Question 1

'Wealth of Nations'was the work of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)John Locke&#10;B)Rene Descartes&#10;C)Alfred Marshall&#10;D)Adam Smith

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'Wealth of Nations', officially titled 'An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations', is a seminal book published in 1776 by the Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith. It is considered one of the foundational texts in classical economics.

Question 2

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.., one of the best scientists of his time, wrote an essay entitled, &#34;On Liberty and Necessity: Man in the Newtonian Universe.&#34;&#10;A)Benjamin Franklin&#10;B)Robert Owen&#10;C)John Calvin&#10;D)Thomas Paine

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Benjamin Franklin, a renowned polymath and one of the leading intellectuals of his time, wrote the essay "On Liberty and Necessity: Man in the Newtonian Universe," showcasing his engagement with the philosophical and scientific debates of the Enlightenment era.

Question 3

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..was &#34;the founder of liberalism&#34;.&#10;A)John Locke&#10;B)Montesquieu&#10;C)Thomas Paine&#10;D)Robert Fulton

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John Locke is often credited as the founder of liberalism due to his influential theories on liberty, government, and property rights, which laid the groundwork for modern democratic thought.

Question 4

Two years after writing the Two Tracts on Government, &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.changed significantly in his views about magisterial authority and toleration in An Essay Concerning Toleration (1667).&#10;A)John Locke&#10;B)Thomas Paine&#10;C)Michael Faraday&#10;D)Jethro Tull

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John Locke is the correct answer because he wrote the Two Tracts on Government and later changed his views significantly in An Essay Concerning Toleration (1667), reflecting a more tolerant perspective on religious and governmental matters.

Question 5

The Advancement of Learning was written by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)Francis Bacon&#10;B)Thomas Paine&#10;C)Robert Fulton&#10;D)Rousseau

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"The Advancement of Learning" is a 1605 work by Francis Bacon, which argues for the possibility of scientific progress and the improvement of human knowledge through empirical methods.

Question 6

Who wrote'Novum Organum Scientiarum'?&#10;A)Newton&#10;B)Thomas Paine&#10;C)Francis Bacon&#10;D)Montesquieu

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Francis Bacon wrote 'Novum Organum Scientiarum,' which is a philosophical work that outlines a new system of logic he believed would improve human knowledge by enhancing the investigation of the natural world.

Question 7

Thomas Hobbes was an&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Philosopher&#10;A)French&#10;B)Russian&#10;C)English&#10;D)Indian

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Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher, best known for his work on political philosophy and social contract theory.

Question 8

Whose masterwork was Leviathan?&#10;A)Aristotle&#10;B)Plato&#10;C)Thomas Hobbes&#10;D)Locke

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Thomas Hobbes is the author of "Leviathan," a work on social and political philosophy published in 1651, which argues for a social contract and rule by an absolute sovereign.

Question 9

'Meditations on First Philosophy' was written by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)Montesquieu&#10;B)Thomas Paine&#10;C)Descartes&#10;D)Charles Telford

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'Meditations on First Philosophy' is a foundational text in modern philosophy written by René Descartes, where he discusses the existence of God and the immortality of the soul.

Question 10

Whose masterpiece was 'The Spirit of the Laws'?&#10;A)Thomas Paine&#10;B)Thomas Aquinas&#10;C)Aristotle&#10;D)Montesquieu

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'The Spirit of the Laws' is a masterpiece by Montesquieu, where he outlines his theory of separation of powers, a concept that has significantly influenced modern democratic governments.

Question 11

Persian Letters was written by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)Montesquieu&#10;B)Thomas Paine&#10;C)Rousseau&#10;D)Viscount Townsend

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The answer of Persian Letters was written by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)Montesquieu&#10;B)Thomas Paine&#10;C)Rousseau&#10;D)Viscount...

Question 12

Who wrote the philosophical work, A Discourse on the Sciences and Arts?&#10;A)Jean-Jacques Rousseau&#10;B)Thomas Paine&#10;C)Charles Telford&#10;D)Voltaire

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The answer of Who wrote the philosophical work, A Discourse...

Question 13

The Discourse on the Origin of Inequality was written by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)Rousseau&#10;B)Thomas Paine&#10;C)Montesquieu&#10;D)Robert Fulton

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The answer of The Discourse on the Origin of Inequality...

Question 14

Whose major work on political philosophy was the The Social Contract?&#10;A)Michael Faraday&#10;B)Montesquieu&#10;C)Charles Telford&#10;D)Rousseau

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The answer of Whose major work on political philosophy was...

Question 15

'The Confessions' was the Autobiography of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)Jethro Tull&#10;B)Thomas Paine&#10;C)Montesquieu&#10;D)Rousseau

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The answer of 'The Confessions' was the Autobiography of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)Jethro...

Question 16

Denis Diderot was the brightest light of the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;Enlightenment-a man of intelligence, passion and genius.&#10;A)Dutch&#10;B)Spanish&#10;C)Russian&#10;D)French

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The answer of Denis Diderot was the brightest light of...

Question 17

Voltaire was a prolific writer, philosopher, poet and pamphletist, and the preeminent figure of the 18th century &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..Enlightenment.&#10;A)French&#10;B)American&#10;C)Russian&#10;D)German

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The answer of Voltaire was a prolific writer, philosopher, poet...

Question 18

Who Wrote Philosophical Dictionary?&#10;A)Robert Fulton&#10;B)Thomas Paine&#10;C)Montesquieu&#10;D)Voltaire

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The answer of Who Wrote Philosophical Dictionary?&#10;A)Robert Fulton&#10;B)Thomas Paine&#10;C)Montesquieu&#10;D)Voltaire...

Question 19

Who were The Physiocrats?&#10;A)Historians&#10;B)Sociologists&#10;C)Scientists&#10;D)Economists

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The answer of Who were The Physiocrats?&#10;A)Historians&#10;B)Sociologists&#10;C)Scientists&#10;D)Economists...

Question 20

Colbert was served as a minister in the Court of&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)Louis XIV&#10;B)James I&#10;C)Edward VI&#10;D)Charles I

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The answer of Colbert was served as a minister in...

Question 21

Thomas Paine was a radical writer who emigrated from &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;to America in 1774.&#10;A)England&#10;B)Russia&#10;C)Spain&#10;D)Austria

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The answer of Thomas Paine was a radical writer who...

Question 22

Early in 1776, &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;published Common Sense, a hugely influential pamphlet that convinced many American colonists that the time had finally come to break away from British rule.&#10;A)Thomas Paine&#10;B)Montesquieu&#10;C)Michael Faraday&#10;D)Ranke

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The answer of Early in 1776, &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;published Common Sense, a...

Question 23

In Common Sense, &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;made a persuasive and passionate argument to the colonists that the cause of independence was just and urgent.&#10;A)Thomas Paine&#10;B)Karl Marx&#10;C)Charles Darwin&#10;D)Friedrich Nietzsche

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The answer of In Common Sense, &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;made a persuasive and...

Question 24

Who wrote the controversial work, The Age of Reason?&#10;A)Thomas Paine&#10;B)Montesquieu&#10;C)Charles Telford&#10;D)Robert Fulton

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The answer of Who wrote the controversial work, The Age...

Question 25

The &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..Revolution began with the fall of the Bastille on July 14, 1789.&#10;A)French&#10;B)Dutch&#10;C)American&#10;D)English

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The answer of The &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..Revolution began with the fall of...

Deck 5: Famous Authors and Thinkers of the Enlightenment ERA