Renaissance and Enlightenment AFCAT Questions

Renaissance and Enlightenment MCQ Questions

13.
Which Renaissance writer authored the famous play Hamlet?
A.
Christopher Marlowe
B.
Dante Alighieri
C.
William Shakespeare
D.
Miguel de Cervantes
ANSWER :
C. William Shakespeare
14.
Galileo Galilei supported which theory?
A.
Geocentric
B.
Heliocentric
C.
Relativity
D.
Mechanical Philosophy
ANSWER :
B. Heliocentric
15.
The book "Leviathan" was written by_________
A.
Montesquieu
B.
John Locke
C.
Rousseau
D.
Thomas Hobbes
ANSWER :
D. Thomas Hobbes
16.
Rousseau's idea of the "Social Contract" inspired which revolution?
A.
Glorious Revolution
B.
American Revolution
C.
Industrial Revolution
D.
French Revolution
ANSWER :
D. French Revolution
17.
"I think, therefore I am" is a famous statement by:
A.
John Locke
B.
Immanuel Kant
C.
Rene Descartes
D.
Voltaire
ANSWER :
C. Rene Descartes
18.
The Renaissance marked a shift from the Middle Ages to__________
A.
Ancient Era
B.
Modern Era
C.
Industrial Age
D.
Dark Ages
ANSWER :
B. Modern Era