Revolution And Enlightenment, 1550-1800 Test 2 B

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Answer the question about Revolution and Enlightenment, 1550-1800.

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1.

Believed to be a heliocentric
- A.
  
  Volaire
- B.
  
  Nicholas Copernicus
- C.
  
  John Locke
2.

Considered the greatest genius of the Scientific Revolution
- A.
  
  Isaac Newton
- B.
  
  Francis Bacon
- C.
  
  Jean-Jacques Rousseau
3.

Created the scientific method
- A.
  
  Voltaire
- B.
  
  Padua
- C.
  
  Francis Bacon
4.

Argued that every person was born eith a tabula rasa, or blank mind
- A.
  
  Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- B.
  
  Isaac Newton
- C.
  
  John Locke
5.

Well known for his critism of Christianity and his strong belief in religious toleration
- A.
  
  Volaire
- B.
  
  Handel
- C.
  
  Bacon
6.

Believed members of a society should be forced to follow a social contract
- A.
  
  Nicholas Copernicus
- B.
  
  Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- C.
  
  Isaac Newton
7.

Composer of the Messiah
- A.
  
  Balthasar Neumann
- B.
  
  Rene Desvartes
- C.
  
  George Frederick Handel
8.

University where human dissection provided accurate anatomical data
- A.
  
  London
- B.
  
  Padua
- C.
  
  France
9.

First country to grant diplomatic recognition to the new American state
- A.
  
  Padua
- B.
  
  London
- C.
  
  France
10.

Place where the first daily newspaper was printed in 1702
- A.
  
  Padua
- B.
  
  London
- C.
  
  France
11.

According to the Ptolemic system,
- A.
  
  The moon is the center of the universe, and the Earth and the stars revove around it.
- B.
  
  Earth revolves around the Moon, and the Moon revolves around the Sun.
- C.
  
  The universe is a series of concentric spheres with Earth fixed at the center
12.

Galileo's observations seemed to indicate that
- A.
  
  The heavenly bodies were composed of material substance just like Earth, not pure orbs of light.
- B.
  
  Plato was correct about the way the planets were arranged.
- C.
  
  The Catholic Church's beliefs about the heavens were correct.
13.

Which of the following wrote Observations Upon Experimental Philosophy, which presnted a criticism of the that humans were the masters of nature?
- A.
  
  Shakespeare
- B.
  
  Margaret Cavendish
- C.
  
  Rene Descartes
- D.
  
  Robert Boyle
14.

Who has been rightly called the father of modern rationalism?
- A.
  
  Chaucer
- B.
  
  Francis Bacon
- C.
  
  Rene Descartes
- D.
  
  Robert Boyle
15.

Montesquieu's most lasting contribution to political thought was his
- A.
  
  Analysis of the governmental system of poliical thought was his
- B.
  
  Idenification of the natural laws that governed human society
- C.
  
  Theory thatovernment should interfere with religious matters.
16.

Adam Smith believed in laissez-faire, by which he meant that
- A.
  
  The assets of the rich should be taken.
- B.
  
  The state should not regulate the economy.
- C.
  
  Those who are able to work should help to support those who cannot work.
17.

The work of __________ shows the use of enchantment in the rococo style.
- A.
  
  Alexander Dumas
- B.
  
  Antoine Watteau
- C.
  
  Henry Fielding
- D.
  
  Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
18.

Which British head of cabinet acquired Canada and India?
- A.
  
  Robert Walpole
- B.
  
  William Pitt the Elder
- C.
  
  Maria Theresa
- D.
  
  Queen Anne
19.

The American nation's first constitution was called the
- A.
  
  Rights of Man.
- B.
  
  Constitution of the United States of America.
- C.
  
  Articles of confederation.
- D.
  
  Bill of Rights.
20.

The treaty of Paris in 1783 granted the Americans control of
- A.
  
  The western territory from the Appalachians to the Mississippi.
- B.
  
  The eastern seaboard from Canada to Florida.
- C.
  
  The entire continent of North America.
21.

What religion was dominant in Scandinavia during the Enlightment?
- A.
  
  Protestant
- B.
  
  Catholic
- C.
  
  Eastern Orthodox Christian
- D.
  
  Muslim