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Which American statesman drafted the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
What term describes the international community of Enlightenment intellectuals exchanging ideas?
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Republic of Letters
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Which American statesman drafted the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
Which French philosopher wrote the satirical novel 'Candide'?
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Voltaire
What term describes the international community of Enlightenment intellectuals exchanging ideas?
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Republic of Letters
Which French baron and atheist philosopher hosted a famous Enlightenment salon in Paris?
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Baron d'Holbach
Which Italian philosopher wrote 'The New Science' (Scienza Nuova)?
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Giambattista Vico
Which French noblewoman wrote a treatise on physics entitled 'Institutions de Physique'?
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Émilie du Châtelet
Which French activist wrote the 'Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen'?
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Olympe de Gouges
Which Parisian café was a popular gathering spot for Enlightenment philosophers?
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Café Procope
Which Enlightenment-era book by Thomas Paine criticized organized religion and advocated deism?
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The Age of Reason