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All but one of the following is true of Voltaire a. he was a great admirer of British society and culture b. he was editor of the Encyclopedie c. he studied the scientific works of Isaac Newton d. he was highly critical of French bigotry and social snobbery - ANSWER-B Natural history a. was one of the most popular scientific pursuits during the Enlightenment b. did not necessarily attack or counter religious beliefs c. was neglected in the eighteenth centuries d. all of the above e. a and b - ANSWER-E Pierre Bayle's Critical and Historical Dictionary a. subjects the claims of religion to the test of critical reason b. suggests the theory of evolution c. was intended to popularize the new science d. condemns non-Christian religions as immoral - ANSWER-A Deism was a. a branch of Christianity that believed religion was a form of private contemplation b. a form of philosophical atheism c. a naturalistic belief that acknowledged God as the creator of the universe d. none of the above - ANSWER-C The philosophes believed the most important function of philosophy was to pursue a. metaphysical exploration b. pure scientific knowledge c. the meaning and implications of power d. the rational study of human behavior - ANSWER-D