Enlightenment

Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?

• power and privilege
• money and fame
• good looks and charm
• reason and logic

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Which of the following is an example of an “unlimited government?”

• Democracy
• Republic
• Absolute Monarch
• Constitutional Monarchy

Government in which leaders rule without restrictions.

• Autocratic
• Unlimited
• Republic
• Limited

 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.

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

You are born with _________________ that can't be taken away; life, liberty, property

• A. philosophe
• B. natural rights
• C. separation of power
• D. checks and balances

This trade is also called the ___ trade.

• rectangular

• circular

• triangular

• cuboid

Philosophers of the Enlightenment wanted to use __________ in all areas of life.

• A. government
• B. economics
• C. politics
• D. reason

American's used _________________'s idea of separation of powers to write the US Constitution. 

• A. Montesquieu
• B. Hobbes
• C. Rousseau
• D. Voltaire

Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Voltaire