Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment Review

Which of the following explain ONE effect of the Scientific Revolution?

• It helped raise the status of women in society.

• It caused a shift in the perception of truth.

• It made men less likely to go to war over political ideologies.

Which of the following explain ONE effect of the Scientific Revolution?

• It redefined what people believed about nature and human knowing.

• It convinced most religions to change their beliefs about nature.

• It made people more accepting of religious beliefs.

With which statement would an Enlightenment thinker most likely agree?

• Rulers are chosen by God.

• The universe has the earth at its center.

• The Bible holds the truths that enlightened people must believe.

• People who are truly free will always act for the common good over the individual need.

Which statement most closely represents Jean Jacques Rousseau’s ideas on the Social Contract?

• Man’s law is inferior to divine law

• A strong leader is needed to create a social contract

• The only legitimate political power is by the consent of the people.

• Individuals must give up their rights.

Which Enlightenment belief challenged religious authority?

• People have a right to overthrow a government if it takes away their natural rights

• People get civil rights in return for having a government rule them

• People should accept knowledge based on logic and observation, not faith

The idea that men are born equal with natural rights and that it's the government's job to protect those rights are prominent in the Declaration of Independence. That document was based MOST on the ideas of which of the following?

• Machiavelli

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Darwin

John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau would be most likely to support

• A society ruled by the Catholic Church

• A government ruled by a divine right monarch

• A society in which the people chose the ruler

• return to feudalism in Europe

The writers and philosophers of the Enlightenment believed the government decisions should be based on

• Laws of nature and reason

• The concept of divine right of kings

• Traditional values

• Fundamental religious beliefs

With which of the following would an Enlightenment thinker MOST agree?

• The only important part of a society is its economy

• The right to rule comes from the consent of the people

• A strong military government is needed to keep the people in line

• The right to rule comes from God

Which of the following documents was MOST influenced by the ideas of Montesquieu?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence The Articles of Confederation