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Quiz about The Enlightenment
Quiz about The Enlightenment

The Enlightenment Test | European


Test your knowledge of the Enlightenment.

A multiple-choice quiz by socratessoul. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
socratessoul
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
6,159
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
2571
Last 3 plays: Guest 5 (5/10), Guest 93 (6/10), Guest 190 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which country is traditionally regarded as the main center of the Enlightenment during most of the movement? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Although not often credited for it, what country was responsible for the beginning of most Enlightenment thought? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. An early philosopher who inspired much of the Enlightenment thought and wrote a 'History of England' was? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Enlightenment thought centered on? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. One philosopher who was a source of early inspiration to Enlightenment thinkers, and who was given credit for saying 'I think, therefore I am' was? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. One of the most controversial Enlightenment authors, who was imprisoned in the Bastille and later exiled to England for offending a French nobleman? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The Enlightenment attacked many of the institutions in Europe at the time, such as that of education. Which of the following institutions usually came under the heaviest attack in Enlightenment writings? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This highly controversial thinker and author of 'The Nun' was also an atheist. Who was he? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. 'Sturm und Drang' in Germany was what? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of the following famous world events was highly and directly affected by the earlier Enlightenment thought? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which country is traditionally regarded as the main center of the Enlightenment during most of the movement?

Answer: France

However, the contribution of Scotland was also immense.
2. Although not often credited for it, what country was responsible for the beginning of most Enlightenment thought?

Answer: Scotland

3. An early philosopher who inspired much of the Enlightenment thought and wrote a 'History of England' was?

Answer: David Hume

4. Enlightenment thought centered on?

Answer: Scientific Method

5. One philosopher who was a source of early inspiration to Enlightenment thinkers, and who was given credit for saying 'I think, therefore I am' was?

Answer: Rene Descartes

6. One of the most controversial Enlightenment authors, who was imprisoned in the Bastille and later exiled to England for offending a French nobleman?

Answer: Voltaire

7. The Enlightenment attacked many of the institutions in Europe at the time, such as that of education. Which of the following institutions usually came under the heaviest attack in Enlightenment writings?

Answer: The Church

8. This highly controversial thinker and author of 'The Nun' was also an atheist. Who was he?

Answer: Diderot

9. 'Sturm und Drang' in Germany was what?

Answer: An early rebellion against the Enlightenment

It was a literary movement that is generally regarded as a form of Pre-Romanticism.
10. Which of the following famous world events was highly and directly affected by the earlier Enlightenment thought?

Answer: The American Revolution

Source: Author socratessoul

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