Enlightenment

A person who seeks wisdom is known as a:

• Enlightener

• Philosopher

• Reasoner

• Monarch

Which Enlightenment thinker suggested that the government be separated into 3 equal branches?

• Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Ms. Besne

• Mary Wollstonecraft

The idea that one gets their right to rule from God is known as

• Natural rights

• the Law of Nature

• Enlightenment

• Divine Right

A government by which derives its power from the people rather than God would have been supported by

• John Locke

• Louis XIV

• Peter the Great

• Thomas Hobbes

Laissez Faire refers to

• the idea that all people are born with right to life, liberty and property

• the idea that the government should keep its hands out of business

• the idea that the government has a responsibility to protect the people

• the idea that one must fight for their freedom

This monarch tried to control their nobility by forcing them to live where the government could keep an eye on them

• Frederick the Great

• Joseph II

• Louis XIV

• Catherine the Great

This philosopher believed that people were basically bad

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• Baron De Montesquieu

• Denis Diderot

This monarch tried to make things better for their people by abolishing serfdom

• Louis XIV

• Peter the Great

• Catherine the Great

• Joseph II

Which argument best fits Mary Wollstonecraft's ideas?

• Women should stay at home with the children.

• Women should stay out of politics!

• People are cruel and it is in their human nature!

• Women should have equal rights to men!

How were Enlightenment ideas spread?

• Salons

• Pamphlets

• Opera and Theater

• All of the choices are correct