Enlightenment
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In what way did Enlightenment philosophers reflect the central ideas of both Greek democracy and Roman republicanism?
A) They taught that rule by an
elite class of nobles is necessary for running a government.
B) They thought government should represent the will of its citizens.
C) They argued that a merit-based system is the best method for selecting government officials.
D) They felt that rule by a strong central leader is the only way to govern effectively.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The concept of individualism was most central to the political ideas of
A) Thomas Hobbes
B) Immanuel Kant
C) John Locke
D) Montesquieu
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
John Locke's central political value was
A) the protection of individual rights
B) designing governments around biblical
teachings
C) ensuring an equal distribution
of wealth
D) the empowerment of the majority
of people
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A common theme among Enlightenment thinkers was
A) a desire to improve society
B) faith in traditional religious beliefs
C) support for democratic forms of
government
D) a belief in the inherent
goodness of humanity
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Philosophers of the Enlightenment wanted to use __________ in all areas of life.
A. government
B. economics
C. politics
D. reason
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Locke believed that a government's power came from its ___________________.
A. army
B. power
C. people
D. science
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
American's used _________________'s idea of separation of powers to write the US Constitution.
A. Montesquieu
B. Hobbes
C. Rousseau
D. Voltaire
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