CNMS 358 Athabasca College
Questions with correct answers and Rationale
2026
TEST QUESTION VERIFIED ANSWERS
1) How would you define ✓ Ans A broad cultural and
"Enlightenment" to a family intellectual movement that shaped
member asking about your philosophy, literature, music,
readings? politics, and even religious faith.
Ans Escaping from social
authority to rely on your own
understanding.
Ans Old ideas that were always
accepted were "exposed to the
light" of rational thought (reason)
to see if they were still valuable.
, Ans Being honest, inquisitive and
open
Ans Free market, free trade,
individualism,
Ans Dare to think for yourself
instead of just obeying old
commands
Ans
2) How does Canadian law (or any ✓ I think that the rule of law
other national body of considers that society can't make
jurisprudence) consider you as a rational decisions on their own and
subject? Does it make an needs direction and punishment to
Enlightenment assumption? keep society running smoothly.
3) Why might we link the ✓ Scientific rationalism is the
Enlightenment with scientific philosophy which proposes that
rationalism? decisions should be based on
scientific knowledge and reason.
Prior, there was a strong belief in
the supernatural.
, 4) What as the Frankfurt School and ✓ The institute of Socail Reserach
what was its immediate social known as the Frankfurt School.
context?
5) How do Horkheimer and Adorno ✓ Notably, they looked to Hollywood
critique the Enlightenment? Are and American media in the
they proposing something shadow of Nazi propaganda and
fundamentally different from Kant? social engineering of mass
consent, and this profoundly
shaped their understanding of
mass media. They called the
enlightenment a mass deception.
Their book was more skeptical of
human freedom and they
responded to problems of Nazism,
Stalinism, Marxism, and state
capitalism by questioning the value
of enlightenment ideas of reason.
6) What do Horkheimer and Adorno ✓ They frequently understood
mean by "myth" and "reason"? "reason" as a form of social
domination. They feared that the
Enlightenment's emphasis on
reason and liberty could also be
used for social domination.
Questions with correct answers and Rationale
2026
TEST QUESTION VERIFIED ANSWERS
1) How would you define ✓ Ans A broad cultural and
"Enlightenment" to a family intellectual movement that shaped
member asking about your philosophy, literature, music,
readings? politics, and even religious faith.
Ans Escaping from social
authority to rely on your own
understanding.
Ans Old ideas that were always
accepted were "exposed to the
light" of rational thought (reason)
to see if they were still valuable.
, Ans Being honest, inquisitive and
open
Ans Free market, free trade,
individualism,
Ans Dare to think for yourself
instead of just obeying old
commands
Ans
2) How does Canadian law (or any ✓ I think that the rule of law
other national body of considers that society can't make
jurisprudence) consider you as a rational decisions on their own and
subject? Does it make an needs direction and punishment to
Enlightenment assumption? keep society running smoothly.
3) Why might we link the ✓ Scientific rationalism is the
Enlightenment with scientific philosophy which proposes that
rationalism? decisions should be based on
scientific knowledge and reason.
Prior, there was a strong belief in
the supernatural.
, 4) What as the Frankfurt School and ✓ The institute of Socail Reserach
what was its immediate social known as the Frankfurt School.
context?
5) How do Horkheimer and Adorno ✓ Notably, they looked to Hollywood
critique the Enlightenment? Are and American media in the
they proposing something shadow of Nazi propaganda and
fundamentally different from Kant? social engineering of mass
consent, and this profoundly
shaped their understanding of
mass media. They called the
enlightenment a mass deception.
Their book was more skeptical of
human freedom and they
responded to problems of Nazism,
Stalinism, Marxism, and state
capitalism by questioning the value
of enlightenment ideas of reason.
6) What do Horkheimer and Adorno ✓ They frequently understood
mean by "myth" and "reason"? "reason" as a form of social
domination. They feared that the
Enlightenment's emphasis on
reason and liberty could also be
used for social domination.
