How many letters did he write? How many books and pamphlets?
+21,000 and +2,000
100
“I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll ______ to the _____ your right to say it.”
Defend and Death
200
What kind of government did Voltaire dislike?
Democracy
200
Who's last name was shiny and weighed a "ton"?
Isaac Newton
200
When and where was Voltaire born?
Born 1694, Paris, France
200
What poems did he write?
From Love to Friendship, The Padlock, The temple of Friendship, The Origin of Trades, To the Queen of Hungary, Hzolan, To a Lady Very Well known to the Whole Town.
200
“___ gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living ____."
God and well
300
What would Britian have to do to make it "as a happy land where the spirit of Greece lived on."
Have many religions
300
What did Voltaire believe in that Hobbes believed in too?
Any of the Adjectives below work.
Man kind was naturally liars, cheats, cowardly, envious, grasping, silly, and hypocritical.
300
How old was Voltaire when he died? What year, and where did he die?
Lived to age 83 Died 1778, Paris, France
300
What novels did Voltaire write?
Candid, L'lngenu, Zadig
300
"Common _____ is not so common."
Sense
400
What theories did Voltaire dislike?
Theories that were not supported by observation and experiment.
400
What scientist discovered things in the field of motion, mass, and astronomy?
Galileo
400
How many times did Voltaire go to prison?
2 times
400
What types of works did he write?
Historical and Scientific
400
"It is _________ to free fools from the chains they revere."
Difficult
500
What was Voltaire's original name?
Francois Arouet
500
What plays did Voltaire write?
Herode et Mariamne, Mahomet, Nanine, Oedipus, and Zaire
500
"It is better to risk saving a ______ man than to condemn an ________ one."