Philosophers
Absolutists
Writings
Really Hard Questions That Are Worth 500pts
Random
100
For Adam Smith, which of these would promote a nation's economic prosperity?............................................................................... A) controlling markets B) high tariffs C) encouraging entrepreneurs D) controlling the supply of raw materials
What is (C) encouraging entrepreneurs
100
Why did Joseph II extend his control over the Catholic Church in Austria?................................................................................... A) to divert revenue that would have gone to Rome B) to support the Lutheran church C) as an assertion of imperial power D) to promote freedom of worship for Catholics
What is (C) as an assertion of imperial power
100
Which of these can be said to be both the product of and a great transmitter of the Enlightenment?........................................ A) Isaac Newton's "Principia Mathematica" B) John Locke's "Essay Concerning Human Understanding" C) Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations D) the Encyclopedia
What is (D) the Encyclopedia
100
Which of these approaches is illustrated by "Letters on the English" by Voltaire?............................................ A) Empiricism B) Deism C) Separate Spheres D) Laissez fiare
What is (A) Empiricism
100
Which of these was an innovation of the 1700s that both promoted and depended on the new print culture?............................................................ A) libraries B) deism C) universities D) learned societies such as academies
What is (A) libraries
200
Cesare Beccaria was associated with ____________............................................................. A) economics B) penal reform C) political theory D) medicine
What is (B) penal reform
200
Which absolutist based government jobs on merit?...................................................................................... A) Catherine the Great B) Joseph II C) Frederick the Great D) King George
What is (C) Frederick the Great
200
Who wrote "The Social Contract"?............................................ A) Voltaire B) Francois Quesnay C) Denis Diderot D) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Who is (D) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
200
Immanuel Kant's statement that he was in an "age of Enlightenment" thought not "an Enlightened Age" reflects which of these aspects of the age?......................................................................................... A) The focus was one reform, not perfection B) Prussia in the 1700s was behind the rest of Europe economically C) Most philosophies were still catching up with the scientific revolution in England D) Kant felt that, as a Prussian, he still had much to learn from French philosophies.
What is (A) The focus was one reform, not perfection
200
Which of these was directly challenged by the ideas of physiocrats?......................................................................... A) the work of Adam Smith B) the four-stage theory C) mercantilism D) laissez-fiare economics
What is (C) mercantilism
300
Which philosopher blamed much of the evil of the world on the uneven distribution of property?................................................................................................ A)Rousseau B) Locke C) Voltaire D) Diderot
What is (A) Rousseau
300
Which Absolutist abolished serfdom in their country?
Who is Joseph II
300
Montesquieu's "Spirit of the Laws was a work of ______________....................................................................... A) Moral philosophy B) Legal history C) Comparative religion D) Comparative politics
What is (D) Comparative politics
300
Name Rembrandt's most famous piece of art?
What is The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
300
From the scientific revolution to the Enlightenment, intellectual activity can be said to have moved out of the ___________ and into the ____________......................................................................... A) academies; coffeehouses B) universities; salons C) academies; universities D) salons; academies
What is (A) academies; coffeehouses
400
Which two philosophers would agree with each other about the power of the monarchy?................................................................................ A) Locke and Voltaire B) Montesquieu an Voltaire C) Voltaire and Hobbes D) Locke and Hobbes
Who is (C) Voltaire and Hobbes
400
Name the 3 famous Enlightened Despots.
Who is Frederick the Great, Joseph II, Catherine the Great
400
The author of Emile. In this writing, he discussed the traditional role of women. He believed women should be educated but were subordinate.......................................................................................... A) Montesquieu B) Rousseau C) Locke D) Voltaire
Who is (B) Rousseau
400
Who is the most famous neoclassical artist?........................................................................................ A) Jacques Louis David B) Gian Bernini C) George Frideric Handel D) Diego Velasquez
What is (A) Jacques Louis David
400
What Kind of Art is scene on Slide 1.
What is Rococo Art
500
Who wrote the Encyclopedia?
Who is Dennis Diderot & Jean Le Rond d'alembert
500
Who did Catherine the Great fight against in battle in order to secure warm water ports?
Who are the Ottomans
500
Wrote "A Vindication of the Right of Women" which accused Rousseau of attempting to narrow women's vision and limit their experience.
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft
500
Explain the differences between Neoclassical Art and Rococco Art.
Neoclassical drew from models of the Renaissance and Ancient World and was associated with Republican Values and criticized the Old Regime..................................................................................Rococco Art Often portrayed the aristocracy at play and had lavish and lighthearted colors with an emphasis on pastel.
500
What was John Locke's "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding" by John Locke about?
What is: John Locke argued that all humans entered the world as a tabula rosa (blank page). People could change their own destiny.
M
e
n
u