Age of Enlightenment (new)

Age of Enlightenment

Multiple Select

Which of the following contributed to the origins of the Enlightenment?

• The Scientific Revolution

• Renaissance Humanism

• Global Exploration

• The Industrial Revolution

Open Ended

How did the Enlightenment challenge traditional authorities and spark revolutionary ideas in Europe and America?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT one of the main ideas of the Enlightenment?

• Human Reason

• Scientific Inquiry

• Absolute Monarchy

• Individual Rights

Multiple Choice

Public intellectuals who applied reason to the study of many areas of learning, including philosophy, history, science, politics, economics, and social issues

• Deists

• Reformers

• Philosophes

• Conservatives

Open Ended

How did the philosophes contribute to the spread of Enlightenment ideas across Europe?

Multiple Select

Deists believed

• in a divine creator

• in divine revelation

• the concept of natural theology (that is, God's existence is revealed through nature)

• all of these

Multiple Select

Which of the following are characteristics of the Deist perspective during the Enlightenment?

• God revealed through nature

• Faith above reason

• Reason compatible with faith

• Church authority central

Multiple Choice

Many of the Founding Fathers of The United States of America were deists.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What was one major impact of Gutenberg's printing press on the Enlightenment?

• It limited the spread of new ideas

• It enabled mass production of philosophical works

• It made books more expensive

• It increased church authority

Multiple Choice

Many women played a prominent role in The Enlightenment.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Fought for civil liberties- rights/freedoms of citizens

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

Separation of Church and State

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

• Smith

• Diderot

• Wollstonecraft

Multiple Choice

Believed in the freedom of press and used it to expose the abuses of corrupt political and church leaders.

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

• Smith

• Diderot

• Wollstonecraft

Fill in the Blank

Voltaire is famous for championing free speech and religious ___ .

Multiple Choice

Believed that people are basically moral and reasonable. They want to do the right thing.

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Descartes

Multiple Choice

Came up with the idea of Social Contract- an arrangement where people give up their rights to be protected by the government.

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Descartes

Open Ended

Explain how John Locke's concept of the social contract influenced modern ideas about government.

Multiple Choice

Argued that people are cruel, greedy, and selfish

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Descartes

Multiple Choice

Believed all people are born free & equal with three natural rights- life, liberty, and property.

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Descartes

Multiple Choice

Believed that without government, people would fight, rob, and oppress one another

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Descartes

Multiple Choice

According to Thomas Hobbes, what is the main reason people agree to give up some of their rights to a ruler?

• To gain protection and peace

• To gain wealth and property

• To achieve equality among all people

• To avoid paying taxes

Multiple Choice

Believed having 3 branches in government would prevent tyranny.

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Descartes

Multiple Choice

“In order to have…liberty, it is necessary that government be set up so that one man need not be afraid of another.”

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Descartes

Open Ended

How did Montesquieu's idea of separation of powers influence the structure of the United States government?

Multiple Choice

Argued for a free market economy without government interference.

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

• Smith

• Diderot

• Wollstonecraft

Fill in the Blank

Adam Smith introduced the concept of the 'invisible ___' to explain how individuals pursuing their own interests can benefit society as a whole.

Multiple Choice

Believed that people were naturally good, but were corrupted by society.

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

• Smith

• Diderot

• Wollstonecraft

Multiple Choice

Believed the good of the community should be placed above individual interests- common good.

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

• Smith

• Diderot

• Wollstonecraft

Multiple Select

Which of the following are key ideas associated with Jean-Jacques Rousseau?

• People are born free but live under many rules

• Strong central leadership is necessary for peace

• The general will should guide society

• Direct democracy is important

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes how Enlightenment ideas spread in colonial America?

• Through pamphlets and colonial colleges

• By military conquest

• Through religious sermons only

• By royal decree

Open Ended

Explain how the ideas of Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Voltaire, and Smith are reflected in the foundational documents and systems of the United States.

Open Ended

How did the Scientific Revolution, Renaissance Humanism, and Global Exploration collectively contribute to the origins of the Enlightenment?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the main impact of the Enlightenment as discussed in the lesson?

• It promoted reason, scientific inquiry, and skepticism, challenging traditional authorities.

• It focused solely on religious reforms.

• It discouraged scientific advancements and promoted superstition.

• It aimed to preserve traditional European monarchies.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a key legacy of the Enlightenment that influences modern democracy?

• Individual Liberty

• Constitutional Government

• Absolute Monarchy

• Secular Society