The Enlightenment

Multiple Choice

One way in which the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were similar is that they

• encouraged the spread of new ideas

• strengthened traditional institutions

• led to the Protestant Reformation

• rejected Renaissance individualism

Multiple Choice

Which period of history had the greatest influence on the Enlightenment ideas of natural law and reason?

• Pax Romana

• Middle Ages

• Age of Exploration

• Scientific Revolution

Open Ended

Why would the Catholic Church feel threatened by the Scientific Revolution?

Multiple Choice

The ideas of Enlightenment philosophers were based on

• efforts to achieve salvation

• faith in human reason

• traditional practices

• the inevitability of poverty

Multiple Choice

Why is the Enlightenment considered a turning point in world history?

• The factory system was used to mass-produce goods.

• Martin Luther broke away from the Roman Catholic Church.

• Europeans changed their thinking about the role of government.

• The Columbian exchange occurred.

Multiple Choice

Greek philosophers examined nature and the universe through ______.

• Superstition

• Fairy Tales

• Logic and Reason

• Technology

Multiple Choice

The writers and philosophers of the Enlightenment believed that government decisions should be based on…

• Fundamental religious beliefs

• Traditional values

• The concepts of divine right of kings

• Laws of nature and reason

Multiple Choice

Important long-term contributions of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations are primarily in the area of ______

• Government and law

• Military Technology

• Economic policy and planning

• Religious doctrine

Multiple Choice

What is the Enlightenment (short version)?

• An intellectual movement
• A religious movement
• A political movement
• An economic movement

Multiple Choice

What is the Enlightenment (long version)?

• A shift from hunting and gathering to farming
• A shift from hunting and gathering to manufacturing
• A shift in which philosophes tried to use logic to fix society's problems
• A shift in which economists attempted to solve political problems by consulting an oracle

Multiple Choice

Which was highly valued by European philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment?

• A Loyalty to one's nation

• Strengthening of religious institutions

• Progress though the use of reason

• Obedience to traditional ways

Multiple Choice

Where did the Enlightenment take place?

• North America
• Europe
• South America 
• England

Multiple Choice

What is the "Divine Right of Kings"?

• Belief that kings were chosen by their parents to rule
• Belief that kings were chosen by the people to rule
• Belief that kings were chosen by God to rule 
• Belief that kings were chosen through a selective process to rule

Multiple Choice

I believe that you should give up your rights in order for the government to protect you. The founders of America ignored my ideas. Who am I? 

• Thomas Hobbes
• John Locke
• Mary Wollstonecraft
• Montesquieu 

Multiple Choice

How did Hobbes view human nature?

• We are inquisitive and industrious.

• We are naturally selfish and quick to fight.

• We are naturally ignorant

• We are naturally kind and helpful to others

Multiple Choice

Most Enlightenment thinkers were speaking out against

• Democracy
• Absolute Monarchy

Multiple Choice

I believe in the idea of natural rights, such as life, liberty, and property. Who am I? 

• John Locke
• Thomas Hobbes
• Mary Wollstonecraft
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau 

Multiple Choice

I believe if a government does not serve its people, the government should be overthrown. Who am I?

• Thomas Hobbes
• Voltaire
• John Locke
• Mary Wollstonecraft

Multiple Choice

According to the Enlightenment thinkers, what was the purpose of government? 

• To make sure that murdering and stealing did not take place
• To grant a safe space to live and work
• To protect our rights
• To ensure our economic success

Multiple Choice

Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Voltaire

Multiple Choice

John Locke, Jean Rousseau, and Voltaire all lived during what was called the:

• Dark Ages

• Middle Ages

• Enlightenment

• Depression

Multiple Choice

An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection

• Philosophers
• Democracy
• Social Contract
• Divine Right of Kings

Multiple Choice

The rights of life, liberty, and property are called:

• Unalienable Rights

• Essential Rights

• Natural Rights

• Original Rights

Multiple Choice

Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that power comes from the "Consent of the Governed?"

• Hobbes

• Locke

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

Multiple Choice

Who said all men are created equal?

• Issac Newton

• George Washington

• Christopher Columbus

• John Locke

Multiple Choice

The belief that government should be divided so that no one should have complete authority is called....

• job specialization

• separation of powers

• divine rights

• monarchy rights

Multiple Choice

During enlightenment, democracy powers rest with which group of people

• women

• men

• citizens

• kings

Multiple Choice

I created the idea of separation of powers. Who am I?

• Voltaire
• Montesquieu
• Mary Wollstonecraft
• John Locke

Multiple Choice

Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Voltaire

Multiple Choice

Enlightenment philosophers believe that if government abuses power the people should change it.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

The ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other is called ___.

• a natural law
• checks and balances
• a social contract
• laissez-faire

Multiple Choice

Enlightenment philosopher who did not agree with censorship.

• Voltaire

• Denis Diderot

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Adam Smith

Multiple Choice

Why did Voltaire write using a pen name and not his real one?

• He did not want to be seen as hungry for publicity.
• He was very introverted and shy, so he wanted to remain anonymous.
• He feared his writings might anger the rulers of France.
• He stole ideas from many other Enlightenment thinkers, and did not want to get in trouble.

Multiple Choice

Which enlightenment philosopher was a strong advocate for the rights of accused criminals?

• de Stael
• Voltaire
• Beccaria
• Montesquieu

Multiple Choice

Which Enlightenment philosopher refused to marry because women became the legal property of their husbands?

• Mary Wollstonecraft
• Germaine de Stael
• Francois-Marie Arouet
• None of these women married

Multiple Choice

In Abigail Adams' famous letter, "Remember the Ladies," she was asking John Adams to give ladies what, exactly?

• The right to vote

• Equality with men

• Women's property rights and education

• Ending slavery

Multiple Choice

Which Enlightenment thinker argued for equal educational opportunities for women?

• Wollstonecraft

• Smith

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

Multiple Choice

The Enlightenment influenced people to find answers through what two ways?

• Reason/Discovery

• Reason/Scientific Method

• Scientific Method/Observations

• Observations/Logic

Multiple Choice

What revolutions did the Enlightenment Period influence?

• Russian Revolution/American Revolution

• French Revolution/Russian Revolution

• American Revolution/French Revolution

• Russian Revolution/Bolshevik Revolution

Multiple Choice

The Enlightenment Period encouraged people to question who and what?

• Church/Bible

• Bible/Society

• Government/Neoclassicalism

• Government/Church