Enlightenment in Europe

The intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power of individuals to improve government was called:

• the Renaissance

• the Enlightenment

• the Reformation

• the Industrial Revolution

Who wrote in his book, Leviathan, that the people needed a strong, powerful ruler?

• John Locke

• Denis Diderot

• Thomas Hobbes

• Voltaire

Thomas Hobbes believed that the best form of government was:

• Constitutional monarchy

• democracy

• dictatorship

• absolute monarchy

John Locke's view of human nature was largely:

• negative

• skeptical

• positive

• indifferent

Locke believed that all people were born with 3 "Natural Rights" from God that no one could take away. These rights consisted of all of the following except:

• Life

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Liberty

• Property

What did Locke believe was the main job of the government?

• To protect people's rights

• To serve the king loyally

• To serve the Church without complaint

• To provide a large army to protect the people from attack

Which of the following was NOT an Enlightenment philosopher?

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Montesquieu

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• James Watt

Who developed the concept shown in the picture?

• Montesquieu

• Beccaria

• Locke

• Hobbes

What is the purpose of the concept shown in the picture?

• to give the king more help

• to help the Church raise more money

• to keep the government from becoming too powerful

• to guarantee equality to all citizens

According to Rousseau, who should have the power in the government?

• the people

• the president

• the king

• the judicial branch