Question 1

Which of the following did all Enlightenment thinkers share?

Accepted Answer

A)   The notion of the divine right of kings
B)   The principle of gender equality
C)   The belief in progress and reason
D)   The repudiation of Christianity

Question 2

Which of the following was a goal of the Wahhabi movement?

Accepted Answer

A)   To return to what was considered the pure faith of early Islam
B)   To promote religious blending to create a new Islamic faith
C)   To teach religious tolerance and encourage syncretism
D)   To eliminate the patriarchal framework of Islamic law

Question 3

Which of the following was the most intent on converting native peoples to their religion?

Accepted Answer

A)   Puritans
B)   Catholics
C)   Buddhists
D)   Hindus

Question 4

In what way did nineteenth-century developments in the sciences depart from Enlightenment principles?

Accepted Answer

A)   They emphasized conflict and struggle as the motors of progress.
B)   They challenged the validity of universal laws in science.
C)   They challenged the very idea of progress.
D)   They rejected the techniques of science.

Question 5

Which of the following was a reaction against too much reliance on human reason during the eighteenth century in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)   Romanticism
B)   Deism
C)   Sikhism
D)   Pantheism

Question 6

What did the New England Puritans in North America emphasize?

Accepted Answer

A)   Religious tolerance and missionary activity
B)   Conversion of native peoples to Christianity
C)   Education and a sense of civic responsibility
D)   Reconciliation with the Catholic Church

Question 7

Both Wang Yangmin in his view of Confucianism and Martin Luther in his view of Christianity

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A)   attacked local customs as idolatry and sought to purify their respective traditions.
B)   invoked divine will to justify the power and privileges of the elite.
C)   argued that individuals could find their own path to virtue and salvation.
D)   fought for religious tolerance and social justice for the poor and oppressed. C

Question 8

Which of the following describes the reception of modern European science in China,Japan,and the Ottoman Empire during the early modern era?

Accepted Answer

A)   Adoption of European advances in medicine only
B)   Rejection of the applications of European science
C)   Selective adoption of European scientific learning
D)   Wholesale adoption of Western scientific learning

Question 9

What made Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses revolutionary?

Accepted Answer

A)   The validation of the Roman Catholic Church's selling of indulgences
B)   The idea that an individual could find salvation by faith alone
C)   The proposal that knowledge should be based on observations
D)   The theory that the sun was the center of the universe

Question 10

The early scientists in the Scientific Revolution

Accepted Answer

A)   were all women.
B)   rejected Christianity.
C)   confirmed Aristotle's and Ptolemy's speculations.
D)   viewed science and religion as compatible.

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of how Mughal India handled religious differences in the early modern era?

Accepted Answer

A)   All subjects were required to follow Hinduism but were allowed to practice Islam in their homes.
B)   The emperor encouraged fighting among different religious groups to maintain his power.
C)   The Tokugawa shogun expelled all Christian missionaries and forced Christian converts to recant.
D)   Akbar formulated a state cult that combined elements of Islam,Hinduism,and Zoroastrianism.

Question 12

Why did Sikhism evolve from a peaceful religion into a militant community?

Accepted Answer

A)   Violence offered a more effective means of gaining converts.
B)   Punjab,where Sikhism was founded,was torn apart by a civil war.
C)   The British colonial presence encouraged Sikhs to be militants.
D)   They had to defend themselves against both Mughal and Hindu hostility.

Question 13

Which of the following represents a form of Hinduism that shared features with mystical Sufi forms of Islam?

Accepted Answer

A)   The kaozheng movement
B)   The bhakti movement
C)   The Wahhabi movement
D)   The Taki Onqoy movement B

Question 14

What did the kaozheng movement in China emphasize?

Accepted Answer

A)   Introspection and contemplation as a means to achieve the virtuous life
B)   Withdrawal from the world as a means to gain spiritual enlightenment
C)   Verification,precision,accuracy,and rigorous analysis in all fields of inquiry
D)   Attention to church sacraments and good works as the only path to salvation

Question 15

During the centuries between 1450 and 1750,the spread of Islam was usually the

Accepted Answer

A)   work of Muslim holy men,scholars,and traders.
B)   result of conquest and forced conversions.
C)   product of state indoctrination programs.
D)   responsibility of specially chosen missionaries. A

Question 16

What similar feature did Andean Christianity and Mexican Christianity share?

Accepted Answer

A)   Both defined Christian rituals as civil observances rather than religious practices.
B)   Both condemned the ritual of Holy Communion as a kind of cannibalism.
C)   Both used Christian communities to organize rebellions against Spanish rule.
D)   Both reinterpreted Christian practices within the framework of local customs.

Question 17

How was the Enlightenment related to the Scientific Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Enlightenment applied the idea of natural laws to human affairs rather than the physical universe.
B)   The Enlightenment refers to people's growing awareness of the Scientific Revolution.
C)   The Enlightenment introduced a new way of thinking that led to the Scientific Revolution.
D)   The Enlightenment was a Protestant movement,while the Scientific Revolution was a Catholic movement.

Question 18

Which of the following reflects the Enlightenment view of the innate qualities of the individual?

Accepted Answer

A)   Intolerant,close-minded,and hypocritical
B)   Conservative,complacent,and obedient
C)   Aggressive,neurotic,and irrational
D)   Thoughtful,rational,and independent

Question 19

Refer to Map 15.2 in the textbook.In which country was the spread of Christianity in the early modern era not accompanied by European conquest?

Accepted Answer

A)   Japan
B)   Mexico
C)   Peru
D)   The Philippine Islands

Question 20

Which of the following is a principle or practice upheld in Sikhism?

Accepted Answer

A)   Seclusion of women
B)   Universalism of Islam
C)   Equality of men and women
D)   Respect for caste distinctions

Exam 16: C: Cultural Transformations Religion and Science 1450-1750

Which of the following did all Enlightenment thinkers share?

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Which of the following was a goal of the Wahhabi movement?

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Which of the following was the most intent on converting native peoples to their religion?

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In what way did nineteenth-century developments in the sciences depart from Enlightenment principles?

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Which of the following was a reaction against too much reliance on human reason during the eighteenth century in Europe?

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What did the New England Puritans in North America emphasize?

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Both Wang Yangmin in his view of Confucianism and Martin Luther in his view of Christianity

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Which of the following describes the reception of modern European science in China,Japan,and the Ottoman Empire during the early modern era?

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What made Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses revolutionary?

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The early scientists in the Scientific Revolution

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Which of the following is an example of how Mughal India handled religious differences in the early modern era?

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Why did Sikhism evolve from a peaceful religion into a militant community?

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Which of the following represents a form of Hinduism that shared features with mystical Sufi forms of Islam?

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During the centuries between 1450 and 1750,the spread of Islam was usually the

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How was the Enlightenment related to the Scientific Revolution?

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Which of the following reflects the Enlightenment view of the innate qualities of the individual?

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Refer to Map 15.2 in the textbook.In which country was the spread of Christianity in the early modern era not accompanied by European conquest?

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