Enlightenment Thinkers

What Enlightenment thinker is most associated with the concept of checks and balances?

• Voltaire

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

Which Enlightenment thinker came up with the concept of natural rights?

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

• Rousseau

Which is not considered a natural right?

• Life

• Liberty

• Healthcare

• Property

Which Enlightenment thinker came up with the concept of separation of church and state?

• Rousseau

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Voltaire

This Enlightenment thinker believed in separation of powers.

• Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• John Locke

Thomas Hobbes believed that people were naturally evil and needed a strong government to control them.

• True

• False

Rousseau believed that people are born free and governments should be run by the people and the general will.

• True

• False

Which Enlightenment thinker believed that freedom of speech is the most important weapon that individuals could use against a bad government?

• Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

John Locke believed that a social contract exists between the people and the church.

• True

• False

Who is not an Enlightenment thinker?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes