Exam 1 Terms

Question 1

Deism

Answer 1

Natural religion that thought God created the world and then stepped back. Became popular during enlightenment (p 5)

Question 2

Great Britian

Answer 2

When Scotland agreed to co-exist with England under one flag called Great Britian. Treaty of Union allowed this (p 6)

Question 3

Whigs

Answer 3

one of the hostile parties in england that included wealthy businessmen, dissenters, and aristocrats horgy who were hostile to the crown. (p6)

Question 4

Tories

Answer 4

conservative wealthy landowners and country clergy who supported the crown and its old-order political system (p6)

Question 5

Tatler and Spectator

Answer 5

periodicals that featured essays on politics, science, and literature in England (p6)

Question 6

Monthly Review and Critical Review

Answer 6

literary journals that proved the general population took writing seriously (p6)

Question 7

tabula rasa

Answer 7

Lockes view that social environments shape human character (p7)

Question 8

Theodicy

Answer 8

a work that defends God in spite of existence of evil in the world (p 9)

Question 9

Optimism or Providentialism

Answer 9

God put every creature in exactly the right place along the Chain of Being. The world is the best possible world because God meant it to be that way. (p 9)

Question 10

philosophes

Answer 10

a new and special kind of philosopher that is concerned about natural science, social issues, and the practical matters of human life. (p 9)

Question 11

Candide

Answer 11

many literary forms
uses Optimism
“Sufficient Reason” argument (p 13)

Question 12

Fetes Gallant

Answer 12

Antonie Watteau’s new genre which pictured groups of elegant, refined Parisians in the outdoors. (15)

Question 13

Cupid a Captive

Answer 13

pink flesh and brilliant floral pattersns. fantasy like. French. erotic poses

Question 14

Bathers and Happy Accidents of the Swing

Answer 14

Fragonard. females frolic in imaginary landscapes.

Question 15

Blenheim Palace

Answer 15

Gift from Queen Anne to Her military hero Duke of Marlborough.
Masculine Grandisosity. Late Baroque Style

Question 16

Radcliffe Library

Answer 16

Gibbs’s Roman dome with 3 levels
double columns
Baroque Style

Question 17

Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach

Answer 17

famous facade has mix various historical styles. Roman Classical Elements. Pantheon-like Porch. Fishers interest in