Question 1
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John Locke argued that
legitimate government required the consent of the governed.
authority derived from god.
humans are born with an awareness of right and wrong.
absolute monarchy was necessary for security.
revolution is never justified.
Question 2
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The philosophes of the Enlightenment embraced the principle of
individual rights.
tolerance.
social progress.
All these answers are correct.
human perfectibility.
Question 3
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Who drafted a treatise called A Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Citizen in 1791?
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson
John Locke
Olympe de Gouges
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Mary Wollstonecraft
Question 4
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Which author satirized the unbounded optimism of the philosophes in his Candide?
Daniel Defoe
Olaudah Equiano
Voltaire
Denis Diderot
Samuel Richardson
Question 5
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All the following are true of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart EXCEPT that he
composed symphonies, concertos and operas.
invented the sonata form and the symphony.
died a pauper.
borrowed from popular dances and melodies.
began composing at the age of six.
Question 6
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Adam Smith was a pioneering economist from
the Netherlands.
England.
Ireland.
Scotland.
colonial America.
Question 7
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Joseph Addison and Richard Steele were pioneers in which literary form?
scientific treatise
drama
free-verse poetry
periodicals
novels
Question 8
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In his educational treatise Émile, Jean -Jacques Rousseau advocated
teaching children through lectures and books rather than through hands-on experience.
offering girls and boys equal access to education.
allowing children to learn when they wanted to learn and play when they wanted to play.
teaching by rote.
arranging children’s schooling according to rigid scheduling to teach them self-control.
Question 9
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Which philosopher is famous for his optimistic principle of sufficient reason?
Voltaire
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Alexander Pope
Immanuel Kant
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Question 10
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Although Haydn’s original patron was a Hungarian prince, the composer wrote his last twelve symphonies in
Geneva.
Florence.
London.
Rotterdam.
Paris.
Question 11
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Napoleon Bonaparte is significant for all the following reasons EXCEPT that he
established a representative democracy in France.
abolished serfdom and feudal privileges.
conquered most of Western Europe.
was a Romantic hero.
created a coherent system of civil law.
Question 12
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Which piece of literature marked the birth of Romanticism in England?
The World as Will and Idea
Leaves of Grass
Lyrical Ballads
Sense and Sensibility
Confessions
Question 13
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Which of the following characterized Romanticism?
strong love of nature
an interest in medieval history
glorification of national heritage.
an emphasis on emotion and intuition
All these answers are correct.
Question 14
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In paintings such as The Slave Ship, which artist anticipated late nineteenth-century impressionism?
- M. W. Turner
Francisco Goya
Theodore Géricault
George Catlin
Eguène Delacroix
Question 15
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In Goethe’s Faust, Mephistopheles tempts the hero with promises of
solitude.
wealth.
repose.
contemplation.
experience.
Question 16
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Henry David Thoreau
defended the principle of civil disobedience.
argued that happiness best gained through the accumulation of wordly goods.
All these answers are correct.
advocated strict adherence to the law.
believed that constant human companionship was essential to a full life.
Question 17
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Which of the following persons was primarily known for being a major figure in the abolitionist movement?
Mary Shelley
Ralph Waldo Emerson
John Constable
Walt Whitman
Frederick Douglas
Question 18
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Which of the following figures was famous for his respectful portraits of Native Americans?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Thomas Cole
George Catlin
Caspar David Friederich
John Canstable
Question 19
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Francisco Goya depicted the French occupation of Spain in
The Oath of the Horatii.
The Raft of the “Medusa.”
The Third of May.
The Departure of the Volunteers.
The Slave Ship.
Question 20
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The predominant theme of Eugène Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People is
the dangers of unbridled ambition.
a defense of society’s rules and values.
the breakdown of civilization.
the horrors of war.
the spirit of nationalism.
Question 21
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By 1812, Napoleon’s empire and allies included all the following regions EXCEPT
Great Britain.
France.
Spain.
Italy.
Austria.
Question 22
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In 1812, Prussia and France were separated by
the Kingdom of Italy.
the Helvetic Republic.
Denmark.
the Grand Duchy of Warsaw.
the Confederation of the Rhine.
Question 23
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Which of the following countries was allied with France in 1812?
Sicily
Sweden
Portugal
Norway
Sardinia
Question 24
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Napoleon’s invasion of Russia advanced as far east as
Austerlitz.
Tilsit.
Borodino.
St. Petersburg.
Moscow.
Question 25
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In 1812, which of the following cities was NOT incorporated into the French empire?
Frankfurt
Amsterdam
Rome
Brussels
Marseilles
Question 26
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Where did Napoleon fight his last battle?
Waterloo
Borodino
Moscow
Austerlitz
Friedland