The Enlightenment

The Enlightenment

11th Grade

8 Qs

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The Enlightenment

The Enlightenment

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History

11th Grade

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the Enlightenment (long version)?
A shift from hunting and gathering to farming
A shift from hunting and gathering to manufacturing
A shift in which philosophes tried to use logic to fix society's problems
A shift in which economists attempted to solve political problems by consulting an oracle

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

I believe in the idea of natural rights, such as life, liberty, and property. Who am I? 
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Mary Wollstonecraft
Jean-Jacques Rousseau 

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

I believe if a government does not serve its people, the government should be overthrown. Who am I?
Thomas Hobbes
Voltaire
John Locke
Mary Wollstonecraft

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

I created the idea of separation of powers. Who am I?
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Mary Wollstonecraft
John Locke

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

I believe in the freedom of thought and expression- free speech. Who am I? 
Mary Wollstonecraft
Voltaire
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Who did the Enlightenment thinkers have the greatest impact on?
The writers of the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The writers of the U.S. Constitution
The writers of the Declaration of Dependence
Latin American citizens who later elected their governments

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

According to the Enlightenment thinkers, what was the purpose of government? 
To make sure that murdering and stealing did not take place
To grant a safe space to live and work

To protect our rights/freedoms

To ensure our economic success

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

He believed laws existed to preserve security and order. He believed punishments for crimes should work the same way, and argued against the death penalty for any crime.

Cesare Beccaria

John Locke

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Thomas Hobbes