- 1. In what century did Diderot live?
A) 18th
B) 19th
C) 17th
D) 16th
- 2. What was Diderot's famous work of 28 volumes that he edited and contributed to?
A) The Divine Comedy
B) The Canterbury Tales
C) Encyclopédie
D) War and Peace
- 3. Diderot is considered one of the key figures of what intellectual movement?
A) Impressionism
B) Baroque
C) Romanticism
D) Enlightenment
- 4. Which country was Diderot born in?
A) France
B) Italy
C) Spain
D) Germany
- 5. What was the occupation of Diderot's father?
A) Farmer
B) Cutler
C) Carpenter
D) Physician
- 6. In which year did Diderot pass away?
A) 1801
B) 1750
C) 1784
D) 1825
- 7. Who was Diderot's close friend and collaborator in the creation of the Encyclopédie?
A) Voltaire
B) Rousseau
C) Montesquieu
D) d'Alembert
- 8. What profession did Diderot initially pursue but later abandoned for writing?
A) Education
B) Law
C) Medicine
D) Engineering
- 9. What was the title of Diderot's work that explored ideas on freedom and determinism?
A) The Great Gatsby
B) Pride and Prejudice
C) Crime and Punishment
D) Jacques the Fatalist
- 10. Diderot was known for his advocacy of what philosophy?
A) Existentialism
B) Idealism
C) Materialism
D) Nihilism
- 11. Who was the patron of Diderot and helped him financially?
A) Catherine the Great
B) Napoleon Bonaparte
C) Queen Elizabeth I
D) Louis XIV
- 12. In which city did Diderot spend a significant portion of his life?
A) Vienna
B) Paris
C) London
D) Venice
- 13. What was Diderot's profession?
A) Writer
B) Astronaut
C) Chef
D) Farmer
- 14. Which field did Diderot contribute to the most?
A) Philosophy
B) Fashion
C) Medicine
D) Engineering
- 15. Diderot corresponded with prominent figures such as _____.
A) Napoleon
B) Voltaire
C) Einstein
D) Shakespeare
- 16. Diderot's writing style was characterized by _____.
A) Anger and confusion
B) Complexity and obscurity
C) Boredom and repetition
D) Clarity and wit
- 17. Diderot's attitude towards organized religion can be described as _____.
A) Supportive
B) Apocalyptic
C) Critical
D) Indifferent
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