The Enlightenment Period Quiz
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What was the Berliner Mittwochgesellschaft (Wednesday Club) in 1783?

  • A political organization aiming to overthrow the monarchy
  • A literary club focused on promoting Enlightenment ideals
  • A religious group advocating for freedom of worship
  • A debating society typical of those sprouting in German cities (correct)

    • What did Immanuel Kant deem about the age in which he lived?

  • It was a fully enlightened age with no room for improvement
  • It was not an enlightened age, but it was an age of enlightenment (correct)
  • It was an age of enlightenment, but not in Europe
  • It was a dark age with no hope for enlightenment

    • What was Kant's opinion on 'man's release from his self-incurred immaturity'?

  • People must reject enlightenment ideals
  • People must rely on the monarchy for guidance
  • People must blindly follow the clergy and civil servants
  • People must think for themselves (correct)

    • What did Kant believe was the duty of a thinker who also served as a clergyman or civil servant?

    <p>Their primary duty lies in serving their church and obeying their prince</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was Frederick the Great in relation to Kant?

    <p>An enlightened monarch and the king of Prussia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the Berliner Mittwochgesellschaft (Wednesday Club) in 1783?

    <p>A debating society typical of those sprouting in German cities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Immanuel Kant believe was necessary for 'man's release from his self-incurred immaturity'?

    <p>People must think for themselves under the watchword sapere aude</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Kant consider the primary duty of a thinker who also served as a clergyman or civil servant?

    <p>Serving the church and obeying the prince</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Kant believe about the age in which he lived?

    <p>We live in a deeply unenlightened age</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the role of Frederick the Great, king of Prussia, according to Kant?

    <p>An enlightened monarch and a fan of Voltaire</p> Signup and view all the answers

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