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Investigate the concept of utilitarianism. Which example best fits the philosophical idea?(1 point)
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The needs of the one outweigh the needs of the many.
The needs of the one outweigh the needs of the many.
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
We either all succeed, or we all fail, no in-between.
We either all succeed, or we all fail, no in-between.
If it makes me happy, then it doesn’t matter if it makes everyone else unhappy.
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The needs of the one outweigh the needs of the many.
The needs of the one outweigh the needs of the many.
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
We either all succeed, or we all fail, no in-between.
We either all succeed, or we all fail, no in-between.
If it makes me happy, then it doesn’t matter if it makes everyone else unhappy.
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What previous movement inspired the Enlightenment?(1 point)
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the Scientific Revolution
the Scientific Revolution
the French Revolution
the French Revolution
the American Independence movement
the American Independence movement
the age of reason
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the Scientific Revolution
the Scientific Revolution
the French Revolution
the French Revolution
the American Independence movement
the American Independence movement
the age of reason
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Which statement best summarizes the ideas of Mary Wollstonecraft?(1 point)
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Women should be trained as teachers in accordance with Enlightenment ideas.
Women should be trained as teachers in accordance with Enlightenment ideas.
Enlightenment ideas were irrational and limited.
Enlightenment ideas were irrational and limited.
Women and men should both be educated, but not equally.
Women and men should both be educated, but not equally.
Women and men should be educated equally and in accordance with Enlightenment ideas.
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Women should be trained as teachers in accordance with Enlightenment ideas.
Women should be trained as teachers in accordance with Enlightenment ideas.
Enlightenment ideas were irrational and limited.
Enlightenment ideas were irrational and limited.
Women and men should both be educated, but not equally.
Women and men should both be educated, but not equally.
Women and men should be educated equally and in accordance with Enlightenment ideas.
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Identify which of the following examples reflects a way Adam Smith thought the government should be involved in the economy.(1 point)
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The government decides to prohibit box companies from selling their boxes to another country overseas.
The government decides to prohibit box companies from selling their boxes to another country overseas.
The government decides to let businesses set new policies about international trade.
The government decides to let businesses set new policies about international trade.
The government decides to limit how many flowers any individual person can buy because supply is limited.
The government decides to limit how many flowers any individual person can buy because supply is limited.
The government builds a road from a city to a major seaport and charges a fee for cars to drive on that road.
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The government decides to prohibit box companies from selling their boxes to another country overseas.
The government decides to prohibit box companies from selling their boxes to another country overseas.
The government decides to let businesses set new policies about international trade.
The government decides to let businesses set new policies about international trade.
The government decides to limit how many flowers any individual person can buy because supply is limited.
The government decides to limit how many flowers any individual person can buy because supply is limited.
The government builds a road from a city to a major seaport and charges a fee for cars to drive on that road.
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Which of the following offers the best comparison between Hobbes’s and Locke’s perspectives on the divine right of kings?(1 point)
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As Christians, both accepted the divine right of kings.
As Christians, both accepted the divine right of kings.
Both saw the divine right of kings as unnatural and bad.
Both saw the divine right of kings as unnatural and bad.
Hobbes supported the divine right of kings as absolute monarchs.
Hobbes supported the divine right of kings as absolute monarchs.
Locke supported the divine right of kings because it gave people more freedom
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As Christians, both accepted the divine right of kings.
As Christians, both accepted the divine right of kings.
Both saw the divine right of kings as unnatural and bad.
Both saw the divine right of kings as unnatural and bad.
Hobbes supported the divine right of kings as absolute monarchs.
Hobbes supported the divine right of kings as absolute monarchs.
Locke supported the divine right of kings because it gave people more freedom
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