Enlightenment Thinkers Quiz
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Who were some of the Enlightenment thinkers mentioned in the text?

  • Immanuel Kant, Thomas Hobbes, and David Hume
  • Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, and Rene Descartes
  • Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates
  • John Locke, Isaac Newton, and Voltaire (correct)
  • What was emphasized in the Enlightenment movement?

  • Tradition over innovation and authority over inquiry
  • Emotion over logic and faith over reason
  • Reason over superstition and science over blind faith (correct)
  • Superstition over reason and blind faith over science
  • What is one of the legacies of the Enlightenment according to the text?

  • An age of light replacing an age of darkness (correct)
  • A return to unquestioned acceptance of knowledge
  • A resurgence of superstition and blind faith
  • A decline in intellectual curiosity
  • Who were some of the prominent Enlightenment thinkers mentioned in the text?

    <p>John Locke, Isaac Newton, and Voltaire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was emphasized in the Enlightenment movement?

    <p>Reason over superstition and science over blind faith</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the Enlightenment often regarded in Western civilization?

    <p>As a major turning point, replacing an age of darkness with an age of light</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the belief about the nature of man according to the writers and philosophers of the 18th century?

    <p>Man was virtuous by nature and vice was due to ignorance only</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary focus of literature at the beginning of the 18th century in England?

    <p>Creating literature for a small society of important and influential people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the view of the 18th century society on real civilization compared to the old classical civilization of Greece and Rome?

    <p>Real civilization was superior to the old classical civilization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the objective of the public movement initiated by the writers and philosophers of the 18th century?

    <p>Enlightening people to do away with the evils of society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterized the literature at the beginning of the 18th century in England?

    <p>It was literature that could be read aloud in a drawing-room, enjoyed in a theatre, or discussed in a coffee-house</p> Signup and view all the answers

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