Question 1

What issue did Mary Wollstonecraft and Rousseau disagree about most?

Accepted Answer

Women's capacity for reason

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The best kind of government

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The existence of God

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The education of boys

Question 2

What is Rousseau's Social Contract?

Accepted Answer

Citizens must submit to the general will for their own good.

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Separation of powers is essential to a government

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Only men can vote

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Individuals are essential to a state

Question 3

What did Adam Smith & the Physiocrats argue about the economy?

Accepted Answer

It was ruled by the natural laws of supply & demand

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It was based on a barter system

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It was ruled by the balances of gold in treasuries

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It was controlled by governments

Question 4

What aspects of the traditional justice system did Beccaria oppose?

Accepted Answer

All of the choices

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Torture

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Death penalty

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Special privileges for nobles within the court system

Question 5

Which of the following statements about the situation of Jews during the 18th century is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

All Enlightenment philosophers believed that Jews should have the same rights as Christians

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Jews suffered from violence and discrimination in Eastern Europe

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Joseph II gave some rights to Jews

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Some Christians favored Jewish assimilation on the condition of conversion

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