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1Which of the following was not a foundational principle of the Enlightenment?

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2Which event best represented the shift away from monarchial rule?

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3Which of the following most influenced the writings of Comenius and Grotius?

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4Grotius is best known for

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5Hobbes believed that all humans were inherently

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6Which form of government did Hobbes prefer?

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7 7. Which form of government did Locke prefer?

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8With which philosophical movement was Hume associated?

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9King Louis XIV of France died in

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10Which best describes Voltaire’s stance on religion?

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11Montesquieu’s political work was based on the writings of

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12How many volumes did the Encyclopédie ultimately encompass?

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13Which form of government did Rousseau prefer?

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14Romanticism changed the direction of the Enlightenment by emphasizing

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15Which of the following statements best describes the German Enlightenment?

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16How much did religion figure into the German Enlightenment compared to the French Enlightenment?

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17Which choice below has the correct chronological order for the publishing of the listed works?

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18The Sturm und Drang movement took place in

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19Which work is most closely associated with the Sturm und Drang movement?

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20Which scientist is credited with devising an inductive method of discovery?

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21Major strides were made in the field of astronomy thanks primarily to

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22Which of the following is not a reason for the beginning of the Enlightenment?

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23Which of the following sets consists of exclusively English thinkers?

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24Who was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution?

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25Who ascended to throne during the Glorious Revolution?

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26Identify the correct chronological arrangement of these English events:

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27In France, philosophes were predominantly

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28What best describes the focus of Montesquieu’s The Spirit of Laws?

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29Montesquieu later developed the theory that

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30Which of the following did not help disperse the Enlightenment throughout France?

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31What would govern a civilization in Rousseau’s ideal world?

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32Match the author with the correct work:

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33Which group contains only the works of Rousseau?

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34Who was responsible for establishing three laws of motion?

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35Who was responsible for discovering calculus?

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36Who was responsible for combining the schools of algebra and geometry?

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37How did Kant feel about reason?

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38Which of the following lists contains only German notables?

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39All of the following were factors that hindered the German Enlightenment except

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40The main plot device in Faust is

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41What musical period corresponded most closely with the Enlightenment?

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42Which late Baroque composer was known during his life primarily as an organist?

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43What man first proposed the idea of replacing mercantilism with a natural order of trade?

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44Smith’s pivotal economic work was

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45In which field did Beccaria seek reform?

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46Smith believed all of the following about free trade except

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47Which of the following was not a factor in starting the Industrial Revolution?

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48Which of the following was an immediate downside of the Industrial Revolution?

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49All of the following contributed to the end of the Enlightenment except

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50Paine’s Common Sense encouraged

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