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1
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
2
The French salon, center of intellectual debate, was usually organized by:
A)noblewomen
B)royalty
C)political leaders
D)members of the literary academy
3
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
4
The Encyclopedistes describe what they term "Negro slavery" as:
A)a "necessary evil"
B)an "opportunity for the salvation of a new Christian soul"
C)a "loathsome commerce...contrary to natural law"
D)an improvement over the "barbarities" of life in Africa
5
According to Locke's view of the social contract, ultimate power rests with:
A)a divinely-inspired leader
B)the Church
C)the military
D)the people
6
Diderot's Encyclopedie had as its goal to:
A)create a universal language
B)create universal literacy
C)transform society through knowledge
D)incite rebellion against an insensitive and oppressive aristocracy
7
Many enlightenment thinkers believed that human behavior was governed by:
A)natural laws
B)a supernatural divinity
C)the earth's revolution about the sun
D)spiritual reasoning
8
The belief in a mechanistic universe fashioned by a Creator (rather than a Redeemer) god is called:
A)atheism
B)anabaptism
C)deism
D)optimism





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