The Enlightenment

Who was the author of Leviathan?

• Hans Morgenthau

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Voltaire

Thomas Hobbes believed that people are …?

• naturally good

• taught to be evil

• born wicked

• born neutral

“Without government, our lives would be nasty, brutish, and short!” Who said this?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

John Locke believed that life, liberty, and property were all…?

• sins

• government rights

• natural rights

• disposable rights

Which philosopher who developed a theory on separation of powers?

• John Locke

• Hans Morgenthau

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

Which of the following is NOT a topic Voltaire wrote about?

• gender equality

• freedom of speech

• religious toleration

• separation of church & state

The Social Contract dictates that…?

• freedom is a privilege given by the government

• government is an agreement between the ruler and the people

• people have the right to elect a government

• democracy is the ultimate form of government

Which Enlightenment writer advocated for Women’s Rights?

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• Montesquieu

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Susan B. Anthony

The Enlightenment was the age of applying…?

• reason to the human and natural worlds

• democratic ideals to government

• the concept of social equality to a tax-free state

• religious superiority to society

Enlightenment thinkers questioned…?

• the need for social classes.

• traditional authority.

• the role of sports in society.

• whether a tax system was moral.