution?

• They are completely unrelated

• They both occurred in the 16th century

• The Enlightenment was the social and political equivalent of the Scientific Revolution

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Question: What did Enlightenment thinkers aim to do with regard to societal and political systems?

• Reinstate ancient monarchies

• Discover and establish natural laws

• Abolish all forms of government

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Question: Which event directly occurred nearly after the Enlightenment?

• The Scientific Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Renaissance

Section: (Underlying Ideas of the Enlightenment)

Question: What was the primary nature of the Enlightenment movement?

• A secular (no-religious) movement

• A fundamentalist movement

• Religious conflict

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Question: How did most philosophers of the Enlightenment view religion?

• They ignored it completely

• They embraced it fully

• They regarded it with skepticism

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Question: Which belief system did most of the Enlightenment thinkers adhere to?

• Deists

• Atheism

• Theism

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Question: How did Deists typically view God?

• As a Tyrant

• As non-existent

• As a watchmaker who created and observed the universe

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Question: Was was considered supreme among Enlightenment philosophers?

• Tradition

• Logic and reason

• Faith