Enlightenment and French Revolution Quiz

Who is considered the father of the Enlightenment?

• Rene Descartes

• John Locke

• Immanuel Kant

• Thomas Hobbes

Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the separation of powers?

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

• Locke

• Montesquieu

What was the main cause of the French Revolution?

• Social inequality and economic hardship

• Foreign invasion and military aggression.

• Religious conflicts and persecution.

• Political corruption and abuse of power.

Which document outlined the basic principles of the French Revolution?

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

Which Enlightenment idea influenced the French Revolution's slogan 'Liberty, Equality, Fraternity'?

• Equality

• Justice

• Fraternity

• Liberty

Who was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Marie Antoinette

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Louis XVI

Which event marked the beginning of the French Revolution?

• Storming of the Bastille

• Napoleon's rise to power

• Reign of Terror

• Execution of Louis XVI

Which Enlightenment thinker's ideas influenced the American Revolution as well as the French Revolution?

• John Locke

• Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes

• Rene Descartes

What was the main goal of the French Revolution?

• overthrow the monarchy and establish a republic

• abolish the monarchy and establish an oligarchy

• maintain the monarchy and establish a theocracy

• restore the monarchy and establish a dictatorship

Which Enlightenment thinker's ideas influenced the concept of natural rights?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes