The Age of Enlightenment Quiz

What were the basic principles of the Enlightenment?

• A. Faith and tradition

• B. Superstition and prejudice

• C. Reason and progress

• D. Chaos and conflict

Who believed that man is inherently selfish and aggressive?

• A. Thomas Hobbes

• B. John Locke

• C. Voltaire

• D. Montesquieu

Which Enlightenment thinker supported individual's natural right to life, liberty, and property?

• A. Thomas Hobbes

• B. John Locke

• C. Voltaire

• D. Montesquieu

Who advocated for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and tolerance?

• A. Thomas Hobbes

• B. John Locke

• C. Voltaire

• D. Montesquieu

Which Enlightenment thinker challenged absolute monarchy and proposed the separation of powers?

• A. Thomas Hobbes

• B. John Locke

• C. Voltaire

• D. Montesquieu

Who believed that civilization destroyed freedom and equality?

• A. Thomas Hobbes

• B. John Locke

• C. Voltaire

• D. Jean Jacques Rousseau

Which Enlightenment thinker advocated for direct democracy?

• A. Thomas Hobbes

• B. John Locke

• C. Voltaire

• D. Jean Jacques Rousseau

Who focused on governmental organization and promoted the ideas of separation of powers and checks and balances?

• A. Thomas Hobbes

• B. John Locke

• C. Voltaire

• D. Baron De Montesquieu

Who argued that women need education to be virtuous and useful?

• A. Thomas Hobbes

• B. John Locke

• C. Mary Wollstonecraft

• D. Jean Jacques Rousseau

What impact did the Enlightenment have on society?

• A. Promotion of religious intolerance

• B. Belief in social and human progress

• C. Suppression of individual rights

• D. Support for absolute monarchy