19th-century Philosophical and Social Movements Quiz

Test your knowledge on existentialism, socialism, feminism & more. Explore key figures and movements of the 19th century in this quiz.

#1

What concept did Auguste Comte introduce in the field of sociology?

Positivism
Dialectical Materialism
Historical Materialism
Utilitarianism
#2

Which philosophical movement emphasized the power of reason, science, and individual rights?

Romanticism
Enlightenment
Idealism
Pragmatism
#3

Which 19th-century movement focused on the connection between art and nature, valuing emotion and intuition?

Realism
Symbolism
Romanticism
Impressionism
#4

Who is considered the father of existentialism?

Friedrich Nietzsche
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Søren Kierkegaard
Immanuel Kant
#5

Which 19th-century movement advocated for workers' rights and the end of capitalism?

Romanticism
Transcendentalism
Socialism
Utilitarianism
#6

Who was a prominent figure in the transcendentalist movement and wrote 'Self-Reliance'?

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Walt Whitman
#7

Who wrote 'On Liberty,' advocating for individual freedom and limits on governmental power?

John Locke
John Stuart Mill
Thomas Hobbes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
#8

Who founded the American Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909?

Booker T. Washington
Frederick Douglass
W.E.B. Du Bois
Ida B. Wells
#9

Who wrote the Communist Manifesto in 1848?

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
John Stuart Mill
Charles Fourier
Jeremy Bentham
#10

Which 19th-century feminist wrote 'The Second Sex'?

Harriet Martineau
Simone de Beauvoir
Mary Wollstonecraft
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
#11

Which movement, associated with William Morris, focused on the integration of art and daily life?

Pre-Raphaelites
Arts and Crafts Movement
Aestheticism
Symbolism
#12

Which philosopher is known for his idea of the 'Übermensch' (Overman or Superman)?

Friedrich Nietzsche
Arthur Schopenhauer
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Immanuel Kant
#13

Which philosopher is associated with the concept of the 'Veil of Ignorance' in ethics?

John Rawls
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jeremy Bentham
Thomas Hobbes

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