Intro to the Enlightenment

When did the Age of Enlightenment take place?

• 1650-1990

• 1650-1800

• 1700-1900

Which of the following best describes the Age of Enlightenment?

• The Scientific Revolution and Reformation are criticized by monarchs

• Logic and reason are criticized

• Logic and reason are applied to criticizing political and social structures

From where did the Enlightenment originate?

• Great Britain and France

• Russia and Germany

• The Islamic Caliphate in North Africa and Middle East

• China

Which of the following ideas did Enlightenment thinkers propose? [choose all that apply]

• Establishing democracies

• Religious tolerance

• Supporting the idea of divine right

• Abolishing slavery

• Questioning social hierarchies

Which best describes the socioeconomic (social + economic) background of Enlightenment thinkers?

• Wealthy and uneducated

• Highly educated middle class

• Poor, but educated

Which best describes Hobbes view of human nature?

• Humans are naturally bad

• Humans are naturally good

• Humans are naturally neutral

According to Hobbes, which is the best form of government?

• Direct Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

Which best describes Hobbes's understanding of the "social contract"?

• People give up their rights to a monarch in exchange for order in society

• People give up some of their freedoms for the greater good of society by following the "general will"

• People give up some of their rights to a government for order, but the people can take back the power if the government is corrupt.

Which best describes Locke's view of human nature?

• Humans are naturally bad

• Humans are naturally good

Which best describes Locke's understanding of the "social contract"?

• People give up their rights to a monarch in exchange for order in society

• People give up some of their freedoms for the greater good of society by following the "general will"

• People give up some of their rights to a government for order, but the people can take back the power if the government is corrupt.