Enlightenment

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

• Dark Ages

• Middle Ages

• Enlightenment

• Depression

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

• a natural law

• checks and balances / separation of powers

• a social contract

• laissez-faire

How did Hobbes view human nature?

• We are inquisitive and industrious.
• We are naturally selfish and quick to fight.
• We are naturally altruistic and usually willing to compromise.
• We are born a 'blank slate', and we develop differently according to our life's experiences..

What is another name for the Enlightenment?

• The Age of Reason
• The Age of Great Philosophers
• The Age of Religion
• The Age of Revolution

Enlightenment philosopher who edited the Encyclopedia to help educate the public.

• Voltaire
• Denis Diderot
• Mary Wollstonecraft
• Adam Smith

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

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Voltaire

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

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Voltaire

According to John Locke, why are governments created?

• God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people
• People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order
• People set up governments to protect their lives and property
• Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church

Wrote the book, Leviathan, during the English Civil War

• Hobbes
• Rousseau
• Montesquieu
• Locke

Voltaire was a big believer in which of the following?

• Freedom of Speech
• People are born wicked
• People are born free and equal
• The social contract