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Crash Course European History

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Enlightenment?

a)

A period of political change in Europe

b)

A belief in supernatural forces

c)

A time of warfare and conflict

d)

A movement that emphasized rational investigation and challenged tradition

2.

What were some of the everyday changes occurring during the Enlightenment?

a)

Increased abundance and novelty in European lives

b)

Shifts in how people perceived the world

c)

Introduction of new commodities like coffee and chocolate

d)

All of the above

3.

What did Adam Smith advocate for in his book The Wealth of Nations?

a)

Manufacturing, division of labor, and free trade

b)

Unconditional obedience to the state

c)

The importance of individual reason

d)

The abolition of slavery

4.

What did Moses Mendelssohn believe about the future of Jews in Europe?

a)

Persecution of Jews would soon end due to the Enlightenment emphasis on reason

b)

Jews should embrace traditional ways of life and reject Enlightenment ideas

c)

Jews should form their own separate communities and reject assimilation

d)

Jews should convert to Christianity to avoid persecution

5.

What did the Enlightenment views contribute to?

a)

Rising movements to abolish slavery

b)

The persecution of people for their religious beliefs

c)

The belief in supernatural forces

d)

The promotion of traditional ways of life

6.

During the Enlightenment, people began looking to _____ instead of ______ to explain life's questions and problems.

a)

God; society

b)

Kings; religion

c)

reason; tradition

d)

tradition; God

7.

Which of the following was NOT a trait associated with the Enlightenment?

a)

Honesty

b)

Religion

c)

Curiosity

d)

Openness to new ideas

8.

belief that a divinity set the universe in motion but does not interfere

a)

nationalism

b)

empiricism

c)

conservatism

d)

socialism

e)

deism

9.
Philosophers of the Enlightenment wanted to use __________ in all areas of life.
a)
A. government
b)
B. economics
c)
C. politics
d)
D. reason
10.

The Influential work that begins "Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains."

a)

The Wealth of Nations

b)

The Persian Letters

c)

The Encyclopedia

d)

The Social Contract