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Chapter 20The Changing Life

of the People

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Question

________ has been described as the “illegitimate offspring of the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation.”

a) Pietism

b) Jansenism

c) Methodism

d) Carnival


Answer

________ has been described as the “illegitimate offspring of the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation.”

a) Pietism

b) Jansenism (correct)

c) Methodism

d) Carnival

Hint: See page 674.


Question

The most common birth control method during this period was

a) abstinence.

b) coitus interruptus.

c) IUDs.

d) vasectomies.


Answer

The most common birth control method during this period was

a) abstinence.

b) coitus interruptus. (correct)

c) IUDs.

d) vasectomies.

Hint: See page 656.


Question

The eighteenth century’s greatest medical triumph was the conquest of

a) tuberculosis.

b) pneumonia.

c) the plague.

d) smallpox.


Answer

The eighteenth century’s greatest medical triumph was the conquest of

a) tuberculosis.

b) pneumonia.

c) the plague.

d) smallpox. (correct)

Hint: See page 670.


Question

One of the eighteenth century’s most influential works on child rearing was written by

a) Daniel Defoe.

b) Edward Gibbon.

c) Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

d) Michel de Montaigne.


Answer

One of the eighteenth century’s most influential works on child rearing was written by

a) Daniel Defoe.

b) Edward Gibbon.

c) Jean-Jacques Rousseau. (correct)

d) Michel de Montaigne.

Hint: See page 661.


Question

The early leaders in contraception were the

a) English.

b) nobles.

c) French.

d) Catholic Church.


Answer

The early leaders in contraception were the

a) English.

b) nobles.

c) French. (correct)

d) Catholic Church.

Hint: See page 656.


Question

By the 1770s, what percentage of newborns in Paris was promptly abandoned?

a) One-third

b) One-fifth

c) Two-fifths

d) One-half


Answer

By the 1770s, what percentage of newborns in Paris was promptly abandoned?

a) One-third (correct)

b) One-fifth

c) Two-fifths

d) One-half

Hint: See page 660.


Question

The Edict of Idle Institutions was issued by

a) Maria Theresa.

b) John Wesley.

c) Joseph II.

d) the Jesuits.


Answer

The Edict of Idle Institutions was issued by

a) Maria Theresa.

b) John Wesley.

c) Joseph II. (correct)

d) the Jesuits.

Hint: See page 672.


Question

The founder of Methodism was

a) Cornelius Jansen.

b) Hieronimus Methodus.

c) John Wesley.

d) Madame du Coudray.


Answer

The founder of Methodism was

a) Cornelius Jansen.

b) Hieronimus Methodus.

c) John Wesley. (correct)

d) Madame du Coudray.

Hint: See page 660.


Question

Foundling homes first took hold in all of the following countries EXCEPT

a) Italy.

b) Spain.

c) France.

d) England.


Answer

Foundling homes first took hold in all of the following countries EXCEPT

a) Italy.

b) Spain.

c) France.

d) England. (correct)

Hint: See page 660.


Question

Which of the following was introduced into Europe from the Americas?

a) Carrots

b) Potatoes

c) Cabbage

d) Oranges


Answer

Which of the following was introduced into Europe from the Americas?

a) Carrots

b) Potatoes (correct)

c) Cabbage

d) Oranges

Hint: See page 664.

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