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49 Cards in this Set
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Noble status was recognized
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internationally.
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What was the title of Voltaire's book published in 1734 that had a widespread impact on the French public?
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Philosophical Letters
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The starving poor probably numbered approximately ____ percent of the population.
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10 to 15
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Which of the following rulers was NOT affected by Enlightenment ideals?
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George III of England
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What Enlightenment thinker attacked the educational systems of Europe in Emile?
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Which of the following was NOT typical of bourgeois culture?
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Use of coats of arms
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Which of the following statements concerning religious toleration during the Enlightenment is NOT accurate?
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Both France and Spain halted attempts to expel the Jesuits.
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A distinctive trait of bourgeois culture was
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literacy
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Most bourgeois fortunes came from
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trade
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In the second half of the eighteenth century in France, the cost of living rose by more than ____ percent, and wages rose only _____ percent.
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60, 25
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Which of the following statements is most accurate?
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The Enlightenment could be found in France, Scotland, Italy, Germany, and Russia.
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Which of the following was NOT a right of most European nobles?
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The right to elect the monarchs
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The author of the work dealing with the potential disasters implicit in population increase of the eighteenth century was
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Thomas Malthus.
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Which of the following statements concerning the use of alcoholic beverages among the masses is most accurate for the eighteenth century?
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The increased use of spirits--gin, brandy, rum, and vodka--actually diminished the nutritional intake of the poor.
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In government, Montesquieu advocated
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separation of powers.
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What was the academic discipline of the French thinkers known as physiocrats?
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Economics
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The French Enlightenment thinker who made the greatest contribution to the framers of the American constitution was
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Montesquieu
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What would be considered the most dominant value of early eighteenth-century family life?
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Patriarchy
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In France, the Enlightenment thinkers were called the
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philosophes.
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By the end of the eighteenth century, approximately what portion of the British and French populations could read?
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50 percent or more
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Which of the following statements concerning later eighteenth-century family life is most accurate?
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Parents began to make a greater emotional investment in their children.
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The principle that happiness determined social good was at the basis of Crimes and Punishments, written by which Enlightenment thinker?
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Cesare Beccaria
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Which of the following rulers was NOT affected by Enlightenment ideals?
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George III of England
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Which of the following statements concerning the eighteenth-century European nobility is most accurate?
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All who were truly wealthy were noble.
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Which of the following was NOT an Enlightenment thinker?
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Denis Savoyard
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The collection that attempted to summarize all acquired knowledge was the
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Encyclopedia.
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Which was NOT a factor in the eighteenth-century population increase?
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Widespread use of vaccinations
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In the eighteenth century, noble wealth was calculated in profits from
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land
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Voltaire's greatest contribution to Enlightenment attitudes was
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his capacity to challenge all authority.
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Which of the following statements is NOT accurate regarding the bourgeoisie?
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Their lives were centered in their offices and businesses.
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During what period was the concept of personal happiness, both individual and collective, established as a desirable social goal?
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The Enlightenment
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In his writings, Voltaire time and again demonstrated the superiority of the institutions of the
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British
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Which of the following Enlightenment themes did NOT " trigger the eighteenth-century reform movement?"
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Royal absolutism
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The French Enlightenment thinker who made the greatest contribution to the framers of the American constitution was
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Montesquieu.
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Most enlightened thinkers were
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deists
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Which of the following was NOT one of the British magazines that catered to bourgeois tastes?
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Businessman's Quarterly
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Which of the following statements concerning Enlightenment thinkers is most accurate?
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Most of the great thinkers of the Enlightenment were not so much philosophers as savants, knowledgeable popularizers.
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Agricultural production increased in the eighteenth century for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
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abandonment of animal husbandry in favor of grain production.
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Which of the following statements is most accurate?
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The Enlightenment could be found in France, Scotland, Italy, Germany, and Russia.
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The key legacy of the eighteenth century was
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a population boom.
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Which group suffered the most from increased acts of crime during the latter part of the eighteenth century?
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The poor
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What was David Hume's most influential work?
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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
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What was the academic discipline of the French thinkers known as physiocrats?
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Economics
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In the eighteenth century, the improvements in food supply, housing, and sanitation led to
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more misery for the masses.
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In his writings, Voltaire time and again demonstrated the superiority of the institutions of the
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British
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Which of the following was one of the basic ideas of David Hume?
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Human perception was based either on ideas or impressions of material objects.
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What religious order was the target of both religious and educational reform in Europe?
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Jesuits
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In government, Montesquieu advocated
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separation of powers.
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One of the major concepts introduced by the Enlightenment was
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progress
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