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WorksheetsDiderot and Voltaire
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Where was Voltaire born?
Paris
Lyon
Langres
Marsille
When Denis Diderot went to school he wanted to be a ___________
Doctor
Writer
Priest
Lawyer
When Voltaire went to school he wanted to be a _________.
Doctor
Writer
Priest
Lawyer
Which university did Denis Diderot attend?
Cambridge
Louis Le Grand
Oxford
University of Paris
Which university did Voltaire attend?
Cambridge
Louis Le Grand
Oxford
University of Paris
Both Voltaire and Diderot became writers after collage.
True
False
Maybe
Both Voltaire and Diderot were sent to the Bastille prison for _________.
what they stole
what they wrote
what they broke
selling the King's stuff on Craigslist
Which foreign country did Denis Diderot travel to?
Russia
Netherlands
England
Switzerland
Which foreign country DIDN'T Voltaire travel to?
Russia
Netherlands
England
Switzerland
Who was Voltaire sent to spy on?
Katherine the Great
Ivan the Terrible
Peter the Great
Frederick the Great
What happened to the writings of both Diderot and Voltaire in France?
The King ordered them banned.
The King ordered them to be mandatory reading.
The King ordered them to be put into the Royal Library.
The King ordered them to be made into a Broadway musical.
Which of the following was Denis Diderot's contribution to the world?
The Dictionary
The Atlas
The Almanac
The Encyclopedia
Which of the following was Voltaire's contribution to the world?
Freedom of religion
Freedom of speech
Freedom of choice
Freedom of liberty
Where are both Diderot and Voltaire buried?
Marseille
Langres
Paris
Lyon
Where was Denis Diderot born?
Paris
Lyon
Langres
Marsille
How did Denis Diderot die?
Fell down the stairs
Choked on soup
A lion attacked him at the zoo
Someone stole his medicine
What was Voltaire's book Candide about?
A guy who faces all kinds of evil in the world but still stays positive.
A guy who must save the world from being crushed by an asteroid.
A guy who finds a golden ticket in a chocolate bar.
A guy has a magic carpet and flies around the world.
