Enlightenment

Which person believed that men were born evil and thus a strong government was needed to control them?

• Thomas Hobbes 
• John Locke
• Mary Wollstonecraft
• Galileo Galilei

"I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." This pro-free speech quote is attributed to?

• Klemens von Metternich
• Baron de Montesquieu
• Voltaire
• Louis XVI

What impact did the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment have on the world?

• Humans discovered new things and used knowledge to help solve problems.
• People learned about science and no longer needed religion in their lives.
• New technologies helped to limit wars.
• Increased learning allowed people to spend less time experimenting to make new discoveries.

How did Locke influence the ideas contained in the Declaration of Independence?

• he believed that the main goal of society was the pursuit of happiness
• he claimed that a dictatorship is the best form of government
• he claimed that all people are created equal
• he maintained that the people may overthrow a government if it violates their rights

“People are sovereign and have natural rights such as life, liberty, and property”

The author of the quote above is

• Locke
• Hobbes
• Montesquieu
• Voltaire

Which book/author argues that the “State must have central authority to manage behavior?”

• Social Contract – Rousseau
• On the Spirit of Laws – Montesquieu
• Leviathan – Hobbes
• Bill of Rights – Constitution

Who believed in a separation of powers as a way to provide checks and balances?

• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Hobbes
• Voltaire

Who believed that women's education should be the same as men's?

• Rousseau
• Wollstonecraft
• Locke
• Hobbes

Who believed there should be a separation of church and state?

• Voltaire
• Rousseau
• Wollstonecraft
• Hobbes

Absolutist monarchs were ones who

• sought to control all aspects of public and private life.
• gathered all power under their personal control.
• governed as if the affairs of state should benefit the people.
• respect the laws passed by the representative institutions.