Étienne Condillac and other Enlightenment theorists of drama and poetry believed that

a. good drama and poetry were composed according to strict rules.
b. for drama and poetry to progress, they had to break with classical Greek and Roman models.
c. the individual artist should follow his or her imagination.
d. only aristocrats could compose truly great poetry and drama.
e. poetry had to plunge us into "the original chaos of human nature."


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a. critical of Enlightenment principles that released instincts religion had once controlled. b. suspicious of the theory of natural rights. c. fearful of utopian visions and those who would implement them by force. d. of the view that human wickedness was not caused by a faulty environment, but lay at the core of human nature. e. All of these

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Old Lights __________

A) tried to preserve the sacred traditions of the established churches B) emphasized head-knowledge and the role of rational enlightenment C) led revival movements and inspired a new religious devotion in the colonies D) failed to establish any lasting influence on colonial churches

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The Shang Dynasty is especially useful for historians because it

A. produced the first written sources, which provide much of what is known about early Chinese civilization. B. left a large repository of agricultural artifacts. C. was the first legitimate dynasty. D. drained the flood waters that made farming possible. E. it produced the world’s first historian in Sima Qian.

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