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1
Swift's Modest Proposal resembles Li Ruzhen's Flowers in the Mirror in its satirizing of:
A)false religious beliefs
B)physical exploitation
C)the brutal treatment of slaves
D)philosophic optimism
2
In Voltaire's Candide, the character Pangloss is modeled on:
A)Leibniz
B)Louis XIV
C)Condorcet
D)Hobbes
3
Voltaire's Candide satirizes the idea that:
A)Man is created in God's image
B)the sun revolves around the earth
C)this is the best of all possible worlds
D)all men are created equal
4
In his travel narrative, Olaudah Equiano:
A)justifies slavery by affirming that his own father kept slaves in Africa
B)criticizes so-called Christians who would enslave other humans
C)praises those who captured him as his "liberators"
D)describes how slavery creates opportunities for self-expression
5
The visual satires of William Hogarth were:
A)inspired by British stage comedies
B)paintings reproduced as engravings
C)pointed attacks on British poverty and alcoholism
D)all of the above
6
Rousseau held that:
A)societies begin by defining property rights
B)societies work towards improving human beings
C)societies move toward increased social equality
D)all of the above
7
The revolutions of the late 18th-century:
A)were basically unsuccessful
B)took place in almost every part if Europe
C)put Enlightenment ideals into action
D)inspired great works of satire





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