The Enlightenment in Europe

Which of these revolutions occurred first?

• Scientific Revolution

• Enlightenment

• Industrial Revolution

• French Revolution

The intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power of individuals to improve government was called:

• the Renaissance

• the Enlightenment

• the Reformation

• the Industrial Revolution

Who wrote in his book, Leviathan, that the people needed a strong, powerful ruler?

• John Locke

• Denis Diderot

• Thomas Hobbes

• Voltaire

Thomas Hobbes believed that the best form of government was:

• Constitutional monarchy

• democracy

• dictatorship

• absolute monarchy

John Locke's view of human nature was largely:

• negative

• skeptical

• positive

• indifferent

Locke believed that all people were born with 3 "Natural Rights" from God that no one could take away. These rights consisted of all of the following except:

• Life

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Liberty

• Property

What did Locke believe was the main job of the government?

• To protect people's rights

• To serve the king loyally

• To serve the Church without complaint

• To provide a large army to protect the people from attack

Inspired by Locke's ideas, the American colonists won independence from _________________ in 1783.

• France

• Britain

• Spain

• Russia

Which of the following was NOT an Enlightenment philosopher?

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Montesquieu

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• James Watt

For which of the following is Voltaire best known?

• For inventing the idea of separation of powers

• For being executed for protesting for women;s rights

• For writing a famous set of Enlightenment Encyclopedias

• For being jailed in France for criticizing the king