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Which of the following was a literary impact of liberty during the Enlightenment?
Growth of political pamphlets calling for reform
Praise for the aristocracy’s moral superiority
Support for rigid class hierarchy
Decline of novels focusing on individuals
Which literary form became widely used to expose irrationality in society during the Enlightenment?
Epic narratives
Romantic poetry
Satire
Mythological tales
The use of heroic couplet in Neoclassical poetry primarily reflected which Enlightenment ideal?
Emphasis on supernatural elements
Celebration of absolute monarchy
Chaos and freedom of expression
Order, balance, and reason
Which of the following BEST summarizes the social meaning of progress?
It encouraged nostalgia for medieval values
Knowledge and morality create a more ideal society
It limited the influence of science on education
It restricted social mobility
Advances in science, trade, and urbanization made people believe that:
Only the rich deserved progress
The past was better than the present
Society could continuously improve
Society was in decline
Characters “symbolizing reason overcoming ignorance” represent:
The fear of intellectual progress
The superiority of aristocracy
The triumph of knowledge and rationality
The rejection of science
Enlightenment thinkers declared that people have:
Supernatural powers
Duties to obey the king
Natural rights
Unlimited wealth
Why was the Enlightenment called the “Age of Reason”?
Because it was a period dominated by kings and monarchs
Because it focused on religious authority and tradition
Because it began in America
Because reason, science, and knowledge illuminated society and freed it from ignorance, superstition, and oppression
How did the rise of literacy contribute to the spread of Enlightenment ideas?
It strengthened the power of monarchs
It enabled new ideas to reach merchants, artisans, and and parts of the working class
It allowed only scholars to read classical texts
It reduced interest in scientific studies
What role did coffeehouses in Britain and salons in France play during the Enlightenment?
They were libraries for storing books
They were places for religious worship
They were centers of debate and discussion
They were only for the elite to socialize
The English Civil War challenged the idea that:
Free markets should regulate society
Scientific observation was important
Governments should protect life, liberty, and property
Kings ruled by divine right and were accountable only to God
What political principle was demonstrated by the Glorious Revolution and the Bill of Rights in England?
Absolute monarchy
Limited government and the rule of law
Government by divine right
Economic regulation by the church
What was John Locke known for in the context of the Enlightenment?
Writing the Encyclopédie
Explaining natural laws through mathematics
People are born with life, liberty, and property
Developing the principles of modern economics
What economic principle did Adam Smith emphasize in The Wealth of Nations?
Government control over trade
Absolute monarchy
Religious influence on economics
Free markets, competition, and the invisible hand
Which literary development is directly linked to the idea of liberty?
Novels started to focus on the individual
Epic poems glorified the king
Plays avoided political topics
Religious texts became more dominant
