European Intellectual History

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1. Galileo's "Dialogue of the Two Chief Systems of the World" argued in favor of: an Aristotelian view of the universe a geocentric view of the universe a heliocentric view of the universe a Biblical view of the universe

2. Renes Descartes is the author of: Principia Discourse on Method Kulturkampf Syllabus of Errors

3. The Francis Galton developed: eugenics secular education a theory supporting social welfare the idea of the super-ego

4. Impressionist paintings glorify: none of these ancient Greek and Roman culture modern life the Industrial Revolution and increased prosperity

5. The French Physiocrats were eighteenth-century: anatomists who dissected cadavers economists who decried state intervention in the economy monarchists who opposed British constitutionalism none of these

6. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were the authors of a text discussing: the Socialist movement Men's suffrage Individualism Anarchy

7. Robespierre led which important French political club? Girondiste Club Fabian Club Jacobin Club Federalist Club

8. The third estate in France consisted of: aristocrats serfs clergymen commoners

9. The French Revolution was inspired by: American Revolution Rousseau's idea of the "general will" Enlightenment Philosophy all of these

10. In "A Vindication on the Rights of Women" this woman argues for equality between women and men, and is one of the first feminists. Who is she? Mary Shelley Emily Davidson Mary Wollstonecraft Alice Walker