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Enlightenment Period

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