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Intro to the Restoration & Enlightenment Flashcards

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1
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In what year did the Restoration & Enlightenment begin?

A

1660

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In what year did the Restoration & Enlightenment end?

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1798

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3
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What English monarch returned from exile to restore the Monarchy?

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King Charles II

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4
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Charles II was a member of what house?

A

Stuart

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5
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In what country did Charles II spend most of his exile?

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France

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What religion did Charles II re-establish in England?

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Anglicanism

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What new political party wanted to limit royal authority?

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Whigs

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What new political party supported royal authority?

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Tories

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9
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After Charles II died, who became King?

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King James II

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What do we call the forced abdication of the throne by James II?

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The Glorious Revolution

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After James II abdicated the throne, who became King?

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King William III

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12
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After James II abdicated the throne, who became Queen?

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Queen Mary II

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13
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What royal decree barred Catholics from the English throne?

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The Act of Settlement

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14
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What protestant sister of Mary established Great Britain?

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Queen Anne

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What distant German cousin of Queen Anne was next in line to obtain the throne?

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King George I

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George I was a member of what house?

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Hanove

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What son of George I was the next King of England?

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King George II

18
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To which monarch does “The Madness of King George” refer?

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King George III

19
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What is The Enlightenment also known as?

A

The Age of Reason

20
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What is the literary movement that focused on order, balance, logic and reason known as?

A

Neoclassicism

21
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What political philosopher taught the rights of citizens to revolt against an unfair government?

A

John Locke

22
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What scientist developed the Scientific Method, as well as explaining gravity and motion?

A

Sir Isaac Newton

23
Q

When was the “Golden Age of Satire?”

A

17th-18th Century

24
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What is satire?

A

A literary technique in which behaviors or institutions are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society

25
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Where did satire begin?

A

Greece

26
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Where did satire “come into its own?”

A

Rome

27
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It was believed that satirists were the guardians of the what?

A

The culture

28
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What is horatian satire?

A

Playfully amusing and refined. It seeks to correct vice or foolishness with gentle laughter and understanding

29
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What is juvenalian satire?

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Provokes a darker kind of laughter. It is often bitter, or even angry, and criticizes corruption or incompetence with scorn and outrage

30
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Who wrote the first English dictionary?

A

Robert Cawdrey

31
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What is the (shortened) title of the first English dictionary?

A

A Table Alphebeticall

32
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Approximately how many entries were in A Table Alphabeticall?

A

2,500

33
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Who single-handedly wrote A Dictionary of the English Language?

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Samuel Johnson

34
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Approximately how many entries were in A Dictionary of the English Language?

A

42,773

35
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What is a Lexicographer?

A

Someone who writes and studies dictionaries

36
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Who wrote A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the English Language?

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John Walker

37
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What American published An American Dictionary of the English Language in 1828?

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Noah Webster

38
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In 1857, what society resolved to promote a “New English Dictionary?”

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The Philological Society

39
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James A.H. Murray was the first editor of what dictionary?

A

The Oxford English Dictionary

40
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Approximately how many entries were in the first edition of The Oxford English Dictionary?

A

414,000

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