What were the two most basic characteristics of the Enlightenment?
A) science and religion
B) democracy and freedom
C) optimism and rationality
D) faith and prayer
E) science and pessimism
C
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A. supporting the concept of democracy. B. assuming privileges associated with the British House of Commons. C. defying orders issued by the British monarch. D. allying with powerful colonial religious leaders.
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A) The spontaneity and creativity of the mind supplanted science. B) It engaged in the abandonment of reason for emotion. C) Individualism over imposed patterns of behavior were implicit. D) Virtue not science was what was needed for a freer and happier human condition. E) All of these
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a) flying with an accompanying instructor. b) jumping off a high tower with a parachute. c) dropping a hand held "bomb" while flying over a target on the ground. d) climbing to 6,500 feet and remaining there for a full hour. e) all of the above