NEW
Font size
WorksheetsG9 The Enlightenment spreads
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Which city was the cultural and intellectual capital of Europe during the Enlightenment?
London
Paris
Moscow
Rome
An event where philosophers, writers, and scientists meet to exchange ideas was called …..
Convention
Conference
Congress
Salon
The Enlightenment ideas spread across Europe through...
Books
Word of mouth
Magazines
All of the above
The most important Salon hostess in the time of Voltaire was the one held by ...
Denis Diderot
George Handel
Ludwig Beethoven
Marie-Therese Geoffrin
A large set of books made in 1751, which collected articles and essays from all leading scholars of Europe.
Encyclopedia
Baroque
Pamphlets
Neoclassical
The man who decided to make the Encyclopedia is .....
Johan Sebastian Bach
Denis Diderot
Ludwig Beethoven
George Handel
The European art style which was popular in the 1600s and early 1700s, and was characterized by grand, ornate design is called...
Baroque
Classical
Neoclassical
Artisan
The new European art style which was popular in the late 1700s, and was characterized by simple and elegant designs inspired by ancient Rome and Greece is called...
Baroque
Classical
Neoclassical
Artisan
During the Enlightenment, a new, lighter, and more elegant style of music emerged. It was known as ........
Soft
Rock
Classical
Organ
This word means "An absolute monarch" .......
Emperor
Despot
Fuhrer
King
The absolute monarchs who decided to embrace some of the Enlightenment ideas to make their governments stronger and more efficient are called .....
Constitutional Despots
Absolute Despots
Enlightened Despots
Progressive Despots
The Enlightened despot of Prussia, who granted many religious freedoms, improved education, and reduced censorship .............
Frederick II
Joseph II
Louis XIV
Maria-Theresa
The Enlightened despot of Austria, who made many legal reforms, introduced freedoms of the press, and abolished serfdom ......
Frederick II
Joseph II
Louis XIV
Catherine the Great
The Enlightened despot of Russia, who wanted to abolish capital punishment, abolish torture, create fair trials, and make many other legal reforms...
Frederick II
Joseph II
Louis XIV
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great wanted Russia to have to the Black Sea. She went to war twice with ........... to have control over the northern part of it.
The French
The British
The Ottomans
The Prussians
Frederick II wanted to abolish serfdom, but he couldn't because .....
He needed the support of rich landowners
He worried that it will cause an economic problem
He feared the peasants will revolt against him
He died before he makes it happen
Poland was a weak country surrounded by 3 strong neighbors who took lands from Poland and added them to their own countries. These neighbors were...
France, England, and Ottomans
Ottomans, Russia, and Austria
Prussia, Austria, and Ottomans
Prussia, Russia, and Austria
A new form of writing appeared in the Enlightenment age when writers began to write a lengthy work of prose fiction that was called ....
Novels
Plays
Drama
Science-Fiction
A novel was written by Samuel Richardson, telling the story of a young servant girl who refuses the advances of her master .............
Tom Jones
Hard Times
The Servant
Pamela
A novel was written by Henry Fielding, telling the story of an orphan who travels all over England to win the hand of his lady .............
Tom Jones
Hard Times
Pride and Prejudice
Around the World in 80 days
