Religion, Spirituality and the Enlightenment (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Quizzes
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What was the Enlightenment commonly known as?
What was the Enlightenment commonly known as?
Age of Reason
Which THREE areas did the Enlightenment emphasise?
Which THREE areas did the Enlightenment emphasise?
Reason, observation, scientific methods
What did John Locke argue political authority should derive from?
What did John Locke argue political authority should derive from?
Consent of the governed
Which THREE branches did Montesquieu promote dividing government into?
Which THREE branches did Montesquieu promote dividing government into?
Legislative, executive, judicial
What did Deists emphasise instead of revelation?
What did Deists emphasise instead of revelation?
Natural law and reason
What did Voltaire attack and what did he promote?
What did Voltaire attack and what did he promote?
Religious intolerance; freedom of conscience
When and where were the United Irishmen founded?
When and where were the United Irishmen founded?
Belfast in 1791
Who founded the United Irishmen movement?
Who founded the United Irishmen movement?
Theobald Wolfe Tone
Which groups did the United Irishmen seek to unite?
Which groups did the United Irishmen seek to unite?
Catholic, Protestant, Dissenter
What significant first did Cardinal Paul Cullen achieve?
What significant first did Cardinal Paul Cullen achieve?
Ireland's first cardinal
What did Cullen's Ultramontanism represent?
What did Cullen's Ultramontanism represent?
Strong loyalty to papal authority
What type of education did Cardinal Cullen oppose?
What type of education did Cardinal Cullen oppose?
Mixed (non-denominational) education
When was the Church of Ireland disestablished?
When was the Church of Ireland disestablished?
1869
By 1871, what did the Catholic Church control for Catholics?
By 1871, what did the Catholic Church control for Catholics?
Most primary education