Enlightenment Philosophers Review

Which of the following statements would most likely have been made by Voltaire?

• "People should not be afraid to speak their minds."
• "The government is made to protect our natural rights."
• "Trials should not be private."
• "The king needs absolute power."

If Baron de Montesquieu were to visit the United States today, he might be most pleased to see the

• our Declaration of Independents
• our Bill of Rights
• a government-run tax system
• the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches of our government

How did Hobbes sum up people's quality of life in a state of nature?

• life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
• poor, nasty, brutish, and short
• fulfilling, long-lived, philosophical, and introspective
• scared, hungry, lonely, and cold

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

Hobbes believed that a single __________, or ruler, should have complete authority over the people.

• emperor
• magnate
• overlord
• sovereign

According to Locke, all humans share a set of __________.

•  internal organs
• natural rights
• hopes and dreams
• traits and motivations

Locke's inalienable rights include...

• life, liberty, and property

• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• life, property, and travel

• freedom of speech, freedom to bear arms, and freedom of assembly

If the government fails to deliver according to Locke the people can _______. 

• People can not question the government
• People can do what they want 
• People can revolt
• People have no say 

Rousseau believed that all people were

• morally good, but corrupted by society

• evil and greedy

• sent from heaven

• selfish and rude

Mary Wollstonecraft believed in

• education only for women

• equal education for all

• education only for men

• education for your pets!