Quiz 3--Chapter 14

In the sixteenth century, the world's most dynamic cultures were in Europe because of their control of the Atlantic trade. True False

False

Which of the following statements best characterizes the effect of attempts to convert both Amerindians and Africans to Christianity during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? a.Africans and Amerindians used Christianity to supplement their existing beliefs, not replace them. b.Africans and Amerindians cynically used conversion as a ploy to increase their attractiveness as trade partners. c.Africans and Amerindians completely gave up their previous gods and belief systems. d.Africans and Amerindians became ultra-orthodox, criticizing the behavior of their European missionary teachers.

a.Africans and Amerindians used Christianity to supplement their existing beliefs, not replace them.

In what way was the U.S. Declaration of Independence an Enlightenment document? a.It announced that all men were endowed with equal rights. b.It avowed that only a government based on Christian ideals could provide a just society. c.It proposed that democracy was the best form of government. d.It argued for the rise of a meritocracy based on talent, not rank.

a.It announced that all men were endowed with equal rights.

Francis Bacon's method of scientific inquiry asserted which of the following? a.The best way to learn was to inquire into the ways that other cultures did scientific research. b.Conducting experiments was the only way that humans could begin to understand the workings of nature. c.Scientific knowledge should be based on the work of traditional authorities, such as Aristotle. d.Only members of the clergy could safely conduct scientific experiments without imperiling their souls.

b.Conducting experiments was the only way that humans could begin to understand the workings of nature.

What ideas did European Enlightenment thinkers hold in common? a.They wanted to encourage people to become more religious so that they could achieve enlightenment. b.They wanted to improve their societies and search for universal, objective knowledge. c.They wanted to encourage European monarchs to rule as enlightened despots. d.They wanted to improve European technical expertise and encourage overseas expansion.

b.They wanted to improve their societies and search for universal, objective knowledge.

Which of the following was a way in which the arts were used by artists or their patrons to send a social message between 1500 and 1750? a.Mughal painters used styles imported from Europe to communicate their wish for greater cultural blending. b.Ottoman and Qing rulers used architecture to communicate their wish for a more open relationship with their subjects. c.European women such as Mary Wollstonecraft took up the pen to counter the belief that women could not act as rational beings. d.Intellectuals in Benin used poetry to express their longing for a bygone golden age.

c.European women such as Mary Wollstonecraft took up the pen to counter the belief that women could not act as rational beings.

What were some of the broader consequences of the Enlightenment? a.Increased respect for traditional elites and clerics b.Increased respect for the wisdom of classical and medieval authorities y> c.The expansion of literacy and the spread of critical thinking d.The expansion of educational opportunities for rural women

c.The expansion of literacy and the spread of critical thinking

Which of the following helps explain the degree of intermarriage between European men and native women in the Americas? a.Amerindian women were attempting to repopulate the Americans after the deaths brought by European disease. b.Amerindians sought to ally themselves with European Christians in order to hasten the conversion process. c.European wives died out rapidly in the harsh climates of North America. d.Initially, European colonists were overwhelmingly male.

d.Initially, European colonists were overwhelmingly male.

What can historians use as evidence that the ideals of the Enlightenment were not universally accepted? a.Artisans guilds passed rules against applying Newtonian physics to their crafts. b.Riots occurred in university towns against the imposition of secular knowledge in the schools. c.Women wrote in their journals that they refused to conduct experiments because they feared a loss of femininity. d.Many governments employed censors and punished radical thinkers.

d.Many governments employed censors and punished radical thinkers.