Enlightenment & Revolutions Quiz 2023

Which enlightenment philosopher inspired the 1st amendment rights of freedom of speech and religion?

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• Hobbes

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Which enlightenment philosopher inspired the foundations of American government by encouraging a separation of powers (3 branches)?

• Locke

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

• Hobbes

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Enlightenment

The economic policy that angered colonists in the Americas by exporting raw materials to increase the wealth of the mother country is known as?

• Communism

• Mercantilism

• Capitalism

• Free Enterprise

One important effect of the American Revolution was...

• Colonists defeated an overseas monarch and established a republic.

• Colonists defeated their monarch at home and established various forms of governments in each colony.

• Colonists defeated their monarch overseas only to be taken over by a powerful dictator.

• Colonists were unable to defeat the British.

Which enlightenment philosopher inspired Jefferson when he wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

• Hobbes

• Locke

Why would the French celebrate Bastille Day on July 14th each year?

• It is the beginning of a religious holiday.

• It signaled the start of the French Revolution and their quest for independence.

• It signaled the end of the French Revolution.

• It was the day Napoleon took over as dictator.

Unfair estate system, enlightenment ideals, high taxes, high prices on goods, and a lack of food due to a drought. These are all causes of which historical event?

• American Revolution

• French Revolution

• Latin American Revolution

• Russian Revolution

Which of the following lists the leaders of Revolutionary France in the correct order?

• Louis XVI, Napoleon, Robespierre

• Napoleon, Louis XVI, Robespierre

• Robespierre, Louis XVI, Napoleon

• Louis XVI, Robespierre, Napoleon

What was one major effect of the French Revolution?

• French revolutionaries sent their monarchs away and established a democracy.

• French revolutionaries executed their monarchs which led to the Reign of Terror.

• French revolutionaries were executed under Napoleon’s rule.

• Napoleon executed the monarchs and created a massive empire.

Which enlightenment philosopher supported the need for absolute monarchs because he believed that people were naturally selfish and wicked?

• Hobbes

• Voltaire

• Locke

• Montesquieu