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WorksheetsEnlightenment
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Worksheet time: 26mins
Madame de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XIV, drew public attention because of her
participation in politics
extensive charity work
proposal for reforming economy of France
advocacy for several philosophers such as Diderot
In 17th and 18th century Prussia the Junkers supported the monarchy and served in the army in return for
toleration of their religious diversity
exemption from all taxes
virtually absolute power over their serfs
control of independent parliament
"The law is the expression of the general will (a) The law should be the same for all, whether it protects or whether it punishes.”
Who is the author of this passage?
In the eighteenth century, a number of monarchs in eastern and central Europe experimented with...
enlightened absolutism
war
religion
In the 18th century, absolute monarchies __ the nobility's participation in gov't _ __ aristocracy's privileges.
limited; and destroyed
increased; but decreased
limited; but preserved
increased; and increased
Rousseau's philosophies were most like what other early modern thinker's philosophy?
Adam Smith’s challenges to mercantilism
Voltaire’s philosophies of deism, skepticism, and atheism
Locke’s argument that the state’s authority originated in the consent of the governed
Which of the following facilitated Rousseau’s influence on Europeans in the eighteenth century?
the promotion of Enlightened ideas by the RCC
migration to cities from rural areas
monarchial patronage of Baroque art
a growing literate public
Which art style is often erotic, uses pastel colors, and often portrays the carefree lives of the aristocracy?
(a)
A philosophe, as the term was used during the Enlightenment, can be defined as an individual who was a/n ___.
member of the nobility
trained philosopher
ordained cleric
free thinker
A print culture began to grow significantly during the eighteenth century, which grew first in these three cities:
Moscow, Berlin, Vienna
Paris, Rome Madrid
London, Philadelphia, Geneva
Paris, London, Amsterdam
According to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, people were born into a state of natural freedom, but...
the "social contract" had corrupted mankind.
private property had profoundly corrupted the "social contract."
humans craved their place in a hierarchical order.
absolute freedom would lead to chaos and misery.
Adam Smith argued that the surest way for an economy to produce general prosperity was to
follow a strictly mercantilist economic strategy.
trust the effects of the "invisible hand."
carefully manipulate taxes as to spread wealth around.
Which religion believed that God created the universe and then just let it run on its own?
(a)
In The Spirit of the Laws, Baron de Montesquieu argued...
that all political institutions ought to conform to environmental conditions.
that the government that governs least governs best of all.
in favor of the separation and balancing of the powers of government.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau argued that
women should be raised to please men and be useful socially as mothers and wives.
there was no difference between men's and women's intellectual capacities.
books were the best foundation for a child's education.
The eighteenth-century Enlightenment produced an elite, or high, culture that was typified by
inclusiveness and free acceptance of all ideas.
exclusiveness, causing strict and harsh censorship
its cosmopolitan nature.
its narrowness of interests.
Though they did not agree on everything, most Enlightenment thinkers did think that
they lived in an age where human reason would prevail over superstitions and traditions.
humans were on the verge of reaching their predestined potential.
Various societies and venues such as coffeehouses arose to break the monopoly of elites over public discussion. ___ were among these venues.
churches
debate theaters
communal circles
salons
Which of the following Enlightenment philosophes can be described as both Enlightened by also a little bit anti-Enlightenment?
(a)
Which Enlightened absolutist ruled Prussia?
(a)
Name one of two Enlightened absolutists who ruled Austria
(a)
Which Enlightened absolutist ruled Russia?
(a)
Immanuel Kant, the German philosophe, defined Enlightenment as...
"The goal of all religious faiths"
"Willingness to accept any idea whatsoever"
"Man's emergence from his self-imposed nonage"
Which of the following does NOT characterize the Enlightenment?
application of scientific method to human affairs
prioritizing reason over tradition
unquestioning belief in the Bible
optimism about the possiblity of eventually improving humankind's condition
Kant's unofficial motto for the Enlightenment is
Dare to know
Work and pray
Reason over tradition
For Kant, all that is needed for Enlightenment and for one to make use of one's reason is
money
freedom
faith in God
the guidance of the RCC
