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