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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did this person live?
(a) 1325-1374.
(b) 1225-1274.
(c) 1285-1364.
(d) 1275-1354.

2. Gutek states that Enlightenment brought _________.
(a) Americanization.
(b) Reformation.
(c) Reintegration.
(d) Renaissance.

3. What is the meaning of B.C.E.?
(a) Before Christian Era.
(b) Before the Common Era.
(c) Before Christian Existence.
(d) Before Common Existence.

4. The philosophy contained ___ main themes.
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. Which seas are mentioned in relation to Plato?
(a) Aegean and Ionian.
(b) Red and Yellow.
(c) Dead and Aegean.
(d) Mediterranean and Black.

6. How old was Erasmus when he was ordained as a priest?
(a) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) 20.
(d) 23.

7. Comenius was exiled to which country?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Poland.
(c) Russia.
(d) India.

8. What is the word used for "all-knowledge?"
(a) Inference.
(b) Omnipresence.
(c) Solopsism.
(d) Pansophism.

9. The demands were posted on the door of which type of building?
(a) Senate.
(b) Parliament.
(c) House.
(d) Church.

10. What was the profession of Aristotle's father?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Police commissioner.
(c) Physician.
(d) Mathematician.

11. Which is not among the schools that were popular during Erasmus' time?
(a) Monastic.
(b) Cathedral.
(c) Modern political.
(d) Classical humanist.

12. What was the name of the emperor involved in the war?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) William.
(c) Edward.
(d) Ferdinand.

13. The emperor was thrown out of a window and landed in a pile of ____.
(a) Trash.
(b) Hay.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Manure.

14. What term was developed for youth education?
(a) Preschool.
(b) Kindergarten.
(c) Head Start.
(d) Elementary school.

15. The Protestants were defeated at which location?
(a) Brown Mountain.
(b) White Mountain.
(c) Black Mountain.
(d) Green Mountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Comenius live?

2. Aquinas was enrolled in which type of institution?

3. Which university was attended by Comenius?

4. Where was Erasmus born?

5. What was the first name of Erasmus?

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