Montesquieu Quiz

What absolute king ruled France when Montesquieu was born?

• King Herod

• King Louis XIV

• George of the Jungle

• King Louis X

What is the name of Montesquieu's book that ridiculed the reign of Louis XIV and the Roman Catholic Church?

• One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

• Of Law

• The Avengers

• The Spirit of the Laws

According to Montesquieu, what is the main purpose of government?

• to maintain law and order, political liberty, and the property of the individual

• to build a wall

• to create laws that everyone agree on

• to open Chic Fil A on Sundays

What is absolute monarchy?

• an absolute monarch butterfly

• I don't know. When is lunch?

• one ruler has supreme authority and is not restricted by any written laws, legislature, or customs

• a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives

What is a social contract?

• an agreement among the members of a society

• book written by Montesquieu

• Taylor Swift's next album title

• test given to citizens every two years

What did Montesquieu misinterpret?

• Declaration of Independence

• his own writing

• King Louis XIV diary entry

• how political power was actually exercised in England

What is Montesquieu's first name?

• Edward

• John

• Charles

• Franklin

To him, what was the best form of government?

• where each powers (legislative, executive, and judicial) were separate and kept each other in check to prevent any branch from becoming too powerful

• democracy

• absolute monarchy

• every man for himself

What country later adopted Montesquieu's theory of government?

• France

• China

• England

• America

Charles Montesquieu was a...

• French philosopher

• political philosopher

• author

• all of the above