Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution

Which of the following was NOT an Enlightenment philosophe (philosopher)?

• Baron de Montesquieu
• Voltaire
• Jean Baptiste Colbert
• Jean Jacques Rousseau

John Locke's ideas can be described by which of the following?

• People are born wicked and evil.
• Absolutism is the best form of government.
• People should have the right to revolt against an unjust government.
• The purpose of government is protection from yourself.

The individual believed that people were selfish and wicked, he would write a book called Leviathan to express his views. Who was this individual?

• John Locke
• Voltaire
• Thomas Hobbes
• Jean Jacques Rousseau

Which of the following were the two sources used prior to the Scientific Revolution to achieve knowledge?

• Descartes, Roman/Greek authors
• Geocentric and heliocentric theory
• Bible, Scientific Method
• Bible teachings Greek/Roman philosophers

An earth centered universe defines which of the following theories?

• Geocentric
• Heliocentric
• Egocentric
• Eurocentric

Which of the following men was placed under house arrest for his ideas, published in "Starry Messenger," about the universe?

• Johannes Kepler
• Nicolaus Copernicus
• Tycho Brahe
• Galileo Galilei

Which form of government did Locke believe best protected man's natural rights?

• Republic
• Absolute Monarchy
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Democracy

Which man was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson
• John Locke
• John Hancock
• George Washington

Newton stated that every object in the universe attracts every other object. This is known as the Universal Law of what? 

• Attraction
• Gravity
• Magnetism
• Newton

Which of John Locke's views impacts the basic theory of the US government?

• Just Cause
• State of Nature
• Consent of the People
• Separation of Powers