The Enlightenment

The Enlightenment thinkers basically believed that people

• had the power to reason
• needed to be controlled for their own safety
• had no rights
• should be happy under an absolute monarchy

Montesquieu believed that the best form of government would have

• Direct democracy in which every man voted directly
• A intelligent monarchy
• Three branches that would check and balance each other
• No influence on the economy

Where did Rousseau say the government got its power?

• from God by divine right
• from the nobility by the King’s choice
• from the people agreeing to be governed
• from appointed officials with high levels of education

Which of the following was NOT what Mary Wollstonecraft believed about women?

• Women could reason
• Women should stay at home
• Women should have equal rights in education
• Women should have the right to vote

Which of the following was NOT a way the ideas of the Enlightenment were spread?

• Newspapers and magazines
• Diderot's Encyclopedia
• Salons
• Through absolute monarchs

Locke's inalienable rights include...

• life, liberty, and property
• press, expression and relgion
• life, property, and travel
• freedom of speech, freedom to bear arms, and freedom of assemble

John Locke's thinking most influenced what American Founding Father?

• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin
• Alexander Hamilton
• Thomas Jefferson

According to Hobbes, people agreed to give up some ______ in exchange for _______ as part of the social contract.

• rights and power / protection
• food and shelter / weapons
• security and protection / freedom
• money / goods and services

This was an 18th century philosophical movement of intellectuals, aiming to apply reason to everything.

• Reformation
• Renaissance
• Enlightenment
• Scientific Revolution

Thomas Hobbes believed that humans were... _______________.

• pure and innocent
• selfish and wicked.
• intelligent and reasonable beings.
• caring and worked to help one another.