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The Enlightenment
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1Baron de Montesquie was an important Enlightenment figure who did all of the following, EXCEPT. . .
- Awrote "Persian Letter" which criticized the Catholic Church and the French government
- Bhelped found modern economics and supported with the principles of the Physiocrats
- Cpraised the workings of the English government
- Dinfluenced the US constitution with his advocation for the separation of powers in a government
2John Locke was a firm advocate for Descarte's belief of innate human reasoning.
- ATrue
- BFalse
3Cultural relativism is the belief that each nation can be relatively better or worse than other nations since culture can be ranked.
- ATrue
- BFalse
4The Enlightenment was centered in France, but eventually spread to other parts of Europe, as well as Spanish and American colonies.
- ATrue
- BFalse
5Voltaire had many beliefs regarding society and certain freedoms. Select the major freedoms and ideas he noticeably advocated for.
- AFreedom of press
- BPolitical freedom
- CReligious toleration
- DWomen's rights
- EAtheism
- FDeism
- GModern economics
6Who did the Enlightenment appeal to the most?
- AArtisans and craftspeople
- BPeasants and low wage income workers
- CTraders and ship workers
- DAristocrats and upper-middle class
7Which of these thinkers were considered the founder of modern European feminism?
- AMary Wollstonecraft
- BMaria Merian
- CMary Astell
- Dmarquise du Deffand
8What was "The Social Contract" by Rosseau?
- AA philosophical novel that appealed to aristocrats and helped spread ideas about tolerance during the Enlightenment
- BA binding contract established between philosophies and certain members of the society to ensure greater prosperity
- CA book that asserted that true freedom came from adherence to the laws one imposed upon oneself
- DA study on society which compared the dynamics of the government while applying the scientific method.
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- Quiz on The Enlightenment, created by Nick Onin on 02/11/2018.
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