Which social philosophy, dominant during the Industrial Revolution, dictated that only the free operation of economic laws would ensure the general welfare and that the government should not interfere in any person’s pursuit of their personal interests ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which social philosophy, dominant during the Industrial Revolution, dictated that only the free operation of economic laws would ensure the general welfare and that the government should not interfere in any person’s pursuit of their personal interests ?

   A. economic independence
   B. the Rights of Man
   C. laissez-faire
   D. enclosure

2. Which statement(s) about inventions during the Industrial Revolution are true ?

   A. Hand labor became less common with the invention of power-driven machinery.
   B. Velcro replaced buttons and snaps.
   C. Steam, as opposed to wind and water, became a primary source of power.
   D. both A and C

3. Which statement(s) about inventions during the Industrial Revolution are true ?

   A. Hand labor became less common with the invention of power-driven machinery.
   B. Velcro replaced buttons and snaps.
   C. Steam, as opposed to wind and water, became a primary source of power.
   D. both A and C

4. Expressed in Elizabethan poetry as well as court rituals and events, a cult of_________formed around Elizabeth and dictated the nature of relations between herself and her court ?

   A. ignominy
   B. unwarranted abuse
   C. odium
   D. love

5. Which of the following was NOT a primary cause of the Industrial Revolution ?

   A. The popularity of Romantic poetry
   B. The European economy shifting into a global economy
   C. The population increase in Europe
   D. Europe’s shift into being a manufacturing economy

6. Which of the following English groups were supportive of the French Revolution during its early years ?

   A. Republicans
   B. Liberals
   C. Radicals
   D. both B and C

7. Which of the following texts published in the 1790s did not epitomize the radical social thinking stimulated by the French Revolution ?

   A. Wollstonecraft’s Vindication of the Rights of Men
   B. Paine’s Rights of Man
   C. Godwin’s Enquiry Concerning Political Justice
   D. Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France

8. Which of the following English groups were supportive of the French Revolution during its early years ?

   A. Republicans
   B. Liberals
   C. Radicals
   D. both B and C

9. Which of the following texts addresses class as a social and economic reality ?

   A. William Godwin’s Inquiry Concerning Political Justice
   B. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s England in 1819
   C. William Godwin’s Caleb Williams
   D. all of the above

10. Which British philosopher believed that monarchs repressed citizens and that revolution is proper when a government does not protect its people ?

    A. Thomas Paine
    B. James Mackintosh
    C. Edmund Burke
    D. John Locke