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Question 1 (Worth 5 points)

Use the following statement attributed to the Renaissance humanist Desiderius Erasmus to answer the following question:

"Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself."—Public Domain

Which of the following did Erasmus' remark foreshadow?

the Enlightenment

the Glorious Revolution

the American Revolution

the Baroque Movement

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Question 2 (Worth 5 points)

A major cause of the Enlightenment was

a renewed interest in nobility

the Scientific Revolution

the French Revolution

a growing respect for absolute monarchies

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Question 3 (Worth 5 points)

Which was not a cause of the European Enlightenment?

the Protestant Reformation

the Scientific Revolution

secular humanism

the monastic movement

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Question 4 (Worth 5 points)

Use the following quote from Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire to answer the question below:

"It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong."—Public Domain

Voltaire would have agreed that

challenging an ignorant person is more difficult than challenging an educated one

the Protestant Reformation was unsuccessful

nations should have a state religion to maintain order

challenging the monarchy could be hazardous

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Question 5 (Worth 5 points)

Use the following statement attributed to the French philosopher Denis Diderot, the chief editor of the Encyclopédie, to answer the question below:

"In order to shake a hypothesis, it is sometimes not necessary to do anything more than push it as far as it will go."—Public Domain

What does Diderot mean by the phrase "shake a hypothesis"?

combine it with another hypothesis

prove it is flawed or wrong

provide it with additional force

interpret it literally

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Question 6 (Worth 5 points)

Use the following statement from the Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire to answer the question below:

"Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices."—Public Domain

Voltaire was drawing attention to the dangers of which of the following?

violence

superstition

heresy

arrogance

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Question 7 (Worth 5 points)

Use the following quote from John Locke to answer the question below:

The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom.—Public Domain

From this quote, you can tell that John Locke

was most concerned with the preservation of absolute monarchies

was poised to challenge the authority of the clergy and the king

was a key contributor to the Scientific Revolution

believed a key role of the government was to protect freedom

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Question 8 (Worth 5 points)

Use the following statement from Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address to answer the question below:

"A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government…"—Public Domain

Which of the following best agrees with Jefferson's statement on the role of government?

Adam Smith's opinions on laissez-faire economics

Mary Wollstonecraft's opinions on the education of women

Voltaire's opinions on the power of enlightened despots

Rousseau's opinions on the original state of humanity

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Question 9 (Worth 5 points)

Use the following quote from Benjamin Franklin to answer the question below:

"A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body."—Public Domain

Why is Franklin's statement a recognizable impact of the effects of the Enlightenment?

It implies the mind is more important than the body.

It reveals that Franklin had a philosophical disposition.

It shows that Franklin valued reason and intellectual accomplishment.

It suggests that the emotions are more important than reasoned thinking.

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Answer 3

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