Absolutism & Enlightenment Quiz

What is absolutism? This is the central idea to half this unit!

• Democracy where ONLY Parliament holds power because they represent the people

• A monarch that shares power with the people

• A ruler having complete & total control over government & daily lives of the people

• Theocracy in which no government exists, only worship to a single faith.

What time period is this unit, the reign of absolute monarchs and titled "Age of Absolutism"?

• 1600s to the 2000s

• 1500s to the 1800s

• 1800 to 1865 prior to the Cuban revolution

• From about 500 to 1200s

Which statement does NOT accurately describe the Age of Absolutism?

• It took place after the Renaissance

• Absolutism across the globe ended with the American Revolution

• Kings (thus, the government) became more centralized and powerful

• Rulers were responsible to sustain peace and economic growth of their country

The divine right theory is the belief a ruler has absolute power since s/he was established by ________________.

• God

• The people

• The pope

• Destiny

During the Age of Absolutism and once King Charles I was executed in 1649... select ALL of the European nations who were predominately Catholic! (4 total)

• Scotland

• England

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

Huguenots were _____________ Protestants.

• English

• Scottish

• French

• Swiss

Which English philosopher believed humans are born poor, nasty, brutish & will be unable to rule over themselves?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• King George III

• Sir William Jones

Thomas Hobbes advocated for absolutisms in his book called...

• Qur'an

• Leviathan

• Odyssey

• Don Quixote

What event in England heavily impacted the views Thomas Hobbes had on the state of nature, humankind, and the need for absolutism?

• French Revolution

• The signing of the English Bill of Rights in 1689

• American Revolution

• English Civil War

• Palace of Versailles being built with taxpayer funds

What are Natural Rights, and who advocated that we were all born with them?

• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; John Locke

• Life, liberty, and property; John Locke

• Tabula rasa - born with a mind like a blank slate; Thomas Jefferson

• Protection from the Government at all costs; Rousseau