Multiple Choice Quiz

After you have finished studying the chapter, test yourself by answering the sample quiz questions. The correct answers will be revealed after you have finished the quiz. If you have answered any question incorrectly, return to the chapter to review the pertinent material.

1		The social science known as sociology is associated with the name
			A)	Locke.
			B)	Hobbes.
			C)	Montesquieu.
			D)	Condorcet.
2		According to Hobbes society must submit to rule by a strong individual because
			A)	divine right kingship is sanctioned by the Bible.
			B)	people are by nature warlike and selfish.
			C)	societies become corrupt as they mature.
			D)	all of these.
3		NOT a dominant form of literary expression in the seventeenth century:
			A)	journalistic essay
			B)	historical narrative
			C)	novel
			D)	lyric poetry
4		The French salon, center of intellectual debate, was usually organized by
			A)	noblewomen.
			B)	royalty.
			C)	political leaders.
			D)	members of the literary academy.
5		The line "A mighty maze! but not without a plan" reflects Pope's argument that
			A)	morality is based in human willpower.
			B)	nature is rational but divinely ordered.
			C)	human progress is inevitable.
			D)	education in Greek and Latin are essential.