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